UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 29 August 1802

Died: 18 January 1891

1st Baronet - 16 March 1874

2 July 1841	Clitheroe	Whig	175	50.72
21 March 1842 Petition - Mathew Wilson was unseated and Edward Cardwell declared elected.
29 July 1847	Clitheroe	Whig	Unopposed
7 July 1852	Clitheroe	Whig	221	54.17
28 February 1853 Petition - election declared void.
12 February 1874	Northern West Riding, Yorkshire	Liberal Party	8,598	52.39
8 April 1880	Northern West Riding, Yorkshire	Liberal Party	10,732	59.98
3 December 1885	Skipton	Liberal Party	5,059	54.23
13 July 1886	Skipton	Liberal Party	4,289	49.23