UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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18 November 1868		7,055/8,649	81.57
James Maden Holt	Conservative Party	3,612	51.20
John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie	Conservative Party	3,594	50.94
Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth	Liberal Party	3,463	49.09
William Fenton	Liberal Party	3,441	48.77
Majority		131	1.86

9 February 1874		8,882/10,250	86.65
James Maden Holt	Conservative Party	4,578	51.54
John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie	Conservative Party	4,468	50.30
Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth	Liberal Party	4,401	49.55
Lord Edward Cavendish	Liberal Party	4,297	48.38
Majority		67	0.75

9 April 1880		11,806/12,991	90.88
Rt Hon Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington	Liberal Party	6,682	56.60
Frederick William Grafton	Liberal Party	6,513	55.17
William Farrer Ecroyd	Conservative Party	5,231	44.31
John Pierce Chamberlain Starkie	Conservative Party	5,185	43.92
Majority		1,282	10.86

28 April 1880 Resignation of Rt Hon Marquess of Hartington on appointment as Secretary of State for India.

15 May 1880		12,991
Rt Hon Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington	Liberal Party	Unopposed