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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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15 December 1832		2,322
Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick	Whig	Unopposed
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Tory	Unopposed

14 January 1835		2,367
Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick	Whig	Unopposed
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	Unopposed

18 April 1835 Resignation of Viscount Howick on appointment as Secretary at War.

1 May 1835		2,367
Rt Hon Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick	Whig	Unopposed

31 July 1837		2,786
Rt Hon Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick	Whig	Unopposed
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	Unopposed

12 July 1841		2,188/2,756	79.39
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	1,216	55.58
Addison John Baker Cresswell	Conservative Party	1,163	53.15
Henry George Grey, Viscount Howick	Whig	1,101	50.32
Majority		62	2.83

13 August 1847		2,608/3,030	86.07
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Whig	1,366	52.38
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	1,247	47.81
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	1,237	47.43
Majority		10	0.38

26 July 1852		2,675/3,111	85.99
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	1,414	52.86
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	1,335	49.91
Rt Hon Sir George Grey, Bt	Whig	1,300	48.60
Majority		35	1.31

2 April 1857		3,296
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Charles Augustus Bennet, Viscount Ossulston	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 March 1858 Resignation of Baron Lovaine on appointment as Lord of the Admiralty.

11 March 1858
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	Unopposed

3 March 1859 Resignation of Baron Lovaine on appointment as Vice President of Council for Trade.

10 March 1859
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	Unopposed

5 May 1859		3,280
Algernon George Percy, Baron Lovaine	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed

19 July 1865		3,109
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

18 November 1868		3,612
Henry George Percy, Earl Percy	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Matthew White Ridley	Conservative Party	Unopposed

11 February 1874		3,480
Henry George Percy, Earl Percy	Conservative Party	Unopposed
Matthew White Ridley	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 March 1874 Resignation of Earl Percy on appointment as Treasurer of HM Household.

17 March 1874		3,480
Henry George Percy, Earl Percy	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 April 1880		3,591/4,376	82.06
Rt Hon Henry George Percy, Earl Percy	Conservative Party	2,163	60.23
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bt	Conservative Party	2,001	55.72
John Clay	Liberal Party	1,509	42.02
Majority		492	13.70