North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Cheshire
Former constituency for the House of Commons
1832–1868

North Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the division of Cheshire in 1832. In 1868, it was abolished with South Cheshire to form East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire, West Cheshire and Stalybridge.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the Bucklow and Macclesfield Hundreds.

Election	First member		First party		Second Party
1832		Hon. Edward Stanley	Whig	William Egerton	Conservative
1841		George Legh	Conservative
1847		Hon. Edward Stanley	Whig
1848 by-election		George Legh	Conservative
1858 by-election		George Legh	Conservative	Hon. Wilbraham Egerton	Conservative
1868	Second Reform Act: constituency abolished

Resignation of Hon W Egerton

Caused by elevation of E J Stanley to House of Lords as Lord Eddisbury

By Election 8 June 1848: Cheshire Northern (1 seats) Electorate 7,188
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Conservative	G C Legh	3,060	n/a
	Liberal	F D P Astley	2,419	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

General Election 1841: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) Electorate 6,154
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Conservative	Hon W Egerton	2,782	n/a
	Conservative	G C Legh	2,652	n/a
	Liberal	E J Stanley	2,206	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

General Election 1832: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) Electorate 5,105 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±
	Liberal	E J Stanley	2,556	n/a
	Conservative	Hon W Egerton	2,428	n/a
	Liberal	J R D Tollemarch	1,516	n/a
Majority				n/a
Turnout				n/a

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