This article lists parliamentary boroughs and associated county constituencies 1832β1918. The significance of this list is that during this period non-resident 40 shilling freeholders of (usually) land located in a borough, qualified for a parliamentary vote in the county.
Amongst the qualifications for a county vote in United Kingdom parliamentary elections, which applied from 1832 until 1918, was the possession of a freehold estate of the annual value of 40 shillings. Residence on the property was not required from freeholders. A freehold situate in a Parliamentary borough qualified the owner for the county vote, unless it was in his own occupation.
The list includes all county constituencies 1832β1885, even if there are no associated boroughs. From 1885 the county constituency is only listed if it is known to have been associated with a borough.
The place of election was where the hustings were held; at which candidates were nominated, polling took place (before the introduction of multiple polling places in county constituencies) and where the result was announced.
Some boroughs were a city or town which was a county of itself, in which the non-resident freeholders were ancient right voters in the borough. This applied to Bristol, Exeter, Norwich, and Nottingham. Those boroughs are not included in the list below.
Period | County constituency | Place of election | Parliamentary borough |
---|---|---|---|
Bedfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Bedfordshire | Bedford | Bedford |
1885β1918 | Biggleswade | N/A | Bedford |
Berkshire | |||
1832β1885 | Berkshire | Abingdon | Abingdon |
Reading | |||
Wallingford | |||
Windsor | |||
1885β1918 | Newbury | N/A | Reading |
1885β1918 | Wokingham | N/A | Windsor |
Buckinghamshire | |||
1832β1885 | Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury | Aylesbury |
Buckingham | |||
Great Marlow | |||
Wycombe | |||
Cambridgeshire | |||
1832β1885 | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | Cambridge |
1885β1918 | Chesterton | N/A | Cambridge |
Cheshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Cheshire | Knutsford | Macclesfield |
Stockport | |||
1832β1868 | South Cheshire | Chester | Chester |
1868β1885 | East Cheshire | Macclesfield | |
1868β1885 | Mid Cheshire | Knutsford | |
1868β1885 | West Cheshire | Chester | |
1885β1918 | Altrincham | N/A | Stockport |
1885β1918 | Eddisbury | N/A | Chester |
1885β1918 | Hyde | N/A | Stalybridge |
1885β1918 | Wirral | N/A | Birkenhead b |
Cornwall | |||
1832β1885 | East Cornwall | Bodmin | Bodmin |
Launceston | |||
Liskeard | |||
1832β1885 | West Cornwall | Truro | Helston |
Penryn and Falmouth | |||
St Ives | |||
Truro | |||
1885β1918 | Truro | N/A | Penryn and Falmouth |
Cumberland | |||
1832β1885 | East Cumberland | Carlisle | Carlisle |
1832β1885 | West Cumberland | Cockermouth | Cockermouth |
Whitehaven | |||
1885β1918 | Egremont | N/A | Whitehaven |
1885β1918 | Eskdale | N/A | Carlisle |
Derbyshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Derbyshire | Bakewell | N/A |
1832β1868 | South Derbyshire | Derby | Derby |
1868β1885 | East Derbyshire | Chesterfield | N/A |
1868β1885 | North Derbyshire | Bakewell | N/A |
1868β1885 | South Derbyshire | Derby | Derby |
1885β1918 | South Derbyshire | N/A | Derby |
Devon a | |||
1832β1868 | North Devon | South Molton | Barnstaple |
Tiverton | |||
1832β1868 | South Devon | Exeter | Ashburton |
Dartmouth | |||
Devonport | |||
Honiton | |||
Plymouth | |||
Tavistock | |||
Totnes | |||
1868β1885 | East Devon | ||
1868β1885 | North Devon | ||
1868β1885 | South Devon | ||
1885β1918 | Tavistock | N/A | Devonport |
Plymouth | |||
Dorset | |||
1832β1885 | Dorset | Dorchester | Bridport |
Dorchester | |||
Lyme Regis | |||
Poole | |||
Shaftesbury | |||
Wareham | |||
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | |||
County Durham | |||
1832β1885 | North Durham | City of Durham | City of Durham |
Gateshead | |||
South Shields | |||
Sunderland | |||
1832β1885 | South Durham | Darlington | N/A |
1885β1918 | Chester-le-Street | N/A | Gateshead |
1885β1918 | Houghton-le-Spring | N/A | Sunderland |
1885β1918 | Jarrow | N/A | South Shields |
1885β1918 | Mid Durham | N/A | City of Durham |
1885β1918 | South East Durham | N/A | Darlington |
The Hartlepools | |||
Stockton-on-Tees | |||
Essex a | |||
1832β1868 | North Essex | Braintree | Colchester |
Harwich | |||
1832β1868 | South Essex | Chelmsford | Maldon |
1885β1918 | Harwich | N/A | Colchester |
1885β1918 | Romford | N/A | West Ham North |
West Ham South | |||
Gloucestershire | |||
1832β1885 | East Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Cheltenham |
Cirencester | |||
Gloucester | |||
Stroud | |||
Tewkesbury | |||
1832β1885 | West Gloucestershire | Dursley | N/A |
1885β1918 | Tewkesbury | N/A | Cheltenham |
Gloucester | |||
Hampshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Hampshire | Winchester | |
1832β1885 | South Hampshire | Southampton | |
Herefordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Herefordshire | Hereford | |
Hertfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Hertfordshire | Hertford | |
Huntingdonshire | |||
1832β1885 | Huntingdonshire | Huntingdon | |
Isle of Wight | |||
1832β1885 | Isle of Wight | Newport | |
Kent a | |||
1832β1868 | East Kent | Canterbury | |
1832β1868 | West Kent | Maidstone | |
Lancashire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Lancashire | Lamcaster | |
1832β1868 | South Lancashire | Newton | |
Leicestershire | |||
1832β1885 | North Leicestershire | Loughborough | |
1832β1885 | South Leicestershire | Leicester | |
Lincolnshire a | |||
1832β1868 | Parts of Kesteven and Holland | Sleaford | |
1832β1868 | Parts of Lindsey | Lincoln | |
Middlesex | |||
1832β1885 | Middlesex | Brentford | |
Norfolk a | |||
1832β1868 | East Norfolk | Norwich | |
1832β1868 | West Norfolk | Swaffham | |
Northamptonshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Northamptonshire | Kettering | |
1832β1885 | South Northamptonshire | Northampton | |
Northumberland | |||
1832β1885 | North Northumberland | Alnwick | |
1832β1885 | South Northumberland | Hexham | |
Nottinghamshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | |
1832β1885 | South Nottinghamshire | Newark-on-Trent | |
Oxfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Oxfordshire | Oxford | |
Rutland | |||
1832β1918 | Rutland | Oakham | N/A |
Shropshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Shropshire | Shrewsbury | |
1832β1885 | South Shropshire | Church Stretton | |
Somerset a | |||
1832β1868 | East Somerset | Wells | |
1832β1868 | West Somerset | Taunton | |
Staffordshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Staffordshire | Stafford | |
1832β1868 | South Staffordshire | Lichfield | |
Suffolk | |||
1832β1885 | East Suffolk | Ipswich | |
1832β1885 | West Suffolk | Bury St. Edmunds | |
Surrey a | |||
1832β1868 | East Surrey | Croydon | |
1832β1868 | West Surrey | Guildford | |
Sussex | |||
1832β1885 | East Sussex | Lewes | |
1832β1885 | West Sussex | Chichester | |
Warwickshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Warwickshire | Coleshill | |
1832β1885 | South Warwickshire | Warwick | |
Westmorland | |||
1832β1885 | Westmorland | Appleby | |
Wiltshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Wiltshire | Devizes | |
1832β1885 | South Wiltshire | Salisbury | |
Worcestershire | |||
1832β1885 | East Worcestershire | Droitwich | |
1832β1885 | West Worcestershire | Worcester | |
Yorkshire a | |||
1832β1868 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Beverley | |
1832β1868 | North Riding of Yorkshire | York | |
1832β1865 | West Riding of Yorkshire c | Wakefield |
Notes:-
This article lists parliamentary boroughs and associated county constituencies 1832β1918. The significance of this list is that during this period non-resident 40 shilling freeholders of (usually) land located in a borough, qualified for a parliamentary vote in the county.
Amongst the qualifications for a county vote in United Kingdom parliamentary elections, which applied from 1832 until 1918, was the possession of a freehold estate of the annual value of 40 shillings. Residence on the property was not required from freeholders. A freehold situate in a Parliamentary borough qualified the owner for the county vote, unless it was in his own occupation.
The list includes all county constituencies 1832β1885, even if there are no associated boroughs. From 1885 the county constituency is only listed if it is known to have been associated with a borough.
The place of election was where the hustings were held; at which candidates were nominated, polling took place (before the introduction of multiple polling places in county constituencies) and where the result was announced.
Some boroughs were a city or town which was a county of itself, in which the non-resident freeholders were ancient right voters in the borough. This applied to Bristol, Exeter, Norwich, and Nottingham. Those boroughs are not included in the list below.
Period | County constituency | Place of election | Parliamentary borough |
---|---|---|---|
Bedfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Bedfordshire | Bedford | Bedford |
1885β1918 | Biggleswade | N/A | Bedford |
Berkshire | |||
1832β1885 | Berkshire | Abingdon | Abingdon |
Reading | |||
Wallingford | |||
Windsor | |||
1885β1918 | Newbury | N/A | Reading |
1885β1918 | Wokingham | N/A | Windsor |
Buckinghamshire | |||
1832β1885 | Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury | Aylesbury |
Buckingham | |||
Great Marlow | |||
Wycombe | |||
Cambridgeshire | |||
1832β1885 | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | Cambridge |
1885β1918 | Chesterton | N/A | Cambridge |
Cheshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Cheshire | Knutsford | Macclesfield |
Stockport | |||
1832β1868 | South Cheshire | Chester | Chester |
1868β1885 | East Cheshire | Macclesfield | |
1868β1885 | Mid Cheshire | Knutsford | |
1868β1885 | West Cheshire | Chester | |
1885β1918 | Altrincham | N/A | Stockport |
1885β1918 | Eddisbury | N/A | Chester |
1885β1918 | Hyde | N/A | Stalybridge |
1885β1918 | Wirral | N/A | Birkenhead b |
Cornwall | |||
1832β1885 | East Cornwall | Bodmin | Bodmin |
Launceston | |||
Liskeard | |||
1832β1885 | West Cornwall | Truro | Helston |
Penryn and Falmouth | |||
St Ives | |||
Truro | |||
1885β1918 | Truro | N/A | Penryn and Falmouth |
Cumberland | |||
1832β1885 | East Cumberland | Carlisle | Carlisle |
1832β1885 | West Cumberland | Cockermouth | Cockermouth |
Whitehaven | |||
1885β1918 | Egremont | N/A | Whitehaven |
1885β1918 | Eskdale | N/A | Carlisle |
Derbyshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Derbyshire | Bakewell | N/A |
1832β1868 | South Derbyshire | Derby | Derby |
1868β1885 | East Derbyshire | Chesterfield | N/A |
1868β1885 | North Derbyshire | Bakewell | N/A |
1868β1885 | South Derbyshire | Derby | Derby |
1885β1918 | South Derbyshire | N/A | Derby |
Devon a | |||
1832β1868 | North Devon | South Molton | Barnstaple |
Tiverton | |||
1832β1868 | South Devon | Exeter | Ashburton |
Dartmouth | |||
Devonport | |||
Honiton | |||
Plymouth | |||
Tavistock | |||
Totnes | |||
1868β1885 | East Devon | ||
1868β1885 | North Devon | ||
1868β1885 | South Devon | ||
1885β1918 | Tavistock | N/A | Devonport |
Plymouth | |||
Dorset | |||
1832β1885 | Dorset | Dorchester | Bridport |
Dorchester | |||
Lyme Regis | |||
Poole | |||
Shaftesbury | |||
Wareham | |||
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | |||
County Durham | |||
1832β1885 | North Durham | City of Durham | City of Durham |
Gateshead | |||
South Shields | |||
Sunderland | |||
1832β1885 | South Durham | Darlington | N/A |
1885β1918 | Chester-le-Street | N/A | Gateshead |
1885β1918 | Houghton-le-Spring | N/A | Sunderland |
1885β1918 | Jarrow | N/A | South Shields |
1885β1918 | Mid Durham | N/A | City of Durham |
1885β1918 | South East Durham | N/A | Darlington |
The Hartlepools | |||
Stockton-on-Tees | |||
Essex a | |||
1832β1868 | North Essex | Braintree | Colchester |
Harwich | |||
1832β1868 | South Essex | Chelmsford | Maldon |
1885β1918 | Harwich | N/A | Colchester |
1885β1918 | Romford | N/A | West Ham North |
West Ham South | |||
Gloucestershire | |||
1832β1885 | East Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Cheltenham |
Cirencester | |||
Gloucester | |||
Stroud | |||
Tewkesbury | |||
1832β1885 | West Gloucestershire | Dursley | N/A |
1885β1918 | Tewkesbury | N/A | Cheltenham |
Gloucester | |||
Hampshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Hampshire | Winchester | |
1832β1885 | South Hampshire | Southampton | |
Herefordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Herefordshire | Hereford | |
Hertfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Hertfordshire | Hertford | |
Huntingdonshire | |||
1832β1885 | Huntingdonshire | Huntingdon | |
Isle of Wight | |||
1832β1885 | Isle of Wight | Newport | |
Kent a | |||
1832β1868 | East Kent | Canterbury | |
1832β1868 | West Kent | Maidstone | |
Lancashire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Lancashire | Lamcaster | |
1832β1868 | South Lancashire | Newton | |
Leicestershire | |||
1832β1885 | North Leicestershire | Loughborough | |
1832β1885 | South Leicestershire | Leicester | |
Lincolnshire a | |||
1832β1868 | Parts of Kesteven and Holland | Sleaford | |
1832β1868 | Parts of Lindsey | Lincoln | |
Middlesex | |||
1832β1885 | Middlesex | Brentford | |
Norfolk a | |||
1832β1868 | East Norfolk | Norwich | |
1832β1868 | West Norfolk | Swaffham | |
Northamptonshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Northamptonshire | Kettering | |
1832β1885 | South Northamptonshire | Northampton | |
Northumberland | |||
1832β1885 | North Northumberland | Alnwick | |
1832β1885 | South Northumberland | Hexham | |
Nottinghamshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | |
1832β1885 | South Nottinghamshire | Newark-on-Trent | |
Oxfordshire | |||
1832β1885 | Oxfordshire | Oxford | |
Rutland | |||
1832β1918 | Rutland | Oakham | N/A |
Shropshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Shropshire | Shrewsbury | |
1832β1885 | South Shropshire | Church Stretton | |
Somerset a | |||
1832β1868 | East Somerset | Wells | |
1832β1868 | West Somerset | Taunton | |
Staffordshire a | |||
1832β1868 | North Staffordshire | Stafford | |
1832β1868 | South Staffordshire | Lichfield | |
Suffolk | |||
1832β1885 | East Suffolk | Ipswich | |
1832β1885 | West Suffolk | Bury St. Edmunds | |
Surrey a | |||
1832β1868 | East Surrey | Croydon | |
1832β1868 | West Surrey | Guildford | |
Sussex | |||
1832β1885 | East Sussex | Lewes | |
1832β1885 | West Sussex | Chichester | |
Warwickshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Warwickshire | Coleshill | |
1832β1885 | South Warwickshire | Warwick | |
Westmorland | |||
1832β1885 | Westmorland | Appleby | |
Wiltshire | |||
1832β1885 | North Wiltshire | Devizes | |
1832β1885 | South Wiltshire | Salisbury | |
Worcestershire | |||
1832β1885 | East Worcestershire | Droitwich | |
1832β1885 | West Worcestershire | Worcester | |
Yorkshire a | |||
1832β1868 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Beverley | |
1832β1868 | North Riding of Yorkshire | York | |
1832β1865 | West Riding of Yorkshire c | Wakefield |
Notes:-