North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
For the local government district, see North Staffordshire.
| North Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Staffordshire |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by |
North West Staffordshire Leek |
| Created from | Staffordshire |
North Staffordshire (formally the Northern division of Staffordshire) was a county constituency in the county of Staffordshire. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
History
The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt | Whig | Edward Manningham-Buller | Whig | ||
| 1837 | Hon. Bingham Baring | Conservative | ||||
| 1841 | Jesse David Watts Russell | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Conservative | ||
| 1847 | Viscount Brackley | Conservative | ||||
| 1851 by-election | Smith Child | Conservative | ||||
| 1859 | Viscount Ingestre | Conservative | ||||
| 1865 | Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, Bt | Liberal | ||||
| 1874 | Colin Minton Campbell | Conservative | ||||
| 1878 by-election | Robert William Hanbury | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | William Young Craig | Liberal | Harry Tichborne Davenport | Conservative | ||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | |||||
References
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