East Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885

For the local government district, see East Staffordshire.

East Staffordshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County| Staffordshire
1868–1885
Seats| Two
Created from| South Staffordshire
North Staffordshire
Replaced by| Handsworth
Lichfield
Burton

East Staffordshire or Staffordshire East (formally the Eastern 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

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The constituency was first created by the Second Reform Act for the 1868 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

## Boundaries

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1868–1885: The Hundreds of Offlow (North) and Offlow (South) (excluding the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield), and the parish of Rushall.[1][2]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party

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1868 |  | Michael Bass | Liberal |  | John Robinson McClean | Liberal Party
1873 by-election |  | Samuel Allsopp | Conservative
1880 |  | Henry Wiggin | Liberal
1885 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: East Staffordshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Michael Bass | 3,885  | 36.9  |
| Liberal | John Robinson McClean | 3,675  | 34.9  |
| Conservative | John Hartley[4] | 2,972  | 28.2  |
Majority | 703  | 6.7  |
Turnout | 6,752 (est)  | 69.9 (est)  |
Registered electors | 9,658  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Elections in the 1870s

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McClean's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 8 Aug 1873: East Staffordshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Samuel Allsopp | 3,630  | 57.4  | +29.2
| Liberal | John Jaffray[5] | 2,693  | 42.6  | −29.2
Majority | 937  | 14.8  | N/A
Turnout | 6,323  | 67.3  | −2.6
Registered electors | 9,402  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.2  |
General election 1874: East Staffordshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Michael Bass | Unopposed
| Conservative | Samuel Allsopp | Unopposed
Registered electors | 9,484  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Conservative gain from Liberal

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: East Staffordshire[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Michael Bass | 4,809  | 29.5  | N/A
| Liberal | Henry Wiggin | 4,617  | 28.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Samuel Allsopp | 3,552  | 21.8  | N/A
| Conservative | John Hardy | 3,306  | 20.3  | N/A
Majority | 1,065  | 6.6  | N/A
Turnout | 8,142 (est)  | 75.4 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 10,799  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

## References

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1. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ "The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 31 & 32 Victoria, 1867-8. The Boundary Act, 1868". London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1868. pp. 119–166. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 455\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
4. ^ "The Representation of East Staffordshire". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "East Staffordshire Nomination". Newcastle Journal. 1 August 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)

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