North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885

North Derbyshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Form 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the westerly 'doubly' orange area.

1832–1885
Seats| two
Created from| Derbyshire
Replaced by| High Peak and West Derbyshire

North Derbyshire was a Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created when Derbyshire constituency was split into North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire under the Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45). It was abolished in 1885, together with the constituencies of South Derbyshire and East Derbyshire. In 1885 the area of the three constituencies was split between the new smaller constituencies of Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North-East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.

## Boundaries

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1832–1868: The Hundreds of High Peak and Scarsdale, and so much of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as was comprised in the Bakewell Division.[1]

1868–1885: The Hundred of High Peak and the Wapentake of Wirksworth.[2]

## Members of Parliament

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John Cheetham Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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|  | 1832 | Lord Cavendish of Keighley | Whig[3] | Thomas Gisborne | Whig[3]
| 1834 by-election | Lord George Cavendish | Whig[4][5][3]
| 1837 | William Evans | Whig[5][3][6]
| 1853 by-election | William Pole Thornhill | Independent Whig[7][8]
|  | 1859 | Liberal | Liberal
| 1865 | William Jackson | Liberal
| 1868 | Augustus Arkwright | Conservative
|  | 1880 | Lord Edward Cavendish | Liberal | John Frederick Cheetham | Liberal
| 1885 | Constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1832: North Derbyshire[9][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | William Cavendish | 3,388  | 48.7
| Whig | Thomas Gisborne | 2,385  | 34.3
| Tory | Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Baronet  | 1,183  | 17.0
Majority  | 1,202  | 17.3
Turnout | 3,677  | 84.1
Registered electors | 4,370  |
| Whig win (new seat)
| Whig win (new seat)

Cavendish succeeded to the peerage, becoming 7th Duke of Devonshire and causing a by-election.

By-election, 27 May 1834: North Derbyshire[9][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,370  |
| Whig hold
General election 1835: North Derbyshire[9][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Whig | Thomas Gisborne | Unopposed
Registered electors | 4,175  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
General election 1837: North Derbyshire[9][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | George Cavendish | 2,816  | 39.0
| Whig | William Evans | 2,422  | 33.5
| Conservative | George Arkwright | 1,983  | 27.5
Majority  | 439  | 6.0
Turnout | 4,481  | 81.1
Registered electors | 5,527  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,757  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
General election 1847: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,601  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Whig | William Evans | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,315  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold

Evans resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 July 1853: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Whig  | William Pole Thornhill | 1,680  | 58.4  | New
| Whig | William Evans[10][11] | 1,195  | 41.6  | N/A
Majority | 485  | 16.8  | N/A
Turnout | 2,875  | 55.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,219  |  |
| Ind. Whig gain from Whig  | Swing  | N/A |

Evans resigned before the poll concluded.[12]

General election 1857: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Independent Whig | William Pole Thornhill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,336  |  |
| Whig hold
| Ind. Whig gain from Whig
General election 1859: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Liberal | William Pole Thornhill | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,380  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Liberal gain from Ind. Whig

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Liberal | William Jackson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 5,055  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Liberal hold
General election 1868: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Cavendish | 2,903  | 35.2  | N/A
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | 2,698  | 32.8  | New
| Liberal | William Jackson | 2,637  | 32.0  | N/A
Turnout | 5,468 (est)  | 87.8 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 6,231  |  |
Majority | 205  | 2.4  | N/A
| Liberal hold
Majority | 61  | 0.8  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Liberal

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Cavendish | Unopposed
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | Unopposed
Registered electors | 6,594  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: North Derbyshire[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Cavendish | 3,416  | 27.9  | N/A
| Liberal | John Frederick Cheetham | 3,183  | 26.0  | N/A
| Conservative | Augustus Arkwright | 2,936  | 24.0  | N/A
| Conservative | William Sidebottom[13] | 2,718  | 22.2  | N/A
Majority | 247  | 2.0  | N/A
Turnout | 6,127 (est)  | 87.7 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 6,985  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

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## See also

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* List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
* Unreformed House of Commons

## References

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1. ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 59. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
4. ^ "North Derbyshire Election". Derby Mercury. 11 August 1847. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ a b "Weekly Freeman's Journal". 10 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 87 – via Google Books.
7. ^ "Changes in the House of Commons". York Herald. 30 July 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "Windsor and Eton Express". 11 April 1857. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 372\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
10. ^ "Carlisle Patriot". 23 July 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ "Cambridge Chronicle and Journal". 16 July 1853. p. 8. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. ^ "North Derbyshire Election". Morning Post. 21 July 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
13. ^ "Representation of North Derbyshire". Derby Daily Telegraph. 23 March 1880. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)