Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1885

Northallerton

Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1640–1885
Replaced by| Richmond

Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885.

The constituency consisted of the market town of Northallerton, the county town of the North Riding. In 1831 it encompassed only 622 houses and a population of 3,004. The right to vote was vested in the holders of the burgage tenements, of which there were roughly 200 – most of which were ruined or consisted only of stables or cowhouses, and had no value except for the vote which was attached to them. As in most other burgage boroughs, the ownership of the burgages had early become concentrated in the hands of a single family, who in effect had a free hand to nominate both MPs. At the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, the patrons were the Earl of Harewood and Henry Peirse, who was the Earl's brother-in-law.

Under the Reform Act, the boundaries were extended to include neighbouring Romanby and Brompton, increasing the population to 4,839, and its representation was reduced to a single member. The Act also, of course, extended the franchise.

At the 1885 election, the constituency was abolished, being absorbed into the new Richmond division of the North Riding.

## Contents

* 1 Members of Parliament
* 1.1 MPs 1640–1832
* 1.2 MPs 1832–1885
* 2 Election results
* 2.1 Elections in the 1830s
* 2.2 Elections in the 1840s
* 2.3 Elections in the 1850s
* 2.4 Elections in the 1860s
* 2.5 Elections in the 1870s
* 2.6 Elections in the 1880s
* 3 Notes and references

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Northallerton re-enfranchised by Parliament, Nov 1640

### MPs 1640–1832[edit]

Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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|  | November 1640 | Henry Darley | Parliamentarian | John Wastell | Parliamentarian
|  | 1653  | Northallerton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
|  | 1654,1656  | Northallerton was unrepresented in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
|  | January 1659 | James Danby |  | Major George Smithson |
|  | May 1659 | Henry Darley |  | One seat vacant
|  | April 1660  | Thomas Lascelles |  | Francis Lascelles |
| July 1660  | George Marwood[1] |
|  | 1661  | Gilbert Gerard[2] |  | Roger Talbot |
| 1679  | Sir Henry Calverley |
|  | 1685  | Sir David Foulis |  | Sir Henry Marwood |
|  | 1689  | Thomas Lascelles |  | Sir William Robinson |
| 1695  | Sir William Hustler |
| 1697  | Ralph Milbancke |
| 1701  | Robert Dormer |
| February 1702  | Daniel Lascelles |
| July 1702  | John Aislabie | Tory
| November 1702  | Robert Dormer |
| May 1705  | Sir William Hustler |
| December 1705  | Roger Gale |
| 1710  | Robert Raikes |
|  | 1713  | Leonard Smelt |  | Henry Peirse |
| 1715  | Cholmley Turner |
| 1722  | Henry Peirse |
| 1740  | William Smelt |
| 1745  | Henry Lascelles |
| 1752  | Daniel Lascelles |
|  | 1754  | Tory[3] | Edwin Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1761  | Edward Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1774  | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig[3]
| 1780  | Edwin Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1790  | Edward Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1796  | Viscount Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1814  | John Bacon Sawrey Morritt | Tory[3]
| 1818  | Viscount Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1820  | William Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1824  | Marcus Beresford | Tory[3]
|  | 1826 | Admiral Sir John Beresford | Tory[3] | Henry Lascelles | Tory[3]
| 1831 | William Lascelles | Tory[3]

### MPs 1832–1885[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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1832 | Representation reduced to one member
| 1832 | Capt. John Boss R.N.[4] | Radical[5][6]
| 1835 | William Battie-Wrightson | Whig[7][8][9][10][11][3]
| 1859 | Liberal
| 1865 | Charles Mills[12] | Conservative
| 1866 | Hon. Egremont Lascelles | Conservative
| 1868 | John Hutton | Conservative
| 1874 | George Elliot | Conservative
| 1885 | Constituency abolished: see Richmond (Yorks)

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Northallerton[3][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Henry Lascelles | Unopposed
| Tory | John Beresford | Unopposed
| Tory hold
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Northallerton[3][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | William Lascelles | Unopposed
| Tory | John Beresford | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 200 |
| Tory hold
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Northallerton[14][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Radical | John George Boss | 108  | 52.7
| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 97  | 47.3
Majority  | 11  | 5.4
Turnout | 205  | 88.4
Registered electors | 232  |
| Radical gain from Tory
General election 1835: Northallerton[14][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 261  |
| Whig gain from Radical
General election 1837: Northallerton[14][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 278  |
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Northallerton[14][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 129  | 53.1  | N/A
| Conservative | Edwin Lascelles | 114  | 46.9  | New
Majority  | 15  | 6.2  | N/A
Turnout | 243  | 86.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 281  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1847: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 269  |  |
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed
Registered electors | 281  |  |
| Whig hold
General election 1857: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 129  | 50.6  | N/A
| Conservative | Egremont Lascelles | 126  | 49.4  | New
Majority  | 3  | 1.2  | N/A
Turnout | 255  | 93.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 272  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1859: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 138  | 50.4  | −0.2
| Conservative | Charles Mills | 136  | 49.6  | +0.2
Majority  | 2  | 0.8  | −0.4
Turnout | 274  | 96.8  | +3.0
Registered electors | 283  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2  |

### Elections in the 1860s[edit]

General election 1865: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Mills | 239  | 55.7  | +6.1
| Liberal | Jasper Johns | 190  | 44.3  | −6.1
Majority  | 49  | 11.4  | N/A
Turnout | 429  | 97.1  | +0.3
Registered electors | 442  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.1  |

The election was declared void on petition, due to bribery by agents, causing a by-election.[15]

By-election, 10 May 1866: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Egremont Lascelles | 224  | 52.7  | −3.0
| Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 201  | 47.3  | +3.0
Majority  | 23  | 5.4  | −6.0
Turnout | 425  | 96.2  | −0.9
Registered electors | 442  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0  |
General election 1868: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hutton | 386  | 50.9  | −4.8
| Liberal | Jasper Johns | 372  | 49.1  | +4.8
Majority  | 14  | 1.8  | −9.6
Turnout | 758  | 93.8  | −3.3
Registered electors | 808  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8  |

### Elections in the 1870s[edit]

General election 1874: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Elliot | 387  | 50.6  | −0.3
| Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 378  | 49.4  | +0.3
Majority  | 9  | 1.2  | −0.6
Turnout | 765  | 92.3  | −1.5
Registered electors | 829  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3  |

### Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Northallerton[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Elliot | 483  | 55.8  | +5.2
| Liberal | Albert Osliff Rutson[16] | 383  | 44.2  | −5.2
Majority  | 100  | 11.6  | +10.4
Turnout | 866  | 95.0  | +2.7
Registered electors | 912  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2  |

## Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ Created a baronet as Sir George Marwood, December 1660
2. ^ Created a baronet as Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1665
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 158–160 - via Google Books.
4. ^ Marshall, John (1833). "Boss, John George" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 4, part 1. London: Longman and company.
5. ^ "NORTHALLERTON: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1834". GENUKI. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
6. ^ "Northallerton". Newcastle Chronicle. 15 December 1832. p. 3 - via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 256.
8. ^ Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. p. 242.
9. ^ Casey, Martin (2009). "WRIGHTSON, William Battie (1789–1879), of Cusworth Hall, Doncaster, Yorks. and 22 Upper Brook Street, Mdx". The History of Parliament.
10. ^ Casey, Martin (2009). "Northallerton". The History of Parliament.
11. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 9; Volume 163. E. Cave. 1838. p. 100.
12. ^ Mills' election was declared void on petition, and a by-election held in which he did not stand as a candidate
13. ^ a b Casey, Martin. "Northallerton". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 223\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
15. ^ "Northallerton Election Petition". Armagh Guardian. 4 May 1866. p. 3 - via British Newspaper Archive.
16. ^ "Northallerton". Dudley Herald. 3 April 1880. p. 5 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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