# Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.
The undivided county was represented from 1290 by two Knights of the Shire until 1832 and three thereafter. After the county was split two new county constituencies were created, the North division or Leominster and the South division or Ross.

## Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the historic county of Herefordshire. Although Herefordshire contained a number of parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected one or two MPs in its own right for parts of the period when Herefordshire was a constituency, these areas were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning freehold property of the required value, within such boroughs, could confer a vote at the county election. From 1832 only non-resident owners of forty-shilling freeholds, situated in borough seats, could qualify for a county vote on the basis of that property.

## Members of Parliament
### 1290–1604

Constituency created (1290)
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1290 | Sir Roger le Rous |
| 1315 | Sir Hugh de Croft |
| 1318 | Sir Roger Chandos |
| 1330 | John le Rous |
| 1336–1337 | John le Rous |
| 1340 | John le Rous |
| 1340 | Sir Roger Chandos |
| 1343 | John le Rous |
| 1343 | Sir Roger Chandos |
| 1355 | Sir Thomas Chandos |
| 1355 | Sir Richard de la Bere |
| 1360 | Sir Thomas Chandos |
| 1370 | Sir Thomas Chandos |
| 1376 | Peter de la Mare |
| 1377 (Jan) | Peter de la Mare | Sir Robert Whitney |
| 1377 (Oct) | Peter de la Mare |
| 1378 | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Sir John Eylesford |
| 1379 | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Sir Robert Whitney |
| 1380 (Jan) | Peter de la Mare | Sir Robert Whitney |
| 1381 | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Ralph Lengayne |
| 1381 | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Peter de la Mare |
| 1382 | Sir John Eylesford | Peter de la Mare |
| 1382 (May, Sep) | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Peter de la Mare |
| 1383 | Sir William Devereux of Frome | Sir Andrew Herle |
| 1383 (Oct) | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham | Sir Andrew Herle |
| 1384 | Kynard de la Bere | Richard Mawarden |
| 1386 | Kynard de la Bere | Sir Thomas de la Barre |
| 1388 (Feb) | Leonard Hakluyt | Richard Nash |
| 1388 (Sep) | Malcolm de la Mare | William Seymour |
| 1390 (Jan) | (Sir) Kynard de la Bere | Thomas Oldcastle |
| 1390 (Nov) | Roger Wigmore | Richard Nash |
| 1391 | Sir Robert Whitney | Roger Wigmore |
| 1393 | Sir John Chandos | Thomas Oldcastle |
| 1394 | (SIR) Leonard Hakluyt | Thomas Clanvowe |
| 1395 | Sir John Chandos | Thomas Walwyn I |
| 1397 (Jan) | (Sir) Thomas Clanvowe | Thomas Walwyn II |
| 1397 (Sep) | (Sir) Thomas Clanvowe | John Skydemore |
| 1399 | (Sir) Kynard de la Bere | Thomas Walwyn II |
| 1401 | Sir Walter Devereux of Bodenham and Weobley | Sir John Greyndoe |
| 1402 | Sir Thomas de la Barre | Philip Holgot |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir John Oldcastle | Thomas Walwyn II |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir John Greyndore | Thomas Walwyn II |
| 1406 | John ap Harry | Thomas Holgot |
| 1407 | John ap Harry | Thomas Holgot |
| 1410 | John ap Harry | Thomas Holgot |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Thomas de la Hay | Thomas Holgot |
| 1414 (Apr) | Sir John Skydemore | John Russell |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir John Skydemore | Thomas Holgot |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | Sir Thomas de la Barre | Sir Robert Whitney II |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | John Russell | Thomas Holgot |
| 1419 | John Russell | John Merbury |
| 1420 | John Russell | John Brugge |
| 1421 (May) | John Russell | John Merbury |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Russell | John Merbury |
| 1422 | John Russell | Sir Robert Whitney II |
| 1423 | John Russell | Thomas de la Hay |
| 1425 | John Merbury |
| 1426 | John Russell | Sir John Skydemore |
| 1427 | John Merbury |
| 1428 | Walter Devereux |
| 1429 | John Russell | Sir John Skydemore |
| 1431 | John Russell | Giles Brydges |
| 1432 | John Russell | |
| 1433 | John Russell | Sir John Skydemore |
| 1434 | Walter Devereux | |
| 1436 | Sir Walter Devereux | Sir Kynard de la Bere |
| 1437 | | John Abrahall |
| 1439 | | John Abrahall |
| 1440 | Sir Walter Devereux | John Abrahall |
| 1442 | | John Abrahall |
| 1450 (Nov) | Sir Walter Devereux | |
| 1455 | Giles Brydges | |
| 1459 | Walter Devereux | |
| 1471 | Sir Richard Croft | |
| 1472 | Thomas Brydges | |
| 1476 | Sir James Baskerville | |
| 1504 | __? Mynors | Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys |
| 1510–1515 | No Names Known | No Names Known |
| 1523 | Sir Richard Cornwall | ? |
| 1529 | Sir Richard Cornwall, died and replaced c.1533 by James Baskerville | John Rudhale, died and replaced c.1532 by John Scudamore |
| 1536 | |
| 1539 | George Cornwall | John Lingen |
| 1542 | ?John Vaughan | James Croft |
| 1545 | |
| 1547 | James Baskerville | John Gwillim |
| 1553 (Mar) | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Humphrey Coningsby | Stephen Parry |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Lingen | John Baskerville |
| 1554 (Nov) | Richard Sebourne | Thomas Havard |
| 1555 | John Baskerville | Stephen Parry |
| 1558 | Gregory Price | John Pateshall |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir Robert Whitney | Humphrey Coningsby |
| 1562–1563 | Sir James Croft | James Warnecombe |
| 1571 | Sir James Croft | John Scudamore |
| 1572 (Apr) | Sir James Croft | John Scudamore |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir James Croft | John Scudamore |
| 1586 (Oct) | Sir James Croft | John Scudamore |
| 1588 (Oct) | Sir James Croft | John Scudamore |
| 1593 | Sir Thomas Coningsby | Herbert Croft |
| 1597 (Sep) | Sir Thomas Coningsby | Sir John Scudamore |
| 1601 | Sir Thomas Coningsby | Sir Herbert Croft |

### 1604–1832

As there were sometimes significant gaps between Parliaments, the dates of first assembly and dissolution are given for those up to 1640. Where the name of the member has not yet been ascertained or is not recorded in a surviving document, the entry unknown is entered in the table.
| Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | First member | Second member |
| 1604 | 19 March 1604 | 9 February 1611 | Sir James Scudamore | Sir Herbert Croft |
| 1614 | 5 April 1614 | 7 June 1614 | Sir James Scudamore | Sir Herbert Croft |
| 1621 | 16 January 1621 | 8 February 1622 | Sir John Scudamore, Bt | Fitzwilliam Coningsby |
| 1624 | 12 February 1624 | 27 March 1625 | Sir John Scudamore, Bt | Sir Robert Harley |
| 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | John Rudhale | Sir Giles Brydges, Bt |
| 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | Sir Robert Harley | Sir Walter Pye |
| 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | Sir Giles Brydges, Bt | Sir Walter Pye |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | | |
| Election | Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| Herefordshire was represented by 2 elected Knights of the Shire |||||||
| | 1640, April | Sir Robert Harley | | Sir Walter Pye | |
| | 1640, November | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | Fitzwilliam Coningsby | |
| | c. 1641 | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | Humphrey Coningsby | Royalist |
| | c. 1644 | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | vacant | |
| | c. 1646 | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | Edward Harley | Parliamentarian |
| | 1647, 29 January | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | vacant | |
| | 1648, 8 June | Sir Robert Harley | Parliamentarian | Edward Harley | Parliamentarian |
| | 1648, 6 December | vacant | | vacant | |
| Herefordshire was represented by 2 nominated MPs in Barebone's Parliament |||||||
| | 1653 | Wroth Rogers | | John Herring | |
| Herefordshire's representation was increased to 4 elected MPs in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |||||||
| | 1654 | John Scudamore | John Pateshal | John Flacket | Richard Read |
| | 1656 | James Berry | Edward Harley | Bennet Hoskyns | Benjamin Mason |
| Herefordshire's representation was decreased to 2 MPs in the Third Parliament of the Protectorate and thereafter |||||||
| | 1659, January | Wroth Rogers | | Bennet Hoskyns | |
| | 1659, May | vacant | | vacant | |
| | 1660, 18 April | Edward Harley | | William Powell | |
| | 1661, 20 March | James Scudamore | | Thomas Prise | |
| | 1668, 23 September | Sir John Kyrle | | Thomas Prise | |
| | 1679, 26 February | The Viscount Scudamore | | Sir Herbert Croft, Bt | |
| | 1679, 10 September | The Viscount Scudamore | | Sir Edward Harley | |
| | 1685, 18 March | Sir John Morgan, Bt | Tory | Sir John Hoskyns, Bt | |
| | 1689, 15 January | Sir John Morgan, Bt | Tory | Sir Edward Harley | Whig |
| | 1690, 12 March | Sir John Morgan, Bt | Tory | Sir Herbert Croft, Bt | Whig |
| | 1693, 8 February | Sir Edward Harley | Whig | Sir Herbert Croft, Bt | Whig |
| | 1698, 3 August | Henry Cornewall | Tory | Henry Gorges | Tory |
| | 1701, 16 January | Sir John Williams, Bt | Tory | Henry Gorges | Tory |
| | 1705, 16 May | The Viscount Scudamore | Tory | Henry Gorges | Tory |
| | 1708, 12 May | The Viscount Scudamore | Tory | John Prise | Tory |
| | 1712, 30 July | The Viscount Scudamore | Tory | Sir Thomas Morgan, Bt | Tory |
| | 1715, 9 February | Richard Hopton | | Sir Thomas Morgan, Bt | Tory |
| | 1717, 6 March | Richard Hopton | | Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, Bt | |
| | 1722, 28 March | Velters Cornewall | Tory | Sir Edward Goodere, Bt | Tory |
| | 1727, 6 September | Velters Cornewall | | Edward Harley | Tory |
| | 1742, 6 January | Velters Cornewall | | Thomas Foley | |
| | 1747, 15 July | Velters Cornewall | | Lord Harley | |
| | 1755, 5 May | Velters Cornewall | | Sir John Morgan, Bt | |
| | 1767, 18 May | Velters Cornewall | | Thomas Foley | |
| | 1768, 6 April | Thomas Foley | | Thomas Foley | |
| | 1774, 12 October | Thomas Foley | | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | |
| | 1776, 22 May | Thomas Harley | Tory | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | |
| | 1780, 18 September | Thomas Harley | Tory | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | Whig |
| | 1796, 8 June | Thomas Harley | Tory | Robert Biddulph | Whig |
| | 1802, 14 July | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | Tory | John Cotterell | Tory |
| | 1803, 31 March | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | Tory | John Matthews | Tory |
| | 1806, 8 November | Sir George Cornewall, Bt | Tory | Sir John Cotterell, Bt | Tory |
| | 1807, 13 May | Thomas Foley | Whig | Sir John Cotterell, Bt | Tory |
| | 1818, 29 June | Sir Robert Price, Bt | Whig | Sir John Cotterell, Bt | Tory |
| | 1831, 7 May | Sir Robert Price, Bt | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | Whig |
| Herefordshire's representation was increased to 3 MPs in the 1832 general election and thereafter |||||||

### 1832–1885

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party | Third member | Third member | Third party |
| 1832 | | Edward Thomas Foley | Tory | | Kedgwin Hoskins | Whig | | Sir Robert Price, Bt | Whig |
| 1834 | | Edward Thomas Foley | Conservative | | Kedgwin Hoskins | Whig | | Sir Robert Price, Bt | Whig |
| 1841 | | Thomas Baskerville | Conservative | | Kedgwin Hoskins | Whig | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Francis Haggitt (F.R. Wegg-Prosser, 1849) | Conservative | | George Cornewall Lewis | Whig | | Joseph Bailey | Conservative |
| 1850 by-election | | Francis Haggitt (F.R. Wegg-Prosser, 1849) | Conservative | | George Cornewall Lewis | Whig | | Thomas William Booker-Blakemore | Conservative |
| 1852 | | James King King | Conservative | | Hon. Charles Hanbury | Conservative | | Thomas William Booker-Blakemore | Conservative |
| 1857 | | James King King | Conservative | | Sir Geers Cotterell, Bt | Whig | | Thomas William Booker-Blakemore | Conservative |
| 1858 by-election | | James King King | Conservative | | Sir Geers Cotterell, Bt | Whig | | Lord Montagu Graham | Conservative |
| 1859 | | James King King | Conservative | | Humphrey St John-Mildmay | Liberal | | Lord Montagu Graham | Conservative |
| 1865 | | James King King | Conservative | | Sir Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Michael Biddulph | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Sir Herbert Croft, Bt | Conservative | | Sir Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Michael Biddulph | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Daniel Peploe Peploe | Conservative | | Sir Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Michael Biddulph | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Thomas Duckham | Liberal | | Sir Joseph Bailey | Conservative | | Michael Biddulph | Liberal |
| 1885 | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. | Constituency abolished: see Leominster and Ross. |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | John Cotterell | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Robert Price | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 5,000 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Price | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 5,000 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1832: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Price | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Edward Thomas Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,013 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
General election 1835: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | 3,012 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Thomas Foley | 2,802 | 26.9 |
| | Whig | Robert Price | 2,657 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward Poole | 1,964 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,306 | 86.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,970 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 2.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 6.7 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Robert Price | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Thomas Foley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,216 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Baskerville Mynors Baskerville | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Kedgwin Hoskins | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,365 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1847: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Francis Haggitt | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | George Cornewall Lewis | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,345 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

Bailey's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 18 October 1850: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Booker | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James King King | 3,167 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Booker | 3,143 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Bateman-Hanbury | 3,030 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | George Cornewall Lewis | 2,836 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,949 (est) | 85.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Geers Cotterell | 3,352 | 29.4 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Booker-Blakemore | 2,822 | 24.7 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | James King King | 2,771 | 24.3 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bateman-Hanbury | 2,475 | 21.7 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,041 (est) | 82.4 (est) | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,330 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
Booker-Blakemore's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 18 December 1858: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Montagu Graham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James King King | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Montagu Graham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,722 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Michael Biddulph | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | James King King | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,179 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Croft | 3,351 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 3,341 | 30.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Michael Biddulph | 2,273 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Blake | 1,878 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,422 (est) | 56.9 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,528 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Michael Biddulph | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Daniel Peploe Peploe | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,977 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Herefordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bailey | 3,077 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Michael Biddulph | 2,769 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Duckham | 2,726 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daniel Peploe Peploe | 2,527 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,550 (est) | 67.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,222 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |