# Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)

Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency in Middlesex, England from 1832 to 1885. The parliamentary borough formed part of the built up area of London, and returned two members to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament and was created under the Reform Act 1832. It was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 which split it into 8 seats.

## Boundaries

Marylebone was one of five parliamentary boroughs in the metropolitan area of London enfranchised in 1832. The listed civil parishes (succeeding the parish vestries in all civil, secular matters) are respectively tinted pink, green and yellow on the inset map. The constituency was defined as consisting of three civil parishes in Middlesex:
* Saint Marylebone
* Paddington
* Saint Pancras
The commissioners appointed to fix its boundaries recommended that the part of Saint Pancras north of the Regent's Canal should be omitted thus remain in the parliamentary county of Middlesex being a still a largely rural projection. The inhabitants of St. Pancras, however, petitioned parliament for the inclusion of the entire parish, and this was accepted.
In 1885 the entity was split into eight new single-member divisions:
* Marylebone East
* Marylebone West
* Paddington North
* Paddington South
* St. Pancras East
* St. Pancras North
* St. Pancras South
* St. Pancras West.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | Edward Portman | Whig | Sir William Horne | Whig |
| 1833 by-election | Sir Samuel Whalley $^1$ | Radical | Sir William Horne | Whig |
| 1835 | Sir Samuel Whalley $^1$ | Radical | Sir Henry Bulwer | Whig |
| 1837 | Sir Samuel Whalley $^1$ | Radical | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| 1838 by-election | Charles Shore $^2$ | Conservative | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| 1841 | Sir Charles Napier | Radical | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| 1847 | Lord Dudley Stuart | Whig | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| 1854 by-election | Hugh Fortescue | Whig | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| February 1859 by-election | Edwin James | Radical | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Whig |
| 1859 | Edwin James | Liberal | Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt | Liberal |
| July 1859 by-election | Edwin James | Liberal | Edmond Roche $^2$ | Liberal |
| 1861 by-election | Harvey Lewis | Liberal | Edmond Roche $^2$ | Liberal |
| 1865 | Harvey Lewis | Liberal | Sir Thomas Chambers | Liberal |
| 1874 | William Forsyth | Conservative | Sir Thomas Chambers | Liberal |
| 1880 | Daniel Grant | Liberal | Sir Thomas Chambers | Liberal |
| 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |
Notes
* $^1$ Election of Whalley in 1837 declared void on petition, as he could not prove his eligibility.
* $^2$ A peer of Ireland.

## Elections

Turnout, in multi-member elections, is estimated by dividing the number of votes by two. To the extent that electors did not use both their votes, the figure given will be an underestimate.
Change is calculated for individual candidates, when a party had more than one candidate in an election or the previous one. When a party had only one candidate in an election and the previous one change is calculated for the party vote.

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Marylebone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Portman | 4,317 | 39.1 | |
| | Whig | William Horne | 3,320 | 30.0 | |
| | Radical | Samuel Whalley | 2,165 | 19.6 | |
| | Chartist | Thomas Murphy | 913 | 8.3 | |
| | Radical | Leslie Grove Jones | 316 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,076 | 68.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,901 | | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
Portman resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 20 March 1833: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Samuel Whalley | 2,869 | 48.7 | +26.2 |
| | Tory | Henry Thomas Hope | 2,055 | 34.9 | New |
| | Whig | Charles Murray † | 791 | 13.4 | −55.7 |
| | Chartist | Thomas Murphy | 172 | 2.9 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,887 | 66.1 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,901 | | |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Swing | +41.0 | |
† Murray was the government-approved candidate, but withdrew from the contest prior to the completion of polling.
General election 1835: Marylebone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Samuel Whalley | 2,956 | 37.1 | +17.5 |
| | Whig | Henry Bulwer | 2,781 | 34.9 | +4.2 |
| | Whig | William Horne | 1,862 | 23.3 | −6.7 |
| | Radical | Gilbert Ainslie Young | 378 | 4.7 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,000 | 64.5 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,752 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 13.8 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Swing | +9.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 919 | 11.6 | +1.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
General election 1837: Marylebone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | 3,512 | 31.2 | −3.7 |
| | Radical | Samuel Whalley | 3,350 | 29.8 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Shore | 2,952 | 26.3 | New |
| | Radical | Gilbert Ainslie Young | 764 | 6.8 | +2.1 |
| | Whig | William Horne | 662 | 5.9 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,057 | 65.1 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,843 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 1.4 | −10.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 3.5 | −10.3 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
Whalley's election was declared void on petition, due to him having insufficient estate to qualify, causing a by-election.
By-election, 3 March 1838: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Shore | 4,166 | 51.3 | +25.0 |
| | Whig | William Ewart | 3,762 | 46.4 | +9.3 |
| | Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson | 186 | 2.3 | −34.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,114 | 68.8 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,799 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +29.7 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | 4,661 | 28.9 | −8.2 |
| | Radical | Charles Napier | 4,587 | 28.5 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Bond Cabbell | 3,410 | 21.2 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | James Hamilton | 3,383 | 21.0 | +7.9 |
| | Chartist | William Villiers Sankey | 61 | 0.4 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,234 | 71.2 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,570 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −8.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | 7.3 | +3.8 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −8.1 | |
General election 1847: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Dudley Stuart | 5,367 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | 5,343 | 35.5 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | James Hamilton | 3,677 | 24.4 | +3.2 |
| | Radical | William Shee | 662 | 4.4 | −24.1 |
| | Chartist | Robert Owen | 1 | 0.0 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,705 | 31.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,666 | 11.1 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,525 (est) | 48.0 (est) | −23.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,662 | | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +15.4 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Dudley Stuart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,710 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Hall was appointed President of the General Board of Health, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 16 August 1854: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Stuart's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 20 December 1854: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Hugh Fortescue | 6,919 | 62.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Jacob Bell | 4,166 | 37.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,753 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,085 | 55.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,892 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Hall was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 28 July 1855: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1857: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Benjamin Hall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Hugh Fortescue | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,851 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Fortescue resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 25 February 1859: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Edwin James | 6,803 | 67.0 | N/A |
| | Radical | Frederick Romilly | 3,354 | 33.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,449 | 34.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,157 | 59.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,490 | | |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig |
General election 1859: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edwin James | 5,029 | 46.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Hall | 4,663 | 43.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward Stanley | 1,102 | 10.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,561 | 33.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,948 (est) | 29.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,490 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Hall succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Llanover and causing a by-election.
By-election, 7 July 1859: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmond Roche | 4,219 | 55.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Lyon | 2,318 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Lothian Sheffield Dickson | 1,083 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,901 | 25.0 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,620 | 37.2 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,490 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

James' resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 19 April 1861: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harvey Lewis | 5,269 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Carden | 2,612 | 25.3 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal | George Wingrove Cooke | 2,369 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Clark Marshman | 65 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harper Twelvetrees | 1 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,657 | 25.8 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,316 | 49.1 | +20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,022 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1865: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harvey Lewis | 7,159 | 40.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chambers | 6,488 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edmond Roche | 4,121 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,367 | 13.3 | −19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,884 (est) | 37.7 (est) | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,588 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1868: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harvey Lewis | 9,782 | 29.8 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chambers | 9,444 | 28.7 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Humphry Sandwith | 5,591 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Daniel Grant | 4,058 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Thomas Parkyns | 3,989 | 12.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,853 | 11.7 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,427 (est) | 51.8 (est) | +14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,575 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Forsyth | 9,849 | 37.5 | +25.4 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chambers | 8,251 | 31.4 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Grant | 7,882 | 30.0 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hughes | 294 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,555 | 36.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,588 | 1.4 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,063 (est) | 58.8 (est) | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,740 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −11.4 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Marylebone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Grant | 14,147 | 27.2 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chambers | 14,003 | 27.0 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Allanson-Winn | 11,890 | 22.9 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Seager Hunt | 11,888 | 22.9 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,113 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,964 (est) | 73.1 (est) | +14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,535 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −3.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.3 | |
* Constituency abolished (1885)