# North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Staffordshire (formally the Northern 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

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

## Boundaries

1832–1868: The Hundreds of Pirehill, Totmonslow and North Offlow.
1868–1885: The Hundreds of Totmonslow and Pirehill North.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt | Whig | | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | Whig |
| 1837 | | Hon. Bingham Baring | Conservative | | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | Whig |
| 1841 | | Jesse David Watts-Russell | Conservative | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Viscount Brackley | Conservative | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1851 by-election | | Smith Child | Conservative | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Viscount Ingestre | Conservative | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Sir Edward Manningham-Buller, Bt | Liberal | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1874 | | Colin Minton Campbell | Conservative | | Charles Adderley | Conservative |
| 1878 by-election | | Colin Minton Campbell | Conservative | | Robert William Hanbury | Conservative |
| 1880 | | William Young Craig | Liberal | | Harry Davenport | Conservative |
| 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1832: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Oswald Mosley | 4,777 | 37.4 |
| | Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | 4,595 | 36.0 |
| | Tory | Jesse David Watts-Russell | 3,387 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,886 | 90.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,756 | |
| | 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) |
General election 1835: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Oswald Mosley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,717 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bingham Baring | 4,332 | 43.9 |
| | Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | 3,182 | 32.3 |
| | Whig | Oswald Mosley | 2,351 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,182 | 75.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,540 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,981 | 20.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 8.5 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Jesse David Watts-Russell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,282 | | |
| | 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 |
General election 1847: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | 4,092 | 35.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Egerton | 4,076 | 35.4 | N/A |
| | Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | 3,353 | 29.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,437 (est) | 78.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,438 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Egerton's resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 22 February 1851: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Smith Child | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Smith Child | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,546 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | 4,112 | 37.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Smith Child | 3,865 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller | 3,020 | 27.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,009 (est) | 73.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,536 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Adderley was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Privy Council for Education, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 8 March 1858: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,859 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Buller | 4,628 | 35.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | 4,416 | 33.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot | 4,053 | 30.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,863 (est) | 82.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,703 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1868: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Edward Manningham-Buller | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,261 | | |
| | 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: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Colin Minton Campbell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,104 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
Adderley was appointed President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 23 March 1874: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Adderley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Adderley was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Norton, and causing a by-election.
By-election, 24 April 1878: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Young Craig | 4,821 | 37.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Harry Davenport | 4,333 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert William Hanbury | 3,764 | 29.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,057 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,870 (est) | 80.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,974 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |