# Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)

Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire. Since 1983, Rutland has formed part of the Rutland and Melton constituency along with Melton Mowbray from Leicestershire.
The constituency elected two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally known as Knights of the Shire, until 1885, when it was reduced to one Member.

## Boundaries

The constituency comprised the whole of the historic county of Rutland, in the East Midlands. Rutland, the smallest of the historic counties of England, never had any Parliamentary borough constituencies within its borders.
The place of election for the county was at Oakham. This was where the hustings were held; at which candidates were nominated (before the Ballot Act 1872), polling took place (before the introduction of multiple polling places in county constituencies) and where the result was announced.
Pelling in his Social Geography of British Elections 1885–1910 describes most of the people in this county as "engaged in or dependent upon agriculture". The constituency was a safe Conservative one and was rarely contested in the period covered by the book. G. H. Finch MP had personally owned almost one tenth of the county he represented.

## Members of Parliament
### 1295–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1295 (Nov) | Robert de Flixthorpe | Simon de Bokminster |
| 1297 (Sep) | William Murdak | Adam de Jernemuta |
| 1298 (May) | John Folville | William de Berck |
| 1301 (Jan) | William Blount | John Folville |
| 1302 (Oct) | John de Seyton | Robert de Flixthorpe |
| 1310 | Ralf de Beaufoy |
| 1312 | William de St Liz |
| 1313 (Mar) | William de Hellewell | Alan de Frankton |
| 1318 | John de Beaufoy |
| 1328 | Richard de St Liz |
| 1330 | Richard de St Liz |
| 1335 | Richard de St Liz |
| 1336 | Richard de St Liz |
| 1337 | John de Seyton |
| 1340 (Jan) | Robert de Hellewell | no Second member |
| 1363 | William Beaufoy |
| 1365 | William Beaufoy |
| 1368 | Walter Scarle |
| 1369 | William Beaufoy |
| 1372 | John Wittlebury |
| 1377 | Thomas de Burton |
| 1378 | Walter Scarle |
| 1380 (Jan) | Walter Scarle |
| 1380 (Nov) | John Wittlebury |
| 1380 | Thomas de Burton |
| 1381 | John Wittlebury |
| 1382 | Thomas de Burton |
| 1383 | John Calveley |
| 1383 (Oct) | John Wittlebury |
| 1384 | Robert Harrington |
| 1385 | Hugh Calveley | Walter Scarle |
| 1386 | John Wittlebury | Walter Scarle |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir Hugh Browe | Sir Oliver Mauleverer |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir John Daneys | Walter Scarle |
| 1390 (Jan) | Hugh Calveley | Sir Oliver Mauleverer |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir Hugh Browe | Sir John Calveley |
| 1391 | Sir John Bussy | Sir Hugh Greenham |
| 1393 | Sir Walter Scarle | Sir John Elme |
| 1394 | Sir John Daneys | Sir John Elme |
| 1395 | John Wittlebury | Sir Walter Scarle |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir Robert Plesington | Roger Flore |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir Oliver Mauleverer | Sir Thomas Oudeby |
| 1399 | John Durant | Roger Flore|- |
| 1401 | John Durant | William Oudeby |
| 1402 | Sir Thomas Oudeby | Roger Flore |
| 1404 (Jan) | Thomas Thorpe | John Pensax |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Oudeby | Roger Flore |
| 1406 | John Pensax | Robert Scarle |
| 1407 | Robert Browe | William Sheffield |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | John Pensax | John Burgh |
| 1414 (Apr) | Roger Flore | Robert Browe |
| 1414 (Nov) | Roger Flore | John Newbold |
| 1415 | Roger Flore | John Burgh |
| 1416 (Mar) | Roger Flore | Geoffrey Paynell |
| 1416 (Oct) | Roger Flore |
| 1417 | Roger Flore | ? |
| 1419 | Roger Flore | Robert Browe |
| 1420 | Sir Thomas Burton | Sir Henry Pleasington |
| 1421 (May) | John Pensax | William Sheffield |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Culpepper | Thomas Greenham |
| 1422 | Roger Flore | Sir Henry Pleasington |
| 1423 | Robert Browe |
| 1425 | Sir Thomas Burton | Sir Henry Pleasington |
| 1427 | Sir Thomas Burton |
| 1429 | Robert Browe |
| 1431 | Robert Browe |
| 1432 | Thomas Flore |
| 1433 | William Beaufoy |
| 1434 | William Beaufoy |
| 1439–40 | Robert Browe | Hugh Boivyle |
| 1445 | Thomas Flore |
| 1447 | Hugh Boyvyle | Everard Dygby |
| 1449 | Everard Digby | John Browe |
| 1450 | Thomas Palmer | Everard Digby |
| 1510–1523 | No names known |
| 1529 | Sir Everard Digby | John Harington |
| 1536 | |
| 1539 | John Harington | Edward Sapcote |
| 1542 | John Harington | Simon Digby |
| 1545 | Kenelm Digby | Anthony Colly |
| 1547 | Kenelm Digby | Anthony Colly |
| 1553 (Mar) | Kenelm Digby | Anthony Colly |
| 1553 (Oct) | Andrew Nowell | Kenelm Digby |
| 1554 (Apr) | Anthony Colly | John Hunt |
| 1554 (Nov) | James Harington | Anthony Colly |
| 1555 | James Harington | Kenelm Digby |
| 1558 | Kenelm Digby | James Harington |
| 1558–1559 | James Harington | Kenelm Digby |
| 1562–1563 | Anthony Colly | John Flower |
| 1571 | Kenelm Digby | John Harington |
| 1572 (Apr) | Sir James Harington | Kenelm Digby |
| 1584 | Kenelm Digby | (Sir) Andrew Noel |
| 1586 (Oct) | Sir James Harington | (Sir) Andrew Noel |
| 1588 | Sir James Harington | (Sir) Andrew Noel |
| 1593 | Sir John Harington | (Sir) Andrew Noel |
| 1597 | William Cecil | Sir James Harington |
| 1601 (Oct) | Sir John Harington | (Sir) Andrew Noel, declared void, Nov 1601 replaced by Edward Noel |
| 1604–1611 | Sir James Harington | Sir William Bulstrode |
| 1614 | Sir Guy Palmes | Basil Fielding |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Guy Palmes | Sir William Bulstrode |
| 1624 | Sir Guy Palmes | Sir William Bulstrode |
| 1625 | Sir Guy Palmes | Sir William Bulstrode |
| 1626 | Sir William Bulstrode | Sir Francis Bodenham |
| 1628 | Sir Guy Palmes | Sir William Bulstrode |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | No Parliaments convened |

### 1640–1885

| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| November 1640 | | Hon. Baptist Noel | Royalist | | Sir Guy Palmes | Royalist |
| 1643 | Noel succeeded to peerage, August 1643 – seat vacant | Noel succeeded to peerage, August 1643 – seat vacant | Noel succeeded to peerage, August 1643 – seat vacant | Palmes disabled from sitting, September 1643 – seat vacant | Palmes disabled from sitting, September 1643 – seat vacant | Palmes disabled from sitting, September 1643 – seat vacant |
| 1646 | | James Harington | | | Thomas Waite | |
| 1653 | | Edward Horseman | | Rutland had only one representative in the Barebones Parliament | Rutland had only one representative in the Barebones Parliament | Rutland had only one representative in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654 | | Edward Horseman | | | William Shield | |
| 1656 | | Abel Barker | | | William Shield | |
| January 1659 | | Edward Horseman | | | William Shield | |
| May 1659 | | Sir James Harington | | Thomas Waite not recorded as participating in the restored Rump | Thomas Waite not recorded as participating in the restored Rump | Thomas Waite not recorded as participating in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | Philip Sherard | | | Samuel Browne | |
| 1661 | | Philip Sherard | | | Edward Noel | |
| February 1679 | | Philip Sherard | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| August 1679 | | Philip Sherard | | | Sir Abel Barker | |
| 1680 | | Philip Sherard | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1681 | | Philip Sherard | | | Edward Fawkener | |
| 1685 | | Baptist Noel | Tory | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1689 | | Bennet Sherard | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1694 | | Bennet Sherard | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1695 | | Bennet Sherard | | | Lord Burghley | |
| 1698 | | Richard Halford | | | Lord Burghley | |
| 1701 | | Richard Halford | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1708 | | Richard Halford | | | Philip Sherard | |
| 1710 | | Lord Finch | | | John Noel | |
| 1711 | | Lord Finch | | | Richard Halford | |
| 1713 | | Lord Finch | | | The Lord Sherard | |
| 1715 | | Lord Finch | | | John Noel | |
| 1719 | | Lord Finch | | | Marquess of Granby | Whig |
| 1721 | | Lord Finch | | | Sir Thomas Mackworth | |
| 1727 | | Lord Finch | | | John Noel | |
| 1728 | | Lord Finch | | | Thomas Noel | |
| 1730 | | William Burton | | | Thomas Noel | |
| 1734 | | James Noel | | | Thomas Noel | |
| 1741 | | James Noel | | | John Finch | |
| 1747 | | James Noel | | | Lord Burghley | |
| 1753 | | Thomas Noel | | | Lord Burghley | |
| 1754 | | Thomas Noel | | | George Bridges Brudenell | |
| 1761 | | Thomas Noel | | | Hon. Thomas Chambers Cecil | |
| 1768 | | Thomas Noel | | | George Bridges Brudenell | |
| 1788 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | George Bridges Brudenell | |
| 1790 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | John Heathcote | Tory |
| 1795 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | Lord Sherard | Tory |
| 1796 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | Sir William Lowther, Bt | Tory |
| 1802 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | The Lord Carbery | Tory |
| 1805 | | Gerard Edwardes | Tory | | The Lord Henniker | Tory |
| 1808 | | Charles Noel | Tory | | The Lord Henniker | Tory |
| 1812 | | Charles Noel | Tory | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1814 | | Sir Gerard Noel, Bt | Tory | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1830 | | Sir Gerard Noel, Bt | Tory | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1834 | | Sir Gerard Noel, Bt | Conservative | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1838 | | Hon. William Noel | Conservative | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1840 | | Hon. Charles Noel | Whig | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig |
| 1841 | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig | | Hon. William Dawnay | Conservative |
| 1846 | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig | | George Finch | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt | Whig | | Hon. Gerard Noel | Conservative |
| 1856 | | Hon. Gilbert Heathcote | Whig | | Hon. Gerard Noel | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Hon. Gilbert Heathcote | Liberal | | Hon. Gerard Noel | Conservative |
| 1867 | | George Finch | Conservative | | Hon. Gerard Noel | Conservative |
| 1883 | | George Finch | Conservative | | James Lowther | Conservative |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### 1885–1918

| Year | | Member of Parliament | Party |
| 1885 | | George Finch | Conservative |
| 1907 | | John Gretton | Conservative |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished: see Rutland and Stamford | Constituency abolished: see Rutland and Stamford | Constituency abolished: see Rutland and Stamford |

## Elections

Population in 1831: 19,380
General Election 1832 (14 December) Registered Electors: 1,296 G N Noel, Bart. Conservative G Heathcote Whig
General Election 1835 (10 January) G N Noel, Bart. Conservative G Heathcote Whig
General Election 1837 (29 July) G N Noel, Bart. Conservative G Heathcote Whig
Following the death of Sir G N Noel:
By-Election 1838 (13 March) W M Noel Conservative

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 800 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 800 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1832: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,296 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1835: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,264 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,325 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Noel's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 13 March 1838: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

Noel resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 28 January 1840: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1841: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | 767 | 36.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Dawnay | 676 | 32.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Charles Noel | 664 | 31.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,341 | 86.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,557 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Dawnay resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 14 February 1846: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,887 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Gilbert John Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,876 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Heathcote was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Aveland and causing a by-election.
By-election, 4 March 1856: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1857: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,822 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,810 | | |
| | 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: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gilbert Heathcote | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,774 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Noel was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 14 July 1866: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Heathcote succeeded to the peerage, becoming Lord Aveland and causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 November 1867: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
General election 1868: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,200 | | |
| | 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 |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,950 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Noel was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings.
By-election, 17 Aug 1876: Rutland (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Rutland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Gerard Noel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,736 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Noel's resignation caused a by-election, which was the first contest in the constituency for 42 years.
By-election, 1 Sep 1883: Rutland (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lowther | 860 | 81.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John William Davenport-Handley | 194 | 18.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 63.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | 59.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,768 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | 2,366 | 68.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Marston Clarke Buszard | 1,110 | 31.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | 36.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,476 | 83.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,166 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1886: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Finch | 2,047 | 56.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harold Pearson | 1,564 | 43.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,611 | 89.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,042 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1907 Rutland by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 2,213 | 61.9 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | W F H Lyon | 1,362 | 38.1 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 851 | 23.8 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,575 | 87.6 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,083 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 2,235 | 59.3 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,531 | 40.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 704 | 18.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | 91.2 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,128 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
General election December 1910: Rutland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gretton | 2,169 | 61.3 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,367 | 38.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 22.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,536 | 85.7 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,128 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: John Gretton
* Liberal: