# Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a constituency in northern Staffordshire created in 1354 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Adam Jogee of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, so much of the municipal borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme as was not already included in the parliamentary borough, the local government district of Tunstall, and so much of the parish of Wolstanton as lay south of a line drawn along the centre of the road leading west from Chatterley railway station to the boundary of Audley parish.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme and the Urban Districts of Audley and Wolstanton United.
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme and the Rural District of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
1983–2010: The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Audley and Bignall End, Bradwell, Chesterton, Clayton, Cross Heath, Halmerend, Holditch, Keele, May Bank, Porthill, Seabridge, Silverdale, Thistleberry, Town, Westlands and Wolstanton.
2010–2024: The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Audley and Bignall End; Bradwell; Chesterton; Clayton; Cross Heath; Halmerend; Holditch; Keele; Knutton and Silverdale; May Bank; Porthill; Seabridge; Silverdale and Parksite; Thistleberry; Town; Westlands; and Wolstanton.
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2010 general election. The contents were changed to reflect the revised ward structure in the Borough, but the parliamentary boundaries were unchanged.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (in effect since 2024 general election), the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of: Audley; Bradwell; Clayton; Crackley & Red Street; Cross Heath; Holditch & Chesterton; Keele; Knutton; Madeley & Betley; May Bank; Silverdale; Thistleberry; Town; Westbury Park & Northwood; Westlands; Wolstanton.
Minor boundary change including the addition of the village of Madeley from the (abolished constituency of Stone, in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range.
The constituency includes most of the Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, primarily comprising Newcastle-under-Lyme town and including the villages of Audley, Keele and Madeley.

## History

From its creation in 1354, Newcastle-under-Lyme returned two MPs to the House of Commons. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency's representation was cut to one member.

### Prominent frontbenchers or members

Before the 20th century the constituency was often influenced and represented by members of the Leveson, Leveson-Gower and related Egerton family who owned in this constituency the Trentham estate - their most important MP was the Viscount Trentham who obtained a Dukedom (1st Duke of Sutherland).
Josiah Wedgwood of the pottery family was repeatedly elected to the seat from 1906. In 1919, he shifted his allegiance from the Liberal Party (the Lloyd George Coalition Liberals allying with the Conservatives) to the Labour Party; he was among many Liberals and their supporters deserting the party in or around 1918 due to the steering of David Lloyd George to the right and inviting Conservatives into government with him. He was ennobled to join the Lords in 1942, as 1st Baron Wedgwood, and campaigned in the United States for that country to join World War II and for Indian Independence.

### Summary of results

Since Wedgwood joined the Independent Labour Party in 1919, the seat elected the Labour candidate at each election for the next hundred years, a total of 29 elections in succession. Labour came close to losing the seat in 1969, 1986, 2015 and 2017, and eventually lost the seat in 2019; the first time a member of the Conservative Party had represented the seat since it had been a dual-member borough before the 1885 general election which followed the Reform Act 1884 and the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
The 2015 result was the 9th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. Its 2017 general election result was the fifth-closest result overall and the second closest to being taken by the Conservatives, a winning margin of 30 votes (behind Dudley North, where the result was a Labour majority of 22 votes).
In 2019, it was finally won by the Conservatives for the first time since it became a single-member seat, by over 7,000 votes. It was one of the twelve Staffordshire seats (100%) won (held or gained) by Conservative candidates. However, Labour regained the seat at the 2024 election with a majority of just over 5,000.

### Results of candidates of other parties

In 2015 one of four other parties' candidates standing, UKIP's Wood, won more than 5% of the vote in 2015 therefore keeping his deposit, the party which campaigned consistently for the public vote for leaving the European Union in 2016. In 2017 the three largest British parties fielded candidates only — Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates in order of votes won.

### Turnout since 1945

Turnout has ranged from 87.6% in 1950 to 58.4% in 2024.

### 2017 election issues

In the 2017 election, 1,500 eligible voters were turned away while 2 ineligible voters were able to vote. An independent report by Andrew Scallan found a "complex picture of administrative mistakes around registration and postal voting processes", and because of the small margin of victory (30 votes) concluded that "it is impossible to have absolute confidence that the result... reflects the will of the electorate."

### 2024 election

On 31 May Aaron Bell announced that he would not be standing again for Newcastle-under-Lyme at the 2024 General Election. He announced the news on Facebook with an open letter in which he said 'It is with a heavy heart that I have decided not to contest the forthcoming general election for personal and family reasons'.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1353–1509

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.
* Before 1354 No records
* 1354 John Lagowe and Richard de Lavendene
* 1355 John de Blorton and Richard de Podmore
* 1358 Richard de Podmore and William de Homersley
* 1360 William Gent and Richard de Colclough
* 1361 William Gent and Richard de Podmore
* 1362 Richard de Podmore and Thomas de Wodhull
* 1363 Richard de Lavendene and John de Lylsull
* 1365 Thomas de Wodhull and Richard de Podmore
* 1366 Richard de Podmore and Thomas de Wodhull
* 1369 Richard de Lavendene, Roger Letys
* 1371 Roger Letys and Richard Lavendene
* 1372 Edmund Toly and Thomas Colclough
* 1373 Thomas de Wodhull and Roger del Castell
* 1377 Richard Buntable and Thomas Thicknesse
* 1377 Thomas de Podmore and Henry de Erdeleye
* 1378 Thomas de Podmore and William Thickness
* 1379 No records
* 1380 John Kene and William Thickness
* 1381-1382 Thomas Podmore and Thomas Hap
* 1382 Thomas Thicknesse and John Thykenesse
* 1382 William Thickness and Henry de Kele
* 1383 Thomas Thicknesse and William de Brompton
* 1383 Thomas Thicknesse and Thomas de Podmore
* 1384 William Thickness and Ralf de la Hogh
* 1384 John Colclough and William Colclough
* 1385 William Colclough and Ralf de la Hogh
* 1386 William Colclough and Ralf Hogh
* 1388 William Thickness and John Kene
* 1388 William Thickness and Thomas de Thikenes
* 1390 John Colclough and William Colclough
* 1391 Thomas Thicknesse and Ralf de la Hogh
* 1393 Ralf Hogh, John Cook
* 1394 No records
* 1395 William Colclough and Ralf Hogh
* 1397 William Colclough and Thomas Thicknesse
* 1397-1398 No records
* 1399 Thomas Podmore and Thomas Thicknesse
* 1402 John Joce and Thomas Joce
* 1406 Richard Fyton and William Lee II
* 1407 Hugh Colclough and John Tatenhale
* 1410 ? possibly John Delves was an MP representing the county or a borough
* 1411 Thomas Thicknesse and William Bowyer
* 1413 (1) ? possibly Newport, or Robert Bapthorpe was an MP representing the county or a borough
* 1413 (2) William de Lee and Hugh Wyldeblood
* 1416 William Skytteby, Thomas Chamberleyn
* 1419 John Biddulph (Bedulf), John Miners
* 1420 Hugo de Stanford and John Hardhed
* 1421 John Biddulph (Bydulf) and Thomas Baron
* 1421 Hugh Stanford and Thomas Lee
* 1422 John Myners and Hugh Stanford
* 1423-1424 Hugh Stanford and William Sandbache
* 1425 John Wood and William Hextall
* 1426 Robert Wodehous and Henry Lilie
* 1427-1428 John Wood and Thomas Lee
* 1429-1430 William Egerton and William Hextall
* 1431 John Wood and Roger Legh
* 1432 James Leveson and John Wood
* 1433 John Wood and Thomas Podmore
* 1435 Richard Bruyn and William Hextall
* 1437 Thomas Preston and Nicholas Repynghale
* 1442 John Nedham and William Cumberford of Cumberford
* 1447 John Nedham and John Cudworth
* 1449 John Nedham and Thomas Everdon
* 1449-1450 Ralf Wolseley and Thomas Mayne
* 1450-1451 Thomas Colclogh and Richard Mosley
* 1453-1434 Thomas Colcloghe and John Spenser
* 1455-1456 John Spenser and Richard Mosley
* 1467-1468 James Norys and Robert Hille
* 1472-1475 William Paston and John Wood
* 1477-1478 William Yonge and Reynold Bray
* 1491-1492 Richard Harpur and Richard Blunt
* 1495-1496 ? Sir Reynold Bray
* 1497 County or a borough - ?Richard Wrottesley, ?Humphrey Peshale,?Thomas Welles
* 1504 unknown

### Burgesses in the English Parliament 1510-1707

As there were sometimes significant gaps between Parliaments held in this period, the dates of first assembly and dissolution are given.
The Roman numerals after some names are those used in The House of Commons 1509-1558 and The House of Commons 1558-1603 to distinguish a member from another politician of the same name.
| Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | First member | Second member |
| 1510 | 21 January 1510 | 23 February 1510 | John Welles | William Pury |
| 1512 | 4 February 1512 | 4 March 1514 | John Welles | Thomas Rider |
| 1515 | 5 February 1515 | 22 December 1515 | John Welles | Thomas Rider |
| 1523 | 15 April 1523 | 13 August 1523 | unknown | unknown |
| 1529 | 3 November 1529 | 14 April 1536 | John Persall | Richard Grey |
| 1536 | 8 June 1536 | 18 July 1536 | unknown | unknown |
| 1539 | 28 April 1539 | 24 July 1540 | unknown | unknown |
| 1542 | 16 January 1542 | 28 March 1544 | Harry Broke | John Smith |
| 1545 | 23 November 1545 | 31 January 1547 | Humphrey Welles | Harry Broke |
| 1547 | 4 November 1547 | 15 April 1552 | James Rolston | William Layton (died) Alexander Walker in place of Layton |
| 1553 | 1 March 1553 | 31 March 1553 | Roger Fowke | John Smyth |
| 1553 | 5 October 1553 | 5 December 1553 | Roger Fowke | James Rolston |
| 1554 | 2 April 1554 | 3 May 1554 | James Rolleston | Francis Moore |
| 1554 | 12 November 1554 | 16 January 1555 | Sir Ralph Bagnall | Richard Smyth |
| 1555 | 21 October 1555 | 9 December 1555 | Sir Richard Bagnall (properly Sir Nicholas Bagenal) | Richard Smyth |
| 14 January 1558 | 20 January 1558 | 17 November 1558 | Richard Hussey | Thomas Egerton |
| 5 January 1559 | 23 January 1559 | 8 May 1559 | Sir Nicholas Bagenal | Walter Blount |
| 1562 or 1563 | 11 January 1563 | 2 January 1567 | Sir Ralph Bagnall | John Long |
| 1571 | 2 April 1571 | 29 May 1571 | Sir Ralph Bagnall | Ralph Bourchier |
| 12 April 1572 | 8 May 1572 | 19 April 1583 | Ralph Bourchier | Thomas Grimsdiche |
| 16 November 1584 | 23 November 1584 | 14 September 1585 | Peter Warburton | Walter Chetwynd |
| 28 September 1586 | 13 October 1586 | 23 March 1587 | James Colyer | Walter Chetwynd |
| 10 October 1588 | 4 February 1589 | 29 March 1589 | Thomas Humphrey | Francis Angier |
| 1593 | 18 February 1593 | 10 April 1593 | John James | Thomas Fitzherbert |
| 16 October 1597 | 24 October 1597 | 9 February 1598 | Sir Walter Leveson | John Bowyer |
| 1 October 1601 | 27 October 1601 | 19 December 1601 | Edward Mainwaring | Thomas Trentham |
| 1603 [sic] | 19 March 1604 | 9 February 1611 | Sir Walter Chetwynd | John Bowyer (replaced in by-election 1605 by Rowland Cotton) |
| 1614 | 5 April 1614 | 7 June 1614 | Edward Wymarke | Robert Needham, 2nd Viscount Kilmorey |
| 1621 | 16 January 1621 | 8 February 1622 | Sir John Davies | Edward Kerton |
| 1624 | 12 February 1624 | 27 March 1625 | Sir Edward Vere (disabled, replaced April 1624 by Charles Glemham | Richard Leveson |
| 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | Edward Mainwaring | John Keeling |
| 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | Sir John Skeffington | John Keeling |
| 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | Sir George Gresley, 1st Baronet | Sir Rowland Cotton |
| No parliament held |||||
| 1640 | 13 April 1640 | 5 May 1640 | Sir John Merrick (Country) | Richard Lloyd (Court) |
| 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 5 December 1648 | Sir Richard Leveson (Royalist) (until 1643) replaced by Samuel Terrick (Parl.) | Sir John Merrick (Parl.) |
| N/A | 6 December 1648 | 20 April 1653 | unrepresented | unrepresented |
| N/A | 4 July 1653 | 12 December 1653 | unrepresented | unrepresented |
| 1654 | 3 September 1654 | 22 January 1655 | Edward Keeling | Edward Keeling |
| 1656 | 17 September 1656 | 4 February 1658 | John Bowyer(never sat) | John Bowyer(never sat) |
| 1659 | 27 January 1659 | 22 April 1659 | Edward Keeling | Tobias Bridge |
| N/A | 7 May 1659 | 20 February 1660 | unknown | unknown |

### MPs 1660–1885

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | | John Bowyer | | | Samuel Terrick | |
| 1661 | | Sir Caesar Colclough | | | Edward Mainwaring | |
| 1675 | | Sir Caesar Colclough | | | William Leveson-Gower | |
| 1679 | | Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt | | | William Leveson-Gower | |
| 1685 | | Edward Mainwaring | | | William Sneyd | |
| 1689 | | Sir William Leveson-Gower | | | John Lawton | |
| 1690 | | Sir William Leveson-Gower | | | Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt | |
| 1692 | | Sir John Leveson-Gower, later 1st Lord Gower | | | Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt | |
| 1695 | | Sir John Leveson-Gower, later 1st Lord Gower | | | John Lawton | |
| 1698 | | Sir John Leveson-Gower, later 1st Lord Gower | | | Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt | |
| 1699 | | Sir John Leveson-Gower, later 1st Lord Gower | | | Rowland Cotton | Tory |
| 1702 | | John Crewe Offley | | | Rowland Cotton | Tory |
| 1705 | | John Crewe Offley | | | Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt | Tory |
| 1706 | | Crewe Offley | | | John Lawton | |
| 1708 | | Sir Thomas Bellot, 3rd Baronet | Tory | | Rowland Cotton | Tory |
| 1709 | | Crewe Offley | Whig | | John Lawton | |
| 1710 | | William Burslem | | | Rowland Cotton | Tory |
| Jan 1715 | | Henry Vernon | | | Rowland Cotton | Tory |
| 1715 | | Sir Brian Broughton | | | Crewe Offley | Whig |
| 1722 | | Sir Brian Broughton | | | Thomas Leveson-Gower | |
| 1724 by-election | | Sir Walter Bagot | | | Thomas Leveson-Gower | |
| 1727 | | Baptist Leveson-Gower | | | John Ward | |
| 1734 | | Baptist Leveson-Gower | | | John Lawton II | |
| 1740 by-election | | Baptist Leveson-Gower | | | Randle Wilbraham |
| 1747 | | Baptist Leveson-Gower | | | Viscount Parker | |
| 1754 | | Baptist Leveson-Gower | | | John Waldegrave | |
| 1761 | | Henry Vernon II | | | John Waldegrave | |
| 1762 by-election | | Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt | | | John Waldegrave | |
| 1763 by-election | | Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt | | | Thomas Gilbert | |
| Mar 1768 | | John Wrottesley, later 8th Bt | | | Alexander Forrester | |
| May 1768 by-election | | Sir George Hay | | | Alexander Forrester | |
| 1774 | | Sir George Hay | | | George Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton | |
| 1779 by-election | | George Leveson-Gower, Viscount Trentham | | | George Waldegrave, Viscount Chewton | |
| 1780 | | George Leveson-Gower, Viscount Trentham | | | Sir Archibald Macdonald | |
| 1784 | | Richard Vernon | | | Sir Archibald Macdonald | |
| 1790 | | John Leveson-Gower | | | Sir Archibald Macdonald | |
| 1792 by-election | | William Egerton | | | Sir Archibald Macdonald | |
| 1793 by-election | | William Egerton | | | Sir Francis Ford | |
| 1796 | | William Egerton | | | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham | |
| 1802 | | Sir Robert Lawley | | | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham | |
| 1806 | | James Macdonald | | | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham | |
| 1812 | | Earl Gower | Whig | | Sir John Boughey, Bt | Whig |
| 1815 by-election | | Sir John Chetwode | Tory | | Sir John Boughey, Bt | Whig |
| 1818 | | William Shepherd Kinnersley | Tory | | Robert Wilmot-Horton | Whig |
| 1823 by-election | | Evelyn Denison | Whig | | Robert Wilmot-Horton | Whig |
| 1826 | | Richardson Borradaile | Tory | | Robert Wilmot-Horton | Whig |
| 1830 | | Richardson Borradaile | Tory | | William Henry Miller | Whig |
| 1831 | | Edmund Peel | Tory | | William Henry Miller | Tory |
| 1832 | | Sir Henry Willoughby | Tory | | William Henry Miller | Tory |
| 1834 | | Sir Henry Willoughby | Conservative | | William Henry Miller | Conservative |
| 1835 | | Edmund Peel | Conservative | | William Henry Miller | Conservative |
| 1837 | | Spencer Horsey de Horsey | Conservative | | William Henry Miller | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Edmund Buckley | Conservative | | John Quincey Harris | Whig |
| 1842 by-election | | Edmund Buckley | Conservative | | John Campbell Colquhoun | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Samuel Christy | Peelite | | William Jackson | Whig |
| 1859 | | William Murray | Conservative | | William Jackson | Liberal |
| 1865 | | William Shepherd Allen | Liberal | | Sir Edmund Buckley, Bt | Conservative |
| 1878 by-election | | William Shepherd Allen | Liberal | | Samuel Rathbone Edge | Liberal |
| 1880 | | William Shepherd Allen | Liberal | | Charles Donaldson-Hudson | Conservative |
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act | representation reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act |

### MPs since 1885

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | William Shepherd Allen | Liberal |
| 1886 | Douglas Coghill | Liberal Unionist |
| 1892 | William Allen | Liberal |
| 1900 | Sir Alfred Seale Haslam | Liberal Unionist |
| 1906 | Josiah Wedgwood | Liberal |
| 1918 | Josiah Wedgwood | Ind. Liberal |
| 1919 | Josiah Wedgwood | Labour |
| 1931 | Josiah Wedgwood | Ind. Labour |
| 1935 | Josiah Wedgwood | Labour |
| 1942 by-election | John Mack | Labour |
| 1951 | Stephen Swingler | Labour |
| 1969 by-election | John Golding | Labour |
| 1986 by-election | Llin Golding | Labour |
| 2001 | Paul Farrelly | Labour |
| 2019 | Aaron Bell | Conservative |
| 2024 | Adam Jogee | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Jogee | 15,992 | 40.4 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Tagg | 10,923 | 27.6 | −25.2 |
| | Reform UK | Neill Walker | 8,865 | 22.4 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 1,987 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Jennifer Hibell | 1,851 | 4.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,069 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,618 | 58.4 | −9.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aaron Bell | 23,485 | 52.5 | 4.4 |
| | Labour | Carl Greatbatch | 16,039 | 35.9 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 2,361 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| | Brexit Party | Jason Cooper | 1,921 | 4.3 | New |
| | Green | Carl Johnson | 933 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,446 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,879 | 65.8 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.35 | |
General election 2017: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 21,124 | 48.2 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Owen Meredith | 21,094 | 48.1 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 1,624 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,842 | 66.9 | 4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |
General election 2015: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 16,520 | 38.4 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Tony Cox | 15,870 | 36.9 | 2.5 |
| | UKIP | Phil Wood | 7,252 | 16.9 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Wilkes | 1,826 | 4.2 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Sam Gibbons | 1,246 | 2.9 | New |
| | Independent | David Nixon | 283 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,997 | 62.6 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
General election 2010: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 16,393 | 38.0 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 14,841 | 34.4 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 8,466 | 19.6 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | David Nixon | 3,491 | 8.1 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,552 | 3.6 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,191 | 62.2 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 18,053 | 45.4 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Lefroy | 9,945 | 25.0 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 7,528 | 18.9 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | David Nixon | 1,436 | 3.6 | +2.1 |
| | BNP | John Dawson | 1,390 | 3.5 | New |
| | Green | Andrew Dobson | 918 | 2.3 | New |
| | Veritas | Marian Harvey-Lover | 518 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,108 | 20.4 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,788 | 61.6 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |
General election 2001: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 20,650 | 53.4 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 10,664 | 27.6 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Roodhouse | 5,993 | 15.5 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Fyson | 773 | 2.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Paul Godfrey | 594 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,986 | 25.8 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,674 | 58.8 | −14.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Llin Golding | 27,743 | 56.5 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Hayes | 10,537 | 21.5 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Studd | 6,858 | 14.0 | −7.9 |
| | Referendum | Kim Suttle | 1,510 | 3.1 | New |
| | Liberal | Steven Mountford | 1,399 | 2.9 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Bridget Bell | 1,082 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,206 | 35.0 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,129 | 73.6 | −7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Llin Golding | 25,652 | 47.9 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Brierley | 15,813 | 29.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Thomas | 11,727 | 21.9 | −9.0 |
| | Natural Law | Richard Lines | 314 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,839 | 18.3 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,506 | 80.8 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Llin Golding | 21,618 | 40.5 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Alan Thomas | 16,486 | 30.9 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Ridway | 14,863 | 27.9 | −8.5 |
| | Ex Labour Moderate | Michael Nicklin | 397 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,132 | 9.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,364 | 80.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
* Resignation of John Golding on 24 June 1986, upon appointment as General Secretary of the National Communications Union.
1986 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Llin Golding | 16,819 | 40.8 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Alan Thomas | 16,020 | 38.8 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | James Nock | 7,863 | 19.0 | −17.4 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 277 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | John Gaskell | 115 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | James Parker | 83 | 0.2 | New |
| | Independent | David Brewster | 70 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 2.0 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,247 | 62.2 | −15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,353 | | |
General election 1983: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 21,210 | 42.0 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Lawrence | 18,406 | 36.4 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | Alan Thomas | 10,916 | 21.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,804 | 5.6 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,532 | 77.3 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 28,649 | 48.5 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | E Ashley | 24,421 | 41.3 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | G Evans | 5,878 | 10.0 | −3.4 |
| | British Socialist Empire | S Rowe | 156 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,228 | 7.2 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,104 | 81.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 28,154 | 49.6 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bonsor | 20,784 | 36.6 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | R Fyson | 7,604 | 13.4 | −1.2 |
| | UK Front | S Rowe | 256 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,370 | 13.0 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,798 | 78.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 28,603 | 47.2 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bonsor | 22,955 | 37.9 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal | R Fyson | 8,861 | 14.6 | +10.3 |
| | UK Front | S Rowe | 228 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,648 | 9.3 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,647 | 84.1 | +18.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 22,329 | 48.9 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Winterton | 20,223 | 44.3 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Derek Wright | 1,954 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Democratic Party | Peter Boyle | 1,194 | 2.61 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,106 | 4.6 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,700 | 65.5 | −14.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

By-election 1969: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Golding | 21,786 | 46.1 | −15.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Winterton | 20,744 | 43.9 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | David Spreckley | 2,999 | 6.4 | New |
| | Democratic Party | D Parker | 1,699 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,042 | 2.2 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,228 | 72.3 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 31,548 | 61.8 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Peggy Fenner | 19,497 | 38.2 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,051 | 23.6 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,045 | 79.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 30,470 | 58.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | John Lovering | 22,073 | 42.0 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,397 | 16.0 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,543 | 82.2 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 29,840 | 55.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Prendergast | 23,838 | 44.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,002 | 11.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,678 | 84.4 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 28,314 | 56.8 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Frank Taylor | 21,569 | 43.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,745 | 13.6 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,883 | 80.8 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Swingler | 30,814 | 58.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | James Friend | 22,278 | 42.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,536 | 16.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,092 | 87.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mack | 30,249 | 57.8 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | James Friend | 22,132 | 42.2 | +20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,117 | 15.6 | −29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,381 | 87.6 | +10.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mack | 25,903 | 66.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Wade | 8,380 | 21.4 | New |
| | Liberal | Norman Elliott | 4,838 | 12.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,523 | 44.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,121 | 77.1 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1942 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mack | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour |
General election 1931: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | 20,931 | 69.9 | +12.2 |
| | Unionist | Christopher Kemplay Tatham | 9,011 | 30.1 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,920 | 39.8 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,942 | 75.8 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,482 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 | |
General election 1924: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | 14,226 | 57.7 | −7.9 |
| | Unionist | A. Hassam | 10,425 | 42.3 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,801 | 15.4 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,651 | 80.0 | +15.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,816 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.9 | |
General election 1923: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | 12,881 | 65.6 | +5.4 |
| | Unionist | John Ravenshaw | 6,746 | 34.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,135 | 31.2 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,627 | 64.2 | −15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,565 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josiah Wedgwood | 14,503 | 60.2 | N/A |
| | National Liberal | Albert Shaw | 9,573 | 39.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,930 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,076 | 79.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,300 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

## Election results 1868-1918
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Buckley | 1,423 | 43.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | William Shepherd Allen | 1,081 | 33.3 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal | Henry Thomas Salmon | 744 | 22.9 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 20.9 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,340 (est) | 82.0 (est) | −12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,849 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.4 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Buckley | 1,173 | 35.3 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal | William Shepherd Allen | 1,116 | 33.6 | −22.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Davenport | 1,037 | 31.2 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,221 (est) | 74.1 (est) | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,999 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 1.7 | −19.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −22.7 | |
Buckley resigned, causing a by-election.
1878 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Rathbone Edge | 1,330 | 57.3 | +23.7 |
| | Conservative | Charles Donaldson-Hudson | 990 | 42.7 | −23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 14.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,320 | 68.3 | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,396 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.8 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Donaldson-Hudson | 1,484 | 37.9 | −28.6 |
| | Liberal | William Shepherd Allen | 1,252 | 32.0 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Rathbone Edge | 1,175 | 30.0 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 5.9 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,736 (est) | 84.6 (est) | +10.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,235 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −13.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +14.8 | |
General election 1885: Newcastle-under-Lyme (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Shepherd Allen | 4,031 | 58.6 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Scoble | 2,848 | 41.4 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,183 | 17.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,879 | 87.8 | +3.2 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,837 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election 1886: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Douglas Coghill | 2,896 | 51.3 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | John Beavis Brindley | 2,752 | 48.7 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,648 | 72.1 | −15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,837 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Allen | 4,024 | 57.8 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Douglas Coghill | 2,936 | 42.2 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,960 | 78.5 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,862 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.1 | |
General election 1895: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Allen | 3,510 | 50.8 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Morier Lee | 3,399 | 49.2 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 1.6 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,909 | 83.4 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,281 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Alfred Seale Haslam | 3,750 | 51.2 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | William Allen | 3,568 | 48.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,318 | 80.5 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,095 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1906: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Josiah Wedgwood | 5,155 | 63.6 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Alfred Seale Haslam | 2,948 | 36.4 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,207 | 27.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,103 | 84.0 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,650 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +14.8 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Josiah Wedgwood | 5,613 | 56.9 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ewart Grogan | 4,245 | 43.1 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 13.8 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,858 | 93.8 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
General election December 1910: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Josiah Wedgwood | 5,281 | 56.4 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Ewart Grogan | 4,087 | 43.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,194 | 12.8 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,368 | 89.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
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;
* Liberal: Josiah Wedgwood
* Unionist: Edgar Percy Hewitt
General election 1918: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Josiah Wedgwood* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal |
* Wedgwood was issued with a Coalition Coupon but did not accept it. He was also adopted by the local Liberal association, but considered himself an independent candidate.

## Election results 1832-1868
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Henry Miller | 607 | 36.3 | +7.1 |
| | Tory | Henry Willoughby | 587 | 35.1 | N/A |
| | Tory | Edmund Peel | 478 | 28.6 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.5 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | 96.7 | c. +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 973 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1835: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Peel | 689 | 43.6 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | William Henry Miller | 494 | 31.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 397 | 25.1 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 6.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 922 | 93.4 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 987 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1837: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Miller | 669 | 41.9 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Spencer Horsey de Horsey | 635 | 39.8 | N/A |
| | Whig | Richard Badnall | 292 | 18.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 21.5 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | 88.9 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 991 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Buckley | 721 | 42.3 | +2.5 |
| | Whig | John Quincey Harris | 565 | 33.2 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | William Henry Miller | 417 | 24.5 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 977 | 94.1 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,090 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 9.1 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.9 | |
Harris' election was declared void on petition on 11 May 1842, due to bribery by his agent, causing a by-election.
By-election, 14 June 1842: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Quincey Harris | 499 | 51.0 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | John Campbell Colquhoun | 479 | 49.0 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.0 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 978 | 91.0 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,075 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +17.8 | |
Harris' election was again declared void on 23 July 1842, due to bribery by his agents, and Colquhoun was declared elected in his place.
General election 1847: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Samuel Christy | 571 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | William Jackson | 565 | 32.1 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Francis Egerton | 522 | 29.7 | −37.1 |
| | Whig | William Greig | 101 | 5.7 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 (est) | 81.9 (est) | −12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,074 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.4 | −6.3 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +17.0 | |
Christy resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds due to holding a government contract, causing a by-election in which he stood.
By-election, 15 December 1847: Newcastle-under-Lyme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Samuel Christy | 546 | 59.8 | +27.3 |
| | Whig | Thomas Ross | 367 | 40.2 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 19.6 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 913 | 85.0 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,074 | | |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Swing | +11.9 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Jackson | 622 | 42.6 | +10.5 |
| | Peelite | Samuel Christy | 585 | 40.1 | +7.6 |
| | Whig | Thomas Ross | 252 | 17.3 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 (est) | 66.9 (est) | −15.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,090 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 22.8 | +20.0 |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Swing | −14.9 | |
General election 1857: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Samuel Christy | 654 | 55.4 | +15.3 |
| | Whig | William Jackson | 413 | 35.0 | −7.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Riley | 113 | 9.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 20.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590 (est) | 59.2 (est) | −7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 997 | | |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Swing | +11.5 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −11.5 | |
General election 1859: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Murray | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | William Jackson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 994 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Shepherd Allen | 520 | 44.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edmund Buckley | 494 | 41.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Ashford Wise | 166 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,014 (est) | 94.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,077 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Pre-1832 election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Richardson Borradaile | 453 | 30.4 |
| | Whig | William Henry Miller | 436 | 29.3 |
| | Tory | Edmund Peel | 319 | 21.4 |
| | Whig | Evelyn Denison | 280 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 773 | c. 90.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 850 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.1 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 7.9 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Edmund Peel | 746 | 47.1 | +25.7 |
| | Tory | William Henry Miller | 463 | 29.2 | −1.2 |
| | Whig | Josiah Wedgwood | 374 | 23.6 | −24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 5.6 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 808 | c. 95.1 | c. +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 850 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | +19.0 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +5.5 | |