# Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull, often simply referred to as Hull, was a parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire, electing two members of parliament to the Parliaments of England, Great Britain and House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1305 until 1885. Its MPs included the anti-slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce, and the poet Andrew Marvell.

## History

Kingston upon Hull was a borough constituency in the town (later city) of Hull. Until the Great Reform Act 1832, it consisted only of the parish of St Mary's, Hull and part of Holy Trinity, Hull, entirely to the west of the River Hull. This excluded parts of the urban area which had not been originally part of the town, but some of these – the rest of Holy Trinity parish, Sculcoates, Drypool, Garrisonside and part of Sutton-on-Hull – were brought into the constituency by boundary changes in 1832. This increased the population of the borough from around 16,000 to almost 50,000.
The borough sent its first two known Members to the parliament of 1305 and thereafter with fair regularity from 1334. Until the Reform Act 1832, the right to vote in Hull was vested in the freemen of the city, which made the constituency one of the larger and more competitive ones. At the general election of 1831, 2,174 voters went to the polls.
The Hull constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election, the city being divided into three single-member constituencies, Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East and Kingston upon Hull West.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1305–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1332 (Mar) | William de la Pole |
| 1332 (Sep) | ? |
| 1332/3 | ? |
| 1334 (Feb) | ? |
| 1334 (Sep) | ? |
| 1335 | William de la Pole |
| 1336 | William de la Pole |
| 1337 | ? |
| 1338 | William de la Pole |
| 1386 | Adam Tutbury | John Hedon |
| 1388 (Feb) | Simon Grimsby | William Pound |
| 1388 (Sep) | Thomas Waltham | John Spalding |
| 1390 (Jan) | |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | William Bubwith | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1393 | Thomas Fountenay | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1394 | Simon Grimsby | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1395 | Robert Snainton | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1397 (Jan) | William Terry | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1397 (Sep) | |
| 1399 | William Terry | William Pound |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | John Birken | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1404 (Jan) | |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | John Fitling | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1407 | John Fitling | John Leversegge |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | John Fitling | Thomas Kirkby |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | John Fitling | Hugh Clitheroe |
| 1414 (Apr) | |
| 1414 (Nov) | John Aldwick | Walter Grimsby |
| 1415 | Robert Hornsea | Richard Swan |
| 1416 (Mar) | John Saunderson | Walter Grimsby |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | |
| 1419 | John Bedford | John Fitling |
| 1420 | John Bedford | Robert Kirkton |
| 1421 (May) | John Bedford | John Fitling |
| 1421 (Dec) | Thomas Marshall | Robert Holme |
| 1426 | John Aldwick | |
| 1495 | Robert Chapman | |
| 1510 | Roger Bushell | John Eland |
| 1512 | Edward Baron | Thomas Wilkinson |
| 1515 | Thomas Wilkinson | Robert Harrison |
| 1523 | ? |
| 1529 | George Matheson | Edward Madison |
| 1536 | Sir Edward Madison | George Matheson |
| 1539 | George Matheson | Robert Kemsey |
| 1542 | ? |
| 1545 | Edward Rogers | Robert Googe or Goche |
| 1547 | John Thacker | Walter Jobson |
| 1553 (Mar) | Alexander Stockdale | William Johnson |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Thacker | William Johnson |
| 1554 (Apr) | Alexander Stockdale | John Thacker |
| 1554 (Nov) | Walter Jobson | John Thornton |
| 1555 | Walter Jobson | Thomas Dalton |
| 1558 | Walter Jobson | Thomas Aldred |
| 1558/9 | Walter Jobson | John Oversall |
| 1562/3 | Christopher Estofte, died and replaced in 1566 by Henry Fanshawe | John Thornton |
| 1571 | John Thornton | James Clerkson |
| 1572 | Thomas Dalton | James Clerkson |
| 1581 | Dalton and Clerkson dismissed as idle and impotent and replaced in January 1581 by Thomas Fleming and John Fawether or Fairweather | Dalton and Clerkson dismissed as idle and impotent and replaced in January 1581 by Thomas Fleming and John Fawether or Fairweather |
| 1584 | John Thornton | John Aldred |
| 1586 | Edward Wakefield | John Aldred |
| 1588 | Leonard Willan | William Gee |
| 1593 | Leonard Willan | Peter Proby |
| 1597 | Leonard Willan | Anthony Cole |
| 1601 | John Lister | John Graves |
| 1604–1611 | Anthony Cole | John Edmonds |
| 1614 | Sir John Bourchier | Richard Burgis |
| 1621 | John Lister | Maurice Abbot |
| 1624 | John Lister | Sir John Suckling, sat for Middlesex and was replaced by Maurice Abbot |
| 1625 | John Lister | Maurice Abbot |
| 1626 | John Lister | Lancelot Roper |
| 1628 | John Lister | James Watkinson |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | No Parliaments convened |

### MPs 1640–1885

| Year | Year | Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| | | April 1640 | Sir Henry Vane, junior | Parliamentarian | Sir John Lister | Parliamentarian |
| | | November 1640 | Sir Henry Vane, junior | Parliamentarian | Sir John Lister (died December 1640) | Parliamentarian |
| | | 1641 | Sir Henry Vane, junior | Parliamentarian | Peregrine Pelham | Parliamentarian |
| | | 1650 | Sir Henry Vane, junior | Parliamentarian | Pelham died 1650, seat vacant thereafter | Pelham died 1650, seat vacant thereafter |
| | | 1653 | Hull was unrepresented in Barebone's Parliament | Hull was unrepresented in Barebone's Parliament | Hull was unrepresented in Barebone's Parliament | Hull was unrepresented in Barebone's Parliament |
| | | 1654 | William Lister | | Hull had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hull had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| | | 1656 | William Lister | | Hull had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hull had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| | | January 1659 | John Ramsden | | Andrew Marvell | |
| | | May 1659 | Sir Henry Vane, junior | | One seat vacant | One seat vacant |
| | | April 1660 | John Ramsden | | Andrew Marvell | |
| | | 1661 | Anthony Gilby | | Andrew Marvell | |
| | | 1678 | Anthony Gilby | | William Ramsden | |
| | | February 1679 | Lemuel Kingdon | | William Ramsden | |
| | | September 1679 | Sir Michael Warton | | William Gee | |
| | | 1685 | John Ramsden | | Sir Willoughby Hickman | |
| | | 1689 | John Ramsden | | William Gee | |
| | | 1690 | John Ramsden | | Charles Osborne | |
| | | 1695 | Sir William St Quintin | Tory | Charles Osborne | |
| | | 1701 | Sir William St Quintin | Tory | William Maister | Tory |
| | | 1717 | Sir William St Quintin | Tory | Nathaniel Rogers | |
| | | 1724 | George Crowle | | Nathaniel Rogers | |
| | | 1727 | George Crowle | | Joseph Micklethwaite | |
| | | February 1734 by-election | George Crowle | | Henry Maister | |
| | | 1741 | George Crowle | | William Carter | |
| | | 1744 by-election | George Crowle | | Harry Pulteney | |
| | | 1747 | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | Thomas Carter | |
| | | 1754 by-election | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | Richard Crowle | |
| | | 1757 by-election | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | Sir George Metham | |
| | | 1766 by-election | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | William Weddell | |
| | | 1774 | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | David Hartley | Rockingham Whig |
| | | 1780 | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | William Wilberforce | Tory |
| | | 1782 by-election | David Hartley | Rockingham Whig | William Wilberforce | Tory |
| | | March 1784 | Samuel Thornton | Tory | William Wilberforce | Tory |
| | | June 1784 by-election | Samuel Thornton | Tory | Walter Spencer-Stanhope | Tory |
| | | 1790 | Samuel Thornton | Tory | Aubrey Beauclerk | |
| | | 1796 | Samuel Thornton | Tory | Sir Charles Turner | |
| | | 1802 | Samuel Thornton | Tory | John Staniforth | Tory |
| | | 1806 | William Joseph Denison | Whig | John Staniforth | Tory |
| | | 1807 | Philip Stanhope | Whig | John Staniforth | Tory |
| | | 1812 | George Denys | Tory | John Staniforth | Tory |
| | | 1818 | John Mitchell | Tory | James Graham | Whig |
| | | 1820 | John Mitchell | Tory | Daniel Sykes | Whig |
| | | 1826 | John O'Neill | Tory | Daniel Sykes | Whig |
| | | 1830 | George Schonswar | Tory | William Battie-Wrightson | Whig |
| | | 1831 | George Schonswar | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Whig |
| | | 1832 | Matthew Davenport Hill | Whig | William Hutt | Radical |
| | | January 1835 | David Carruthers | Conservative | William Hutt | Radical |
| | | June 1835 by-election | Thomas Perronet Thompson | Radical | William Hutt | Radical |
| | | 1837 | Sir Walter James | Conservative | William Wilberforce | Conservative |
| | | 1838 | Sir Walter James | Conservative | William Hutt | Radical |
| | | 1841 | Sir Walter James | Conservative | Sir John Hanmer | Conservative |
| | | 1847 | Matthew Talbot Baines | Whig | James Clay | Radical |
| | | 1852 | George Robinson | Whig | James Clay | Radical |
| | | 1853 | Writ suspended | Writ suspended | Writ suspended | Writ suspended |
| | | 1854 by-election | William Digby Seymour | Radical | William Henry Watson | Whig |
| | | February 1857 by-election | William Digby Seymour | Radical | James Clay | Radical |
| | | March 1857 | Anthony Ashley-Cooper | Peelite | James Clay | Radical |
| | | April 1859 | Joseph Hoare | Conservative | James Clay | Liberal |
| | | August 1859 by-election | Joseph Somes | Conservative | James Clay | Liberal |
| | | 1865 | Charles Morgan Norwood | Liberal | James Clay | Liberal |
| | | 1873 by-election | Charles Morgan Norwood | Liberal | Joseph Walker Pease | Conservative |
| | | 1874 | Charles Morgan Norwood | Liberal | Charles Wilson | Liberal |
| 1885 | 1885 | 1885 | constituency divided: see Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East and Kingston upon Hull West | constituency divided: see Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East and Kingston upon Hull West | constituency divided: see Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East and Kingston upon Hull West | constituency divided: see Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East and Kingston upon Hull West |

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

General election 1830: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | George Schonswar | 1,564 | 42.9 |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 1,213 | 33.3 |
| | Whig | Thomas Gisborne Burke | 869 | 23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,174 | c. 79.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 2,750 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |
General election 1831: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | George Schonswar | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 2,750 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1832: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Matthew Davenport Hill | 1,674 | 32.5 |
| | Radical | William Hutt | 1,610 | 31.3 |
| | Tory | David Carruthers (MP) | 1,429 | 27.8 |
| | Radical | James Acland | 433 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,305 | 85.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,863 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 1.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 3.5 |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig |
General election 1835: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Carruthers (MP) | 1,836 | 38.7 | +10.9 |
| | Radical | William Hutt | 1,536 | 32.4 | −7.3 |
| | Whig | Matthew Davenport Hill | 1,371 | 28.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,108 | 73.2 | −12.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,244 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 9.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +6.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 3.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −6.4 | |
Carruthers' death caused a by-election.
By-election, 20 June 1835: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson | 1,428 | 50.1 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Henry St John-Mildmay | 1,423 | 49.9 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 67.2 | −6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,244 | | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.3 | |
General election 1837: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Wilberforce | 1,514 | 25.5 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Walter James | 1,505 | 25.3 | +6.0 |
| | Radical | William Hutt | 1,497 | 25.2 | −7.2 |
| | Whig | Benjamin Wood | 1,430 | 24.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.1 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | 70.8 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,222 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +4.8 | |
* On petition, Wilberforce's election was declared void and Hutt was declared elected in 1838.

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hanmer | 1,843 | 26.0 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Walter James | 1,830 | 25.9 | +0.6 |
| | Radical | James Clay | 1,761 | 24.9 | +12.3 |
| | Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson | 1,645 | 23.2 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 1.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 73.7 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,862 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |
General election 1847: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Matthew Talbot Baines | 2,168 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Radical | James Clay | 2,135 | 35.5 | −12.6 |
| | Whig | James Brown | 1,705 | 28.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,004 (est) | 65.0 (est) | −8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,618 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 430 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
Baines was appointed President of the Poor Law Board, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 7 February 1849: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Matthew Talbot Baines | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Clay | 2,246 | 28.3 | −7.2 |
| | Whig | George Robinson | 2,242 | 28.3 | −36.2 |
| | Conservative | John Bramley-Moore | 1,815 | 22.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Charles Lennox Butler | 1,626 | 20.5 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,965 (est) | 75.9 (est) | +10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,221 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.0 | −7.1 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 5.4 | +4.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
After an election petition committee found evidence of bribery and treating, both members were unseated and the writ was suspended in March 1853. A by-election was then held in August 1854.
By-election, 18 August 1854: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William Digby Seymour | 1,820 | 34.8 | +6.5 |
| | Whig | William Henry Watson | 1,806 | 34.6 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Auchmuty Dickson | 1,600 | 30.6 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,413 (est) | 74.7 (est) | −1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,572 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 4.0 | −1.4 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Watson resigned after being appointed a Baron of the Exchequer, causing a by-election.
By-election, 11 February 1857: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Clay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig | Radical gain from Whig |
General election 1857: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | James Clay | 2,365 | 36.4 | +6.1 |
| | Peelite | Anthony Ashley-Cooper | 2,303 | 35.5 | N/A |
| | Radical | William Compton | 1,392 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Radical | William Digby Seymour | 434 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 (est) | 59.1 (est) | −16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,494 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Whig | Peelite gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Clay | 2,445 | 36.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hoare | 2,269 | 34.0 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Harvey Lewis | 1,959 | 29.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,337 (est) | 60.4 (est) | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,526 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 2.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Peelite | Conservative gain from Peelite | Swing | −0.5 | |
Hoare was unseated after an election petition committee found evidence of corruption, causing a by-election.
By-election, 20 August 1859: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Somes | 2,068 | 56.7 | +22.7 |
| | Liberal | Harvey Lewis | 1,579 | 43.3 | −22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 13.4 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,647 | 66.0 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,526 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +22.7 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Clay | 2,583 | 30.7 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal | Charles Morgan Norwood | 2,547 | 30.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | John Somes | 1,910 | 22.8 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hoare | 1,374 | 16.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 7.5 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,207 (est) | 75.6 (est) | +15.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,566 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | −0.8 | |
General election 1868: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Morgan Norwood | 7,282 | 28.0 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | James Clay | 6,874 | 26.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Henry Atkinson | 6,383 | 24.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Baxter | 5,444 | 21.0 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 1.9 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,992 (est) | 75.8 (est) | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,146 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

Clay's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 24 Oct 1873: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Walker Pease | 6,873 | 51.0 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Edward Reed | 6,594 | 49.0 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,467 | 64.3 | −11.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,947 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 1874: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 8,886 | 35.3 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Morgan Norwood | 8,549 | 34.0 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Walker Pease | 7,706 | 30.7 | −14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 3.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,424 (est) | 74.6 (est) | −1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,026 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Kingston upon Hull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Morgan Norwood | 12,071 | 32.9 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 11,837 | 32.2 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | John Buckingham Pope | 6,767 | 18.4 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Atkinson | 6,067 | 16.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,070 | 13.8 | +10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,371 (est) | 70.1 (est) | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,193 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.2 | |