# North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Cheshire is a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the division of Cheshire in 1832. In 1868 it was abolished with South Cheshire to form East Cheshire, Mid Cheshire, West Cheshire and Stalybridge.

## History

North Cheshire, or the Northern Division of Cheshire, was created as a two-member constituency under the Representation of the People Act 1832 as one of two divisions, along with South Cheshire, of the Parliamentary County of Cheshire. It comprised the Hundreds of Macclesfield and Bucklow.
Under the Reform Act 1867, Cheshire was further divided with the creation of Mid Cheshire, to which the Bucklow Hundred was transferred. North Cheshire, now comprising the Hundred of Macclesfield was renamed East Cheshire by the Boundaries Act 1868.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second Party |
| 1832 | | Hon. Edward Stanley | Whig | | William Egerton | Conservative |
| 1841 | | George Legh | Conservative | | William Egerton | Conservative |
| 1847 | | Hon. Edward Stanley | Whig | | William Egerton | Conservative |
| 1848 by-election | | George Legh | Conservative | | William Egerton | Conservative |
| 1858 by-election | | George Legh | Conservative | | Hon. Wilbraham Egerton | Conservative |
| 1868 | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished | Second Reform Act: constituency abolished |

## Elections

General election 1865: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,026 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,504 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 7 August 1858: Cheshire Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilbraham Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Egerton's resignation by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead
General election 1857: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,693 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1852: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | George Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,494 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
By-election, 8 June 1848: Cheshire Northern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Legh | 3,060 | 55.8 | N/A |
| | Whig | Francis Dukinfield Palmer-Astley | 2,419 | 44.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,479 | 76.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,188 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by elevation of Edward Stanley to the House of Lords as Lord Eddisbury
General election 1847: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,188 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1841: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | 2,782 | 36.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Legh | 2,652 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Whig | Edward Stanley | 2,206 | 28.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,923 (est) | 80.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,154 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1837: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,029 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Edward Stanley | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,045 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Cheshire Northern (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Edward Stanley | 2,556 | 39.3 |
| | Tory | William Egerton | 2,428 | 37.4 |
| | Whig | John Richard Delap Tollemache | 1,516 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,346 | 85.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,105 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 1.9 |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 912 | 14.1 |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |