# Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)

Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.
From 1295 until the general election of 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of England and House of Commons of Great Britain.
Initially this consisted of only the town of Cricklade, but from 1782 the vote was extended to the surrounding countryside as a punishment for the borough's corruption. The extended area came to include the village of Swindon, which later grew into a large town with the coming of the railways in the 19th century.
From the 1885 general election the borough was abolished, but the name was transferred to a county division of Wiltshire covering much the same area, and electing a single MP. This constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election: Cricklade joined the Chippenham constituency and a new Swindon constituency was created.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The hundreds of Highworth, Cricklade, Staple, Kingsbridge and Malmesbury, except the parliamentary borough of Malmesbury.
1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Cricklade and Swindon.

## Members of Parliament
### 1295-1640

* Constituency created 1295
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | John Andrew | Andrew Jones |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Andrew | Thomas Weston |
| 1388 (Sep) | |
| 1390 (Jan) | ?John Crouch | ?William Plomer |
| 1399 | Robert Andrew | John Ferrour |
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Cricklade | Robert Newman |
| 1421 (Dec) | [Thomas] Cricklade | Geoffrey Cowbridge |
| 1442 | John Long |
| 1427 | John Bailey |
| 1510 | Sir Andrew Windsor |
| 1529 | Robert Curzon | William Rede |
| 1547 | John Winchcombe alias Smallwood | John Walshe |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Parker | William Badger ? |
| 1554 (Apr) | William Hampshire | John Tunks |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Parker | John Rede |
| 1555 | Sir Nicholas Poyntz | George Huntley |
| 1558 | William Hampshire | John Marmion |
| 1559 | Sir Walter Denys | John Astley |
| 1562–3 | Nicholas St John | Anthony Throckmorton |
| 1571 | Sir Nicholas Arnold | Giles Brydges |
| 1572 | William Brydges | John Higford |
| 1584 | Rowland Leigh | Richard Smith |
| 1586 | John Higford | Richard Delabere |
| 1588–9 | George Snigge | Thomas Smith |
| 1593 | Henry Noel | John Pleydell |
| 1597 | Sir George Gifford | Grey Brydges |
| 1601 | Sir George Gifford | Robert Master |
| 1604–1611 | Sir John Hungerford | Sir Henry Poole |
| 1614 | Sir Thomas Monson | Sir John Eyre |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Thomas Howard | Sir Carew Reynell |
| 1624 | Sir William Howard | Sir Neville Poole |
| 1625 | Sir William Howard | Edward Dowse |
| 1626 | Sir William Howard | Sir Robert Hyde |
| 1628 | Robert Jenner | Sir Edward Hungerford |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### 1640-1885

| Year | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | ? |
| November 1640 | | Robert Jenner | Parliamentarian | | Thomas Hodges | Parliamentarian |
| December 1648 | Jenner excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Jenner excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Jenner excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant | Hodges not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge | Hodges not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge | Hodges not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge |
| 1653 | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Cricklade was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Edward Poole | | | John Hawkins | |
| May 1659 | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Cricklade was unrepresented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | Hungerford Dunch | | | Nevil Maskelyne | |
| 1661 | | Sir George Hungerford | | | John Ernle | |
| 1679 | | Hungerford Dunch | | | Edmund Webb | |
| 1680 | | John Pleydell | | | Edmund Webb | |
| 1681 | | William Lenthall | | | Edmund Webb | |
| 1685 | | Charles Fox | | | Edmund Webb | |
| 1689 | | Charles Fox | | | Thomas Freke | |
| 1690 | | Charles Fox | | | Edmund Webb | |
| 1698 | | Charles Fox | | | Edward Pleydell | |
| 1699 | | Sir Stephen Fox | | | Edward Pleydell | |
| 1701 | | Sir Stephen Fox | | | Edmund Dunch | Whig |
| 1702 | | Thomas Richmond Webb | | | Samuel Barker | |
| 1705 | | Edmund Dunch | Whig | | Samuel Barker | |
| 1708 | | Edmund Dunch | Whig | | James Vernon the younger | Whig |
| 1710 | | Edmund Dunch | Whig | | Samuel Robinson | |
| 1713 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | William Gore | |
| 1714 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Samuel Robinson | |
| 1715 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Jacob Sawbridge | |
| 1721 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Hon. Matthew Ducie Moreton | |
| 1722 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Thomas Gore | |
| 1727 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Christopher Tilson | |
| 1734 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | William Gore | |
| 1739 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Charles Gore | |
| 1741 | | Sir Thomas Reade | | | Welbore Ellis | |
| 1747 | | William Rawlinson Earle | | | Lieutenant-Colonel John Gore | |
| 1754 | | William Rawlinson Earle | | | Thomas Gore | |
| 1761 | | Arnold Nesbitt | | | Thomas Gore | |
| 1768 | | Hon. George Damer | | | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Fletcher | |
| 1774 | | William Earle | | | Arnold Nesbitt | |
| 1775 | | Samuel Peach | | | Arnold Nesbitt | |
| 1776 | | John Dewar | | | Arnold Nesbitt | |
| 1779 | | John Dewar | | | John Macpherson | |
| 1780 | | Paul Benfield | | | John Macpherson | |
| 1782 | | Paul Benfield | | | Hon. George St John | |
| 1784 | | Charles Coxe | Whig | | Robert Adamson | Whig |
| 1785 | | John Walker-Heneage | Tory | | Robert Nicholas | Tory |
| 1790 | | John Walker-Heneage | Tory | | Thomas Estcourt | Tory |
| 1794 | | Henry Herbert | Tory | | Thomas Estcourt | Tory |
| 1806 | | Henry Herbert | Tory | | Thomas Goddard | Tory |
| 1811 | | William Herbert | Tory | | Thomas Goddard | Tory |
| 1812 | | Joseph Pitt | Tory | | Thomas Calley | Whig |
| 1818 | | Joseph Pitt | Tory | | Robert Gordon | Whig |
| 1831 | | Thomas Calley | Whig | | Robert Gordon | Whig |
| 1835 | | John Neeld | Conservative | | Robert Gordon | Whig |
| 1837 | | John Neeld | Conservative | | Ambrose Goddard | Conservative |
| 1841 | | John Neeld | Conservative | | Hon. Henry Howard | Whig |
| 1847 | | John Neeld | Conservative | | Ambrose Goddard | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Anthony Ashley-Cooper | Liberal | | Ambrose Goddard | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Sir Daniel Gooch | Conservative | | Ambrose Goddard | Conservative |
| 1868 | | Sir Daniel Gooch | Conservative | | Hon. Frederick Cadogan | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Sir Daniel Gooch | Conservative | | Ambrose Goddard | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Sir Daniel Gooch | Conservative | | Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal |
| 1885 | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member | Borough abolished - replaced by county constituency returning one member |

### 1885-1918

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1892 | John Husband | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Alfred Hopkinson | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1898 | Lord Edmond FitzMaurice | Liberal |
| | 1906 | John Massie | Liberal |
| | Jan. 1910 | Thomas Calley | Liberal Unionist |
| | Dec. 1910 | Richard Cornthwaite Lambert | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished: see Swindon | constituency abolished: see Swindon |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Joseph Pitt | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Robert Gordon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,200 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1831: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Gordon | 669 | 36.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Thomas Calley | 639 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Whig | Philip Pleydell-Bouverie | 533 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | c. 94.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,200 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | N/A | |
Gordon was appointed a Commissioner for the Affairs of India, causing a by-election.
By-election, 16 June 1832: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Gordon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Gordon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Calley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,546 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Gordon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,640 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1837: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | 833 | 36.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard (born 1779) | 734 | 32.1 | New |
| | Whig | Henry Thomas Howard | 720 | 31.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | 82.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,687 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Henry Thomas Howard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,663 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,659 | | |
| | 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 |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,647 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | 778 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | 770 | 35.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | Charles James Monk | 633 | 29.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 (est) | 83.7 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,682 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | 745 | 33.9 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Ashley-Cooper | 743 | 33.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | 712 | 32.4 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,472 (est) | 87.0 (est) | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,692 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.1 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | 978 | 37.2 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Gooch | 879 | 33.4 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | William Eliot | 772 | 29.4 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 (est) | 83.8 (est) | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,029 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.6 | |
General election 1868: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick William Cadogan | 2,844 | 38.9 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Gooch | 2,452 | 33.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | 2,009 | 27.5 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,075 (est) | 87.1 (est) | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,825 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Gooch | 2,624 | 29.0 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Goddard | 2,231 | 24.6 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal | Frederick William Cadogan | 2,092 | 23.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Henry Tucker | 1,578 | 17.4 | −2.1 |
| | Lib-Lab | William Morris | 497 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | John Arkell | 40 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 (est) | 75.9 (est) | −11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,325 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Cricklade (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nevil Story Maskelyne | 4,350 | 50.9 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Gooch | 2,441 | 28.6 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Algernon Neeld | 1,748 | 20.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,602 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,791 (est) | 90.9 (est) | +15.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,473 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1885: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nevil Story Maskelyne | 4,541 | 62.1 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | William Stone | 2,770 | 37.9 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,771 | 24.2 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,311 | 81.0 | −9.9 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,031 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
General election 1886: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Nevil Story Maskelyne | 3,401 | 53.7 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe | 1,683 | 26.6 | −35.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Sir John Bennett | 1,247 | 19.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,718 | 27.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,331 | 70.1 | −10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,031 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +25.7 | |
* Costelloe contested previous general election as Conservative

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Husband | 4,569 | 56.1 | +29.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Nevil Story Maskelyne | 3,571 | 43.9 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,140 | 77.1 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,561 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +19.7 | |
General election 1895: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Alfred Hopkinson | 4,679 | 50.5 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Edmond Petty-Fitzmaurice | 4,580 | 49.5 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,259 | 84.2 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,994 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.6 | |
1898 Cricklade by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmond Petty-Fitzmaurice | 5,624 | 52.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Campbell | 5,135 | 47.7 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,759 | 90.3 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,911 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmond Petty-Fitzmaurice | 5,754 | 53.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Ernest St Clair Pemberton | 4,920 | 46.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,674 | 85.8 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,441 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +4.4 | |
General election 1906: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Massie | 7,294 | 56.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Arnold Ward | 5,716 | 43.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | 12.2 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,010 | 90.4 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,390 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Thomas Calley | 7,389 | 52.2 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | John Massie | 6,754 | 47.8 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,143 | 93.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |
General election December 1910: Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Cornthwaite Lambert | 6,937 | 50.5 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Thomas Calley | 6,809 | 49.5 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,746 | 90.4 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +2.7 | |
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: Richard Cornthwaite Lambert
* Unionist: