# North Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Leicestershire, formally the "Northern Division of Leicestershire", was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Hundreds of West Goscote, East Goscote and Framland, and the two detached portions of the Hundred of Gartree situated on the east of the Hundred of East Goscote (the parishes of Baggrave, Burrough, Knossington, Marefield, Pickwell-cum-Leesthorpe, Ouston, and Newbold-Saucey).

## History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Leicestershire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.
Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth, Harborough, Loughborough and Melton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | Lord Robert Manners | Tory | | Charles March-Phillipps | Radical |
| 1834 | | Lord Robert Manners | Conservative | | Charles March-Phillipps | Radical |
| 1835 by-election | | Lord Charles Manners | Conservative | | Charles March-Phillipps | Radical |
| 1837 | | Lord Charles Manners | Conservative | | Edward Basil Farnham | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Marquess of Granby | Conservative | | Edward Basil Farnham | Conservative |
| 1857 by-election | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | Edward Basil Farnham | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | Edward Bourchier Hartopp | Conservative |
| 1868 | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | Samuel Clowes | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | Edwyn Burnaby | Conservative |
| 1883 by-election | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | Hon. Montagu Curzon | Conservative |
| 1885 | 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |

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

General election 1832: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Robert Manners | 2,093 | 46.8 |
| | Radical | Charles March-Phillipps | 1,661 | 37.1 |
| | Radical | William Augustus Johnson | 720 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,063 | 83.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,658 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 9.7 |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 21.0 |
| | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) |
General election 1835: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Radical | Charles March-Phillipps | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,806 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold | Radical hold |
Manners' death caused a by-election.
By-election, 29 December 1835: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners, Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners, Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Basil Farnham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,160 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical | Conservative gain from Radical |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners, Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Basil Farnham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,211 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners, Sr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Basil Farnham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,177 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Manners, Jr. | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Edward Basil Farnham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,097 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Manners succeeded to the peerage, becoming 6th Duke of Rutland and causing a by-election.
By-election, 2 March 1857: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 1,787 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward Basil Farnham | 1,733 | 36.3 | N/A |
| | Ind. Conservative | Charles Frewen | 1,250 | 26.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 (est) | 77.4 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,890 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Manners was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 8 March 1858: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 2,220 | 39.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bourchier Hartopp | 1,954 | 34.8 | −1.5 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Charles Frewen | 1,433 | 25.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 9.2 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,520 (est) | 81.3 (est) | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,330 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 2,305 | 40.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bourchier Hartopp | 1,854 | 32.2 | −2.6 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Charles Frewen | 1,599 | 27.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 4.4 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,679 (est) | 77.2 (est) | −4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,767 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
Manners was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 14 July 1866: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 3,296 | 40.5 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Clowes | 3,092 | 38.0 | +5.8 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Charles Frewen | 1,750 | 21.5 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | George Manners | 9 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,342 | 16.5 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,074 (est) | 64.2 (est) | −13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,348 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 2,978 | 39.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Clowes | 2,568 | 34.0 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | Hussey Packe | 1,997 | 26.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 7.5 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,770 (est) | 79.9 (est) | +15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,968 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Manners was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 20 Mar 1874: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 3,213 | 36.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Edwyn Burnaby | 2,991 | 33.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Hussey Packe | 2,651 | 29.9 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 3.9 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,864 (est) | 88.6 (est) | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,619 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burnaby's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 18 June 1883: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Montagu Curzon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Manners was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 2 July 1885: North Leicestershire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |