# East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Cheshire was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

## History

Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.

## Boundaries

1868–1885: The Hundred of Macclesfield.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second Party |
| 1868 | Edward Egerton | Conservative | William Legh | Conservative |
| 1869 by-election | William Cunliffe Brooks | Conservative | William Legh | Conservative |
| 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: East Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Egerton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,276 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 6 Oct 1869: East Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | 2,908 | 61.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | 1,815 | 38.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,723 | 75.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,276 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: East Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Legh | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,492 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: East Cheshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cunliffe Brooks | 3,424 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Legh | 3,310 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Gibbon Bayley-Worthington | 2,032 | 19.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Thomas Albert Bazley | 1,947 | 18.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,357 (est) | 78.2 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,849 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |