List of counties and boroughs of the unreformed House of Commons in 1800

Columns: County | Voters ( 1800 ) | Times contested | Dominant interests | Comments
Bedfordshire | 2,000 | 14 | Russell , St John | Under the dominant influence of the Duke of Bedford , head of the Russell family , Bedfordshire was a Whig stronghold | Berkshire | 3,000 | 11 | Dundas , Neville , Vansittart | There was no single dominant family . The seats were usually shared between Tories and Whigs | Buckinghamshire | 4,000 | 10 | Cavendish Bentinck , Grenville | The Grenvilles , led after 1821 by the Duke of Buckingham , and the Cavendish-Bentincks , led by the Duke of Portland , shared the representation . There was only one contest between 1734 and 1831 | Cambridgeshire | 3,000 | 9 | Manners , Yorke | The Tory Manners family , led by the Duke of Rutland , dominated the county until 1830 , when two Whigs were elected | Cheshire | 5,000 | 8 | Cholmondeley , Crewe , Egerton | Uncontested between 1734 and 1831 , Cheshire was a Tory stronghold , the representation shared among the leading families by agreement | Cornwall | 2,700 | 5 | Lemon , St Aubyn , Tremaine , Vyvyan | Cornwalls 21 boroughs attracted candidates from all over the country , but the county seats were rarely contested , since the Whig Lemons and the Tory Tremaines usually shared the representation | Cumberland | 4,000 | 6 | Fletcher , Lowther | The dominant northern family , the Tory Lowthers , always controlled one seat . The other usually went to a Whig family such as the Fletchers . Contests were rare

Example questions:
In which region of England is the county of the unreformed House of Commons in 1800 with the least contests and four dominant interests ? | The county of the unreformed House of Commons in 1800 with exactly twelve contests was first represented in the House in which year ? | The county of the unreformed House of Commons in 1800 known for the third son of the Duke of Bedford used which voting method ?

Answers:
Southern | 1290 | Bloc vote system