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Breconshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Breconshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 1,880 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Breconshire from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Thomas Wood (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Thomas Wood (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Thomas Wood (Conservative) 1,222 68.2% James Price Gwynne-Holford (Whig) 652 (36.4 pts) 78.1%
1841 Thomas Wood (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Joseph Bailey (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Joseph Bailey (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Joseph Bailey (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Godfrey Charles Morgan (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Godfrey Charles Morgan (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Godfrey Charles Morgan (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Godfrey Charles Morgan (Conservative) 1,594 60.6% William Fuller-Maitland (Liberal) 558 (21.2 pts) 73.6%
1880 William Fuller-Maitland (Liberal) 1,810 53.9% Arthur John Morgan (Conservative) 260 (7.7 pts) 80.1%
1885 William Fuller-Maitland (Liberal) 4,784 59.3% Arthur John Morgan (Conservative) 1,502 (18.6 pts) 84.7%
1886 William Fuller-Maitland (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 William Fuller-Maitland (Liberal) 4,676 57.8% Thomas Wood (Conservative) 1,258 (15.5 pts) 76.7%
1895 Charles Morley (Liberal) 4,594 55.9% Thomas Wood (Conservative) 963 (11.7 pts) 75.8%
1900 Charles Morley (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Sidney Robinson (Liberal) 5,776 62.3% Robert Charles Devereux (Conservative) 2,277 (24.6 pts) 75.8%
Jan 1910 Sidney Robinson (Liberal) 6,335 62.1% Robert Charles Devereux (Conservative) 2,470 (24.2 pts) 75.9%
Dec 1910 Sidney Robinson (Liberal) 5,511 60.3% John Conway Lloyd (Conservative) 1,880 (20.6 pts) 68.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wood Conservative Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wood Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wood Conservative 1,22268.2% Yes
James Price Gwynne-Holford Whig 57031.8% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Wood Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Bailey Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Bailey Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Bailey Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Charles Morgan Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Charles Morgan Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Charles Morgan Conservative Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Godfrey Charles Morgan Conservative 1,59460.6% Yes
William Fuller-Maitland Liberal 1,03639.4% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Fuller-Maitland Liberal 1,81053.9% Yes
Arthur John Morgan Conservative 1,55046.1% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Fuller-Maitland Liberal 4,78459.3% Yes
Arthur John Morgan Conservative 3,28240.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Fuller-Maitland Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Fuller-Maitland Liberal 4,67657.8% Yes
Thomas Wood Conservative 3,41842.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Morley Liberal 4,59455.9% Yes
Thomas Wood Conservative 3,63144.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Morley Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Robinson Liberal 5,77662.3% Yes
Robert Charles Devereux Conservative 3,49937.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Robinson Liberal 6,33562.1% Yes
Robert Charles Devereux Conservative 3,86537.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Robinson Liberal 5,51160.3% Yes
John Conway Lloyd Conservative 3,63139.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1837: Conservative margin 36.4 pts 1874: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1880: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 1885: Liberal margin 18.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 15.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 24.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 24.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 20.6 pts 1837 1874 1880 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Breconshire has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Breconshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Breconshire in Dec 1910 with 5,511 votes (60.3%), a majority of 1,880 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Breconshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Breconshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Breconshire?

The closest result on record for Breconshire was 1880, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 260 votes (7.7 percentage points).

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