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Buteshire — UK General Election Results

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

Buteshire was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 253 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Buteshire from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Charles Stuart (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 William Rae (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 William Rae (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 William Rae (Conservative) 134 65.0% Henry Dunlop (Conservative) 62 (30.1 pts) 54.2%
1847 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley (Peelite) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 David Mure (Conservative) 138 51.7% James Lamont (Liberal) 9 (3.4 pts) 55.7%
1865 James Lamont (Liberal) 203 51.4% George Frederick Boyle (Conservative) 11 (2.8 pts) 77.0%
1868 Charles Dalrymple (Conservative) 527 59.3% John William Burns (Liberal) 165 (18.6 pts) 82.9%
1874 Charles Dalrymple (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Thomas Russell (Liberal) 568 50.8% Charles Dalrymple (Conservative) 17 (1.5 pts) 85.4%
1885 James Patrick Bannerman Robertson (Conservative) 1,374 55.8% Robert Allan Maclean (Liberal) 284 (11.5 pts) 83.7%
1886 James Patrick Bannerman Robertson (Conservative) 1,364 62.5% Nigel MacNeill (Liberal) 545 (25.0 pts) 74.2%
1892 Andrew Graham Murray (Conservative) 1,466 59.1% Robert Earle Smith (Liberal) 453 (18.3 pts) 77.6%
1895 Andrew Graham Murray (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Andrew Graham Murray (Conservative) 1,241 54.3% Norman Lamont (Liberal) 195 (8.5 pts) 67.0%
1906 Norman Lamont (Liberal) 1,637 51.9% Guy Thomas Speir (Conservative) 120 (3.8 pts) 82.7%
Jan 1910 Harry Hope (Conservative) 1,531 52.7% Norman Lamont (Liberal) 159 (5.5 pts) 81.5%
Dec 1910 Harry Hope (Conservative) 1,569 54.4% Edward Rosslyn Mitchell (Liberal) 253 (8.8 pts) 81.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Stuart Conservative Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Rae Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Rae Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Rae Conservative 13465.0% Yes
Henry Dunlop Conservative 7235.0% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley Peelite Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Archibald Stuart-Wortley Peelite Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Mure Conservative 13851.7% Yes
James Lamont Liberal 12948.3% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Lamont Liberal 20351.4% Yes
George Frederick Boyle Conservative 19248.6% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Dalrymple Conservative 52759.3% Yes
John William Burns Liberal 36240.7% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Dalrymple Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Russell Liberal 56850.8% Yes
Charles Dalrymple Conservative 55149.2% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Patrick Bannerman Robertson Conservative 1,37455.8% Yes
Robert Allan Maclean Liberal 1,09044.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Patrick Bannerman Robertson Conservative 1,36462.5% Yes
Nigel MacNeill Liberal 81937.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Graham Murray Conservative 1,46659.1% Yes
Robert Earle Smith Liberal 1,01340.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Graham Murray Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Graham Murray Conservative 1,24154.3% Yes
Norman Lamont Liberal 1,04645.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Lamont Liberal 1,63751.9% Yes
Guy Thomas Speir Conservative 1,51748.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hope Conservative 1,53152.7% Yes
Norman Lamont Liberal 1,37247.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hope Conservative 1,56954.4% Yes
Edward Rosslyn Mitchell Liberal 1,31645.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1841: Conservative margin 30.1 pts 1859: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1865: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1868: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1880: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1885: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 3.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 5.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1841 1859 1865 1868 1880 1885 1886 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Buteshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won Buteshire in Dec 1910 with 1,569 votes (54.4%), a majority of 253 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Buteshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Buteshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Peelite.

What was the closest result in Buteshire?

The closest result on record for Buteshire was 1880, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 17 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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