Cricklade — UK General Election Results
Cricklade was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 128 votes over Liberal Unionist. This page covers every general election in Cricklade from 1832 to Dec 1910.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Robert Gordon (Whig); Thomas Calley (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | Robert Gordon (Whig); John Neeld (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | John Neeld (Conservative); Ambrose Goddard (Conservative) | 734 | 36.4% (top seat) | Henry Thomas Howard (Whig) | 14 (0.6 pts) | 67.8% |
| 1841 | Henry Thomas Howard (Whig); John Neeld (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | John Neeld (Conservative); Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative); John Neeld (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | John Neeld (Conservative); Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative) | 770 | 35.7% (top seat) | Charles James Monk (Whig) | 137 (6.3 pts) | 64.8% |
| 1859 | Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative); Anthony Ashley-Cooper (Liberal) | 743 | 33.9% (top seat) | John Neeld (Conservative) | 31 (1.4 pts) | 65.0% |
| 1865 | Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative); Daniel Gooch (Conservative) | 879 | 37.2% (top seat) | William Gordon Cornwallis Elliot (Liberal) | 107 (4.1 pts) | 64.8% |
| 1868 | Frederick William Cadogan (Liberal); Daniel Gooch (Conservative) | 2,452 | 38.9% (top seat) | Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative) | 443 (6.1 pts) | 62.7% |
| 1874 | Daniel Gooch (Conservative); Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (Conservative) | 2,231 | 29.0% (top seat) | Frederick William Cadogan (Liberal) | 139 (1.5 pts) | 71.6% |
| 1880 | Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (Liberal); Daniel Gooch (Conservative) | 2,441 | 50.9% (top seat) | Algernon William Neeld (Conservative) | 693 (8.1 pts) | 57.1% |
| 1885 | Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (Liberal) | 4,541 | 62.1% | William Stone (Conservative) | 1,771 (24.2 pts) | 81.0% |
| 1886 | Mervyn Nevil Story Maskelyne (Liberal Unionist) | 3,401 | 53.7% | Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe (Liberal) | 1,718 (27.1 pts) | 70.1% |
| 1892 | John Husband (Liberal) | 4,569 | 56.1% | Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (Liberal Unionist) | 998 (12.3 pts) | 77.1% |
| 1895 | Alfred Hopkinson (Liberal Unionist) | 4,679 | 50.5% | Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice (Liberal) | 99 (1.1 pts) | 84.2% |
| 1900 | Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice (Liberal) | 5,754 | 53.9% | Ernest St Clair Pemberton (Conservative) | 834 (7.8 pts) | 85.8% |
| 1906 | John Massie (Liberal) | 7,294 | 56.1% | Arnold Sandwith Ward (Conservative) | 1,578 (12.1 pts) | 90.4% |
| Jan 1910 | Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley (Liberal Unionist) | 7,389 | 52.2% | John Massie (Liberal) | 635 (4.5 pts) | 93.0% |
| Dec 1910 | Richard Cornthwaite Lambert (Liberal) | 6,937 | 50.5% | Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley (Liberal Unionist) | 128 (0.9 pts) | 90.4% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gordon | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Thomas Calley | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gordon | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Neeld | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Neeld | Conservative | 833 | 36.4% | Yes |
| Ambrose Goddard | Conservative | 734 | 32.1% | Yes |
| Henry Thomas Howard | Whig | 720 | 31.5% | No |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Thomas Howard | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Neeld | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Neeld | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Neeld | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Neeld | Conservative | 778 | 35.7% | Yes |
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | 770 | 35.3% | Yes |
| Charles James Monk | Whig | 633 | 29.0% | No |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | 745 | 33.9% | Yes |
| Anthony Ashley-Cooper | Liberal | 743 | 33.8% | Yes |
| John Neeld | Conservative | 712 | 32.4% | No |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | 978 | 37.2% | Yes |
| Daniel Gooch | Conservative | 879 | 33.4% | Yes |
| William Gordon Cornwallis Elliot | Liberal | 772 | 29.4% | No |
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick William Cadogan | Liberal | 2,844 | 38.9% | Yes |
| Daniel Gooch | Conservative | 2,452 | 33.6% | Yes |
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | 2,009 | 27.5% | No |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gooch | Conservative | 2,624 | 29.0% | Yes |
| Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard | Conservative | 2,231 | 24.6% | Yes |
| Frederick William Cadogan | Liberal | 2,092 | 23.1% | No |
| Henry Tucker | Liberal | 1,578 | 17.4% | No |
| William Morris | Liberal-Labour | 497 | 5.5% | No |
| John Arkell | Independent Liberal | 40 | 0.4% | No |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal | 4,350 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Daniel Gooch | Conservative | 2,441 | 28.6% | Yes |
| Algernon William Neeld | Conservative | 1,748 | 20.5% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal | 4,541 | 62.1% | Yes |
| William Stone | Conservative | 2,770 | 37.9% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal Unionist | 3,401 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe | Liberal | 1,683 | 26.6% | No |
| John Bennett | Independent Liberal | 1,247 | 19.7% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Husband | Liberal | 4,569 | 56.1% | Yes |
| Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne | Liberal Unionist | 3,571 | 43.9% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hopkinson | Liberal Unionist | 4,679 | 50.5% | Yes |
| Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice | Liberal | 4,580 | 49.5% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice | Liberal | 5,754 | 53.9% | Yes |
| Ernest St Clair Pemberton | Conservative | 4,920 | 46.1% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Massie | Liberal | 7,294 | 56.1% | Yes |
| Arnold Sandwith Ward | Conservative | 5,716 | 43.9% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley | Liberal Unionist | 7,389 | 52.2% | Yes |
| John Massie | Liberal | 6,754 | 47.8% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cornthwaite Lambert | Liberal | 6,937 | 50.5% | Yes |
| Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley | Liberal Unionist | 6,809 | 49.5% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Cricklade has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Cricklade in the Dec 1910 general election?
Liberal won Cricklade in Dec 1910 with 6,937 votes (50.5%), a majority of 128 votes over Liberal Unionist in second place.
Which parties have won Cricklade since 1832?
Since 1832, Cricklade has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Cricklade?
The closest result on record for Cricklade was 1837, when Conservative beat Whig by just 14 votes (0.6 percentage points).
Did Cricklade ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Cricklade elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.