East Gloucestershire — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Michael Edward Hicks Beach (Conservative) and John Reginald Yorke (Conservative) were elected unopposed for East Gloucestershire at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in East Gloucestershire from 1832 to 1880.
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, 1832–1880
| Election |
Elected |
Votes |
Vote Share |
Runner-up |
Majority |
Turnout |
| 1832 |
Berkeley William Guise (Whig); Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton (Whig)
|
3,184 |
36.1% (top seat) |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative) |
512 (5.6 pts) |
71.2% |
| 1835 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Augustus Henry Moreton (Whig)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1837 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Augustus Henry Moreton (Whig)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1841 |
Francis Richard Charteris (Conservative); Christopher William Codrington (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1847 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1852 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1857 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Robert Stayner Holford (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1859 |
Christopher William Codrington (Conservative); Robert Stayner Holford (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1865 |
Michael Edward Hicks-Beach (Conservative); Robert Stayner Holford (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1868 |
Michael Edward Hicks Beach (Conservative); Robert Stayner Holford (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1874 |
Michael Edward Hicks-Beach (Conservative); John Reginald Yorke (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
| 1880 |
Michael Edward Hicks Beach (Conservative); John Reginald Yorke (Conservative)
|
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record |
0.0% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Berkeley William Guise |
Whig |
3,311 | 36.1% |
Yes |
| Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton |
Whig |
3,184 | 34.7% |
Yes |
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
2,672 | 29.1% |
No |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Augustus Henry Moreton |
Whig |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Augustus Henry Moreton |
Whig |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Francis Richard Charteris |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Robert Stayner Holford |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Christopher William Codrington |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Robert Stayner Holford |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Michael Edward Hicks-Beach |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Robert Stayner Holford |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Michael Edward Hicks Beach |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| Robert Stayner Holford |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Michael Edward Hicks-Beach |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| John Reginald Yorke |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|
| Michael Edward Hicks Beach |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
| John Reginald Yorke |
Conservative |
Unopposed |
Yes |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Not enough contested elections of data yet to chart a trend.
Trend
East Gloucestershire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won East Gloucestershire in the 1880 general election?
Michael Edward Hicks Beach (Conservative), John Reginald Yorke (Conservative) were elected unopposed for East Gloucestershire in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won East Gloucestershire since 1832?
Since 1832, East Gloucestershire has been won by: Conservative, Whig.
What was the closest result in East Gloucestershire?
The closest result on record for East Gloucestershire was 1832, when Whig beat Conservative by just 512 votes (5.6 percentage points).
Did East Gloucestershire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, East Gloucestershire 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.
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