Glamorganshire — UK General Election Results

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

Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal) and Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal) were elected unopposed for Glamorganshire at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in Glamorganshire 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	Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig); Lewis Weston Dillwyn (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig); Lewis Weston Dillwyn (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1837	Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin (Conservative); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig)	1,794	37.3% (top seat)	Josiah John Guest (Whig)	204 (3.8 pts)	61.7%
1841	Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin (Conservative); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin (Conservative); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	George Tyler (Conservative); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Whig); Henry Hussey Vivian (Whig)	3,002	38.3% (top seat)	Nash Vaughan Edwards-Vaughan (Conservative)	914 (11.1 pts)	64.9%
1859	Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal); Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal)	4,040	35.7% (top seat)	Ivor Bertie Guest (Conservative)	685 (6.0 pts)	57.4%
1880	Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal); Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal)	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
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Lewis Weston Dillwyn	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Lewis Weston Dillwyn	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin	Conservative	2,009	37.3%	Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	1,794	33.3%	Yes
Josiah John Guest	Whig	1,590	29.5%	No

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
George Tyler	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Whig	3,161	38.3%	Yes
Henry Hussey Vivian	Whig	3,002	36.4%	Yes
Nash Vaughan Edwards-Vaughan	Conservative	2,088	25.3%	No

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Hussey Vivian	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Hussey Vivian	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Hussey Vivian	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Hussey Vivian	Liberal	4,100	35.7%	Yes
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Liberal	4,040	35.1%	Yes
Ivor Bertie Guest	Conservative	3,355	29.2%	No

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Hussey Vivian	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Glamorganshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glamorganshire in the 1880 general election?

Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (Liberal), Henry Hussey Vivian (Liberal) were elected unopposed for Glamorganshire in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won Glamorganshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Glamorganshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in Glamorganshire?

The closest result on record for Glamorganshire was 1837, when Conservative beat Whig by just 204 votes (3.8 percentage points).

Did Glamorganshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Glamorganshire 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.