Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Kilmarnock Boroughs was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 1,315 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Kilmarnock Boroughs from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
John Dunlop (Whig)
535
50.3%
James Campbell (Whig)
7 (0.7 pts)
92.0%
1835
John Bowring (Radical)
520
54.8%
John Dunlop (Whig)
244 (25.7 pts)
75.3%
1837
John Campbell Colquhoun (Conservative)
509
53.7%
John Bowring (Radical)
71 (7.5 pts)
65.3%
1841
Alexander Johnston (Whig)
490
50.6%
John Campbell Colquhoun (Conservative)
11 (1.1 pts)
76.8%
1847
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Whig)
558
64.9%
James Archibald Campbell (Conservative)
256 (29.8 pts)
62.3%
1857
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Liberal)
2,892
57.4%
Edwin Chadwick (Liberal)
1,744 (34.6 pts)
77.2%
1874
James Fortescue Harrison (Liberal)
3,316
52.3%
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Liberal)
297 (4.7 pts)
79.0%
1880
John Dick Peddie (Liberal)
3,320
49.5%
John Neilson Cuthbertson (Conservative)
1,315 (19.6 pts)
87.1%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Dunlop
Whig
535
50.3%
Yes
James Campbell
Whig
528
49.7%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Bowring
Radical
520
54.8%
Yes
John Dunlop
Whig
276
29.1%
No
Robert Downie
Conservative
153
16.1%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Campbell Colquhoun
Conservative
509
53.7%
Yes
John Bowring
Radical
438
46.3%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Alexander Johnston
Whig
490
50.6%
Yes
John Campbell Colquhoun
Conservative
479
49.4%
No
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Whig
558
64.9%
Yes
James Archibald Campbell
Conservative
302
35.1%
No
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Liberal
2,892
57.4%
Yes
Edwin Chadwick
Liberal
1,148
22.8%
No
Robert Thomson
Independent Liberal
999
19.8%
No
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Fortescue Harrison
Liberal
3,316
52.3%
Yes
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Liberal
3,019
47.7%
No
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Dick Peddie
Liberal
3,320
49.5%
Yes
John Neilson Cuthbertson
Conservative
2,005
29.9%
No
Robert Malcolm Kerr
Independent Liberal
1,384
20.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Kilmarnock Boroughs has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Radical, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Kilmarnock Boroughs in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won Kilmarnock Boroughs in 1880 with 3,320 votes (49.5%), a majority of 1,315 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Kilmarnock Boroughs since 1832?
Since 1832, Kilmarnock Boroughs has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Radical, Whig.
What was the closest result in Kilmarnock Boroughs?
The closest result on record for Kilmarnock Boroughs was 1832, when Whig beat Whig by just 7 votes (0.7 percentage points).