Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Liskeard was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 69 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Liskeard from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Charles Buller (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1835
Charles Buller (Radical)
114
64.0%
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich (Conservative)
50 (28.1 pts)
82.4%
1837
Charles Buller (Radical)
113
54.3%
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich (Conservative)
18 (8.6 pts)
83.9%
1841
Charles Buller (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
Charles Buller (Radical)
170
59.2%
William Curteis (Conservative)
53 (18.5 pts)
82.2%
1852
Richard Crowder (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
Ralph William Grey (Whig)
174
58.4%
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon (Peelite)
50 (16.8 pts)
79.9%
1859
Ralph William Grey (Liberal)
164
50.6%
William Henry Pole-Carew (Conservative)
4 (1.2 pts)
82.0%
1865
Arthur William Buller (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Arthur William Buller (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
Edward Horsman (Liberal)
334
50.4%
Leonard Henry Courtney (Liberal)
5 (0.8 pts)
81.8%
1880
Leonard Henry Courtney (Liberal)
370
55.1%
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie (Liberal)
69 (10.3 pts)
91.2%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Buller
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Buller
Radical
114
64.0%
Yes
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
Conservative
64
36.0%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Buller
Radical
113
54.3%
Yes
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
Conservative
95
45.7%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Buller
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Buller
Radical
170
59.2%
Yes
William Curteis
Conservative
117
40.8%
No
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Richard Crowder
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ralph William Grey
Whig
174
58.4%
Yes
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon
Peelite
124
41.6%
No
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ralph William Grey
Liberal
164
50.6%
Yes
William Henry Pole-Carew
Conservative
160
49.4%
No
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur William Buller
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur William Buller
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Horsman
Liberal
334
50.4%
Yes
Leonard Henry Courtney
Liberal
329
49.6%
No
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Leonard Henry Courtney
Liberal
370
55.1%
Yes
Edward Pleydell-Bouverie
Liberal
301
44.9%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Liskeard has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Radical, Whig, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Liskeard in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won Liskeard in 1880 with 370 votes (55.1%), a majority of 69 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Liskeard since 1832?
Since 1832, Liskeard has been won by: Liberal, Radical, Whig.
What was the closest result in Liskeard?
The closest result on record for Liskeard was 1874, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 5 votes (0.8 percentage points).