EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Mid Northamptonshire — UK General Election Results

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

Mid Northamptonshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 250 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Mid Northamptonshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Robert Spencer (Liberal) 5,446 55.6% Pickering Phipps (Conservative) 1,099 (11.2 pts) 86.6%
1886 Charles Robert Spencer (Liberal) 4,887 55.4% William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal Unionist) 956 (10.8 pts) 78.0%
1892 Charles Robert Spencer (Liberal) 4,731 52.4% James Pender (Conservative) 431 (4.8 pts) 83.6%
1895 James Pender (Conservative) 5,084 51.4% Charles Robert Spencer (Liberal) 282 (2.9 pts) 84.4%
1900 Charles Robert Spencer (Liberal) 5,399 54.0% James Pender (Conservative) 794 (7.9 pts) 82.2%
1906 Harry Manfield (Liberal) 6,307 55.5% Robert Francis Peel (Conservative) 1,240 (10.9 pts) 84.6%
Jan 1910 Harry Manfield (Liberal) 6,559 52.2% Thomas Guy Frederick Paget (Conservative) 556 (4.4 pts) 88.5%
Dec 1910 Harry Manfield (Liberal) 6,281 51.0% Thomas Guy Frederick Paget (Conservative) 250 (2.0 pts) 86.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Spencer Liberal 5,44655.6% Yes
Pickering Phipps Conservative 4,34744.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Spencer Liberal 4,88755.4% Yes
William Cornwallis Cartwright Liberal Unionist 3,93144.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Spencer Liberal 4,73152.4% Yes
James Pender Conservative 4,30047.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Pender Conservative 5,08451.4% Yes
Charles Robert Spencer Liberal 4,80248.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Spencer Liberal 5,39954.0% Yes
James Pender Conservative 4,60546.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Manfield Liberal 6,30755.5% Yes
Robert Francis Peel Conservative 5,06744.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Manfield Liberal 6,55952.2% Yes
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget Conservative 6,00347.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Manfield Liberal 6,28151.0% Yes
Thomas Guy Frederick Paget Conservative 6,03149.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 11.2 pts 1886: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 10.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 4.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Mid Northamptonshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mid Northamptonshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Mid Northamptonshire in Dec 1910 with 6,281 votes (51.0%), a majority of 250 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Mid Northamptonshire since 1885?

Since 1885, Mid Northamptonshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Mid Northamptonshire?

The closest result on record for Mid Northamptonshire was Dec 1910, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 250 votes (2.0 percentage points).

Related Pages