Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative) and George Sclater-Booth (Conservative) were elected unopposed for North Hampshire at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in North Hampshire 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
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Whig); James Winter Scott (Whig)
1,082
30.7% (top seat)
Arthur Richard Wellesley (Conservative)
359 (9.9 pts)
74.6%
1835
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Whig); James Winter Scott (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1837
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Whig); William Heathcote (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
William Heathcote (Conservative); Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Speaker (non-party))
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
William Heathcote (Conservative); Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Speaker (non-party))
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Melville Portal (Conservative); Charles Shaw-Lefevre (Speaker (non-party))
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Limbrey Sclater (Conservative)
1,365
38.8% (top seat)
Dudley Wilmot Carleton (Whig)
496 (13.6 pts)
43.6%
1859
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Limbrey Sclater-Booth (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Limbrey Sclater-Booth (Conservative)
1,724
36.4% (top seat)
Henry Bouverie Paulet St John-Mildmay (Liberal)
231 (4.6 pts)
60.5%
1868
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Limbrey Sclater-Booth (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1874
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Limbrey Sclater-Booth (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative); George Sclater-Booth (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
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Whig
1,111
30.7%
Yes
James Winter Scott
Whig
1,082
29.9%
Yes
Arthur Richard Wellesley
Conservative
723
20.0%
No
Walter Long
Conservative
701
19.4%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
James Winter Scott
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
William Heathcote
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Heathcote
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Speaker (non-party)
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Heathcote
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Speaker (non-party)
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Melville Portal
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Speaker (non-party)
Unopposed
Yes
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
1,419
38.8%
Yes
George Limbrey Sclater
Conservative
1,365
37.4%
Yes
Dudley Wilmot Carleton
Whig
869
23.8%
No
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
1,844
36.4%
Yes
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth
Conservative
1,724
34.1%
Yes
Henry Bouverie Paulet St John-Mildmay
Liberal
1,493
29.5%
No
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Wither Bramston Beach
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Sclater-Booth
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
North Hampshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Speaker (non-party).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won North Hampshire in the 1880 general election?
William Wither Bramston Beach (Conservative), George Sclater-Booth (Conservative) were elected unopposed for North Hampshire in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won North Hampshire since 1832?
Since 1832, North Hampshire has been won by: Conservative, Speaker (non-party), Whig.
What was the closest result in North Hampshire?
The closest result on record for North Hampshire was 1865, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 231 votes (4.6 percentage points).
Did North Hampshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Hampshire 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.