North Nottinghamshire — UK General Election Results

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

North Nottinghamshire elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: Cecil George Savile Foljambe (Liberal) and George Edmund Miles Monckton-Arundell (Conservative). This page covers every general election in North Nottinghamshire 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	John Lumley-Savile (Whig); Thomas Houldsworth (Conservative)	1,372	39.8% (top seat)	John Gilbert Cooper-Gardiner (Whig)	201 (4.8 pts)	73.1%
1835	John Lumley-Savile (Whig); Thomas Houldsworth (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1837	Thomas Houldsworth (Conservative); Henry Gally Knight (Conservative)	1,572	35.8% (top seat)	George Saville Foljambe (Whig)	94 (2.0 pts)	69.6%
1841	Henry Gally Knight (Conservative); Thomas Houldsworth (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	Henry William Scott-Bentinck (Conservative); Thomas Houldsworth (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Henry William Scott-Bentinck (Conservative); Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	John Evelyn Denison (Whig); Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (Peelite)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	John Evelyn Denison (Speaker (non-party)); Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	John Evelyn Denison (Speaker (non-party)); Edward William Pelham-Clinton (Liberal)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	John Evelyn Denison (Speaker (non-party)); Frederick Chatfield Smith (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	George Edmund Milnes Monckton-Arundell (Conservative); Frederick Chatfield Smith (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1880	Cecil George Savile Foljambe (Liberal); George Edmund Miles Monckton-Arundell (Conservative)	2,745	25.7% (top seat)	Henry Fox Bristowe (Liberal)	10 (0.1 pts)	81.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Lumley-Savile	Whig	1,680	39.8%	Yes
Thomas Houldsworth	Conservative	1,372	32.5%	Yes
John Gilbert Cooper-Gardiner	Whig	1,171	27.7%	No

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Lumley-Savile	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Thomas Houldsworth	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Thomas Houldsworth	Conservative	1,698	35.8%	Yes
Henry Gally Knight	Conservative	1,572	33.1%	Yes
George Saville Foljambe	Whig	1,478	31.1%	No

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry Gally Knight	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Thomas Houldsworth	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry William Scott-Bentinck	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Thomas Houldsworth	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Henry William Scott-Bentinck	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Evelyn Denison	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton	Peelite	Unopposed		Yes

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Evelyn Denison	Speaker (non-party)	Unopposed		Yes
Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Evelyn Denison	Speaker (non-party)	Unopposed		Yes
Edward William Pelham-Clinton	Liberal	Unopposed		Yes

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John Evelyn Denison	Speaker (non-party)	Unopposed		Yes
Frederick Chatfield Smith	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
George Edmund Milnes Monckton-Arundell	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Frederick Chatfield Smith	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Cecil George Savile Foljambe	Liberal	2,814	25.7%	Yes
George Edmund Miles Monckton-Arundell	Conservative	2,745	25.1%	Yes
Henry Fox Bristowe	Liberal	2,735	25.0%	No
William Evelyn Denison	Conservative	2,646	24.2%	No

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

North Nottinghamshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Peelite, Speaker (non-party), Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Nottinghamshire in the 1880 general election?

Cecil George Savile Foljambe (Liberal), George Edmund Miles Monckton-Arundell (Conservative) won North Nottinghamshire in 1880.

Which parties have won North Nottinghamshire since 1832?

Since 1832, North Nottinghamshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Peelite, Speaker (non-party), Whig.

What was the closest result in North Nottinghamshire?

The closest result on record for North Nottinghamshire was 1880, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 10 votes (0.1 percentage points).

Did North Nottinghamshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

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