Oxfordshire — UK General Election Results

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

William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal) and Edward William Vernon Harcourt (Conservative) and John Sidney North (Conservative) were elected unopposed for Oxfordshire at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in Oxfordshire 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	George Granville Harcourt (Whig); Richard Weyland (Whig); Montagu Bertie (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	Richard Weyland (Whig); George Granville Harcourt (Conservative); Montagu Bertie (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1837	Montagu Bertie (Conservative); George Granville Harcourt (Conservative); Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker (Conservative)	2,767	29.7% (top seat)	Thomas Stonor (Whig)	1,309 (13.0 pts)	64.2%
1841	George Granville Harcourt (Conservative); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); Montagu Bertie (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	George Granville Harcourt (Conservative); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); Montagu Bertie (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative); George Granville Harcourt (Conservative)	1,313	35.6% (top seat)	Montagu Bertie (Conservative)	632 (9.7 pts)	41.9%
1857	George Granville Harcourt (Peelite); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (Liberal); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	John William Fane (Conservative); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal); Joseph Warner Henley (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1880	William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal); Edward William Vernon Harcourt (Conservative); John Sidney North (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
George Granville Harcourt	Whig	Unopposed	Yes
Richard Weyland	Whig	Unopposed	Yes
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1835 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
Richard Weyland	Whig	Unopposed	Yes
George Granville Harcourt	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1837 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	3,002	29.7%	Yes
George Granville Harcourt	Conservative	2,885	28.5%	Yes
Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker	Conservative	2,767	27.4%	Yes
Thomas Stonor	Whig	1,458	14.4%	No

1841 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
George Granville Harcourt	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1847 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
George Granville Harcourt	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1852 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	2,328	35.6%	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	2,218	33.9%	Yes
George Granville Harcourt	Conservative	1,313	20.1%	Yes
Montagu Bertie	Conservative	681	10.4%	No

1857 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
George Granville Harcourt	Peelite	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1859 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt	Liberal	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1865 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
John William Fane	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1868 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
William Cornwallis Cartwright	Liberal	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1874 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
William Cornwallis Cartwright	Liberal	Unopposed	Yes
Joseph Warner Henley	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

1880 (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected
William Cornwallis Cartwright	Liberal	Unopposed	Yes
Edward William Vernon Harcourt	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes
John Sidney North	Conservative	Unopposed	Yes

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Oxfordshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Peelite, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Oxfordshire in the 1880 general election?

William Cornwallis Cartwright (Liberal), Edward William Vernon Harcourt (Conservative), John Sidney North (Conservative) were elected unopposed for Oxfordshire in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won Oxfordshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Oxfordshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Peelite, Whig.

What was the closest result in Oxfordshire?

The closest result on record for Oxfordshire was 1852, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 632 votes (9.7 percentage points).

Did Oxfordshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

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