Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative) and John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative) were elected unopposed for South Cheshire at the 1865 general election. This page covers every general election in South Cheshire from 1832 to 1865.
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, 1832–1865
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
George Wilbraham (Whig); Richard Grosvenor (Whig)
2,406
36.1% (top seat)
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative)
109 (1.5 pts)
71.8%
1835
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); George Wilbraham (Whig)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1837
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); George Wilbraham (Whig)
3,015
35.6% (top seat)
Edwin Corbett (Conservative)
369 (4.2 pts)
62.1%
1841
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative)
3,034
36.5% (top seat)
George Wilbraham (Whig)
669 (7.9 pts)
55.7%
1847
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1857
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative); John Jervis Tollemache (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
George Wilbraham
Whig
2,661
36.1%
Yes
Richard Grosvenor
Whig
2,406
32.7%
Yes
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
2,297
31.2%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Wilbraham
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
3,135
35.6%
Yes
George Wilbraham
Whig
3,015
34.3%
Yes
Edwin Corbett
Conservative
2,646
30.1%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
3,110
36.5%
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
3,034
35.7%
Yes
George Wilbraham
Whig
2,365
27.8%
No
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
John Jervis Tollemache
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South Cheshire has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South Cheshire in the 1865 general election?
Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (Conservative), John Jervis Tollemache (Conservative) were elected unopposed for South Cheshire in 1865 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won South Cheshire since 1832?
Since 1832, South Cheshire has been won by: Conservative, Whig.
What was the closest result in South Cheshire?
The closest result on record for South Cheshire was 1832, when Whig beat Conservative by just 109 votes (1.5 percentage points).
Did South Cheshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, South Cheshire 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.