South Nottinghamshire — UK General Election Results
South Nottinghamshire elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: George Storer (Conservative) and Thomas Blackthorne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative). This page covers every general election in South 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 | Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (Conservative); John Evelyn Denison (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (Conservative); John Evelyn Denison (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (Conservative); Lancelot Rolleston (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1841 | Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (Conservative); Lancelot Rolleston (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative); Lancelot Rolleston (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | William Hodgson Barrow (Conservative); Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | William Hodgson Barrow (Conservative); Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | William Hodgson Barrow (Conservative); Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | William Hodgson Barrow (Conservative); George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | William Hodgson Barrow (Conservative); Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1874 | George Storer (Conservative); Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | George Storer (Conservative); Thomas Blackthorne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative) | 2,227 | 40.4% (top seat) | Samuel Boteler Bristowe (Liberal) | 782 (12.7 pts) | 63.2% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Evelyn Denison | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Evelyn Denison | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Lancelot Rolleston | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodgson Barrow | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1874 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Storer | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| Thomas Blackborne Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Storer | Conservative | 2,491 | 40.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Blackthorne Thoroton-Hildyard | Conservative | 2,227 | 36.1% | Yes |
| Samuel Boteler Bristowe | Liberal | 1,445 | 23.4% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Not enough contested elections of data yet to chart a trend.
Trend
South Nottinghamshire has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South Nottinghamshire in the 1880 general election?
George Storer (Conservative), Thomas Blackthorne Thoroton-Hildyard (Conservative) won South Nottinghamshire in 1880.
Which parties have won South Nottinghamshire since 1832?
Since 1832, South Nottinghamshire has been won by: Conservative, Whig.
What was the closest result in South Nottinghamshire?
The closest result on record for South Nottinghamshire was 1880, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 782 votes (12.7 percentage points).
Did South Nottinghamshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, South 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.