Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Warwick elected 2 MPs at the 1880 general election: Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal) and George William John Repton (Conservative). This page covers every general election in Warwick 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 John Greville (Conservative); Edward Bolton King (Whig)
553
40.8% (top seat)
John Tomes (Whig)
90 (5.2 pts)
64.1%
1835
Charles John Greville (Conservative); Edward Bolton King (Whig)
478
38.7% (top seat)
John Halcomb (Conservative)
62 (4.2 pts)
75.1%
1837
William Collins (Whig); Charles Eurwicke Douglas (Conservative)
468
35.4% (top seat)
Edward Bolton King (Whig)
29 (2.1 pts)
69.3%
1841
William Collins (Whig); Charles Eurwicke Douglas (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
William Collins (Whig); Charles Eurwicke Douglas (Conservative)
407
50.3% (top seat)
Henry Roberts (Whig)
377 (42.8 pts)
57.1%
1852
George William John Repton (Conservative); Edward Greaves (Conservative)
348
36.2% (top seat)
John Mellor (Whig)
21 (2.0 pts)
73.2%
1857
George William John Repton (Conservative); Edward Greaves (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
George William John Repton (Conservative); Edward Greaves (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
George William John Repton (Conservative); Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal)
315
35.8% (top seat)
Edward Greaves (Conservative)
18 (1.9 pts)
69.1%
1868
Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal); Edward Greaves (Conservative)
863
43.7% (top seat)
William Randal Cremer (Liberal-Labour)
603 (30.2 pts)
59.1%
1874
George William John Repton (Conservative); Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal)
783
32.9% (top seat)
Augustus Frederick Godson (Conservative)
43 (1.7 pts)
76.3%
1880
Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal); George William John Repton (Conservative)
768
40.5% (top seat)
Augustus Frederick Godson (Conservative)
92 (3.8 pts)
69.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles John Greville
Conservative
701
40.8%
Yes
Edward Bolton King
Whig
553
32.2%
Yes
John Tomes
Whig
463
27.0%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles John Greville
Conservative
564
38.7%
Yes
Edward Bolton King
Whig
478
32.8%
Yes
John Halcomb
Conservative
416
28.5%
No
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Collins
Whig
498
35.4%
Yes
Charles Eurwicke Douglas
Conservative
468
33.3%
Yes
Edward Bolton King
Whig
439
31.2%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Collins
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Eurwicke Douglas
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Collins
Whig
443
50.3%
Yes
Charles Eurwicke Douglas
Conservative
407
46.2%
Yes
Henry Roberts
Whig
30
3.4%
No
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George William John Repton
Conservative
383
36.2%
Yes
Edward Greaves
Conservative
348
32.9%
Yes
John Mellor
Whig
327
30.9%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George William John Repton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Edward Greaves
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George William John Repton
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Edward Greaves
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George William John Repton
Conservative
342
35.8%
Yes
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Liberal
315
33.0%
Yes
Edward Greaves
Conservative
297
31.1%
No
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Liberal
873
43.7%
Yes
Edward Greaves
Conservative
863
43.2%
Yes
William Randal Cremer
Liberal-Labour
260
13.0%
No
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George William John Repton
Conservative
836
32.9%
Yes
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Liberal
783
30.8%
Yes
Augustus Frederick Godson
Conservative
740
29.1%
No
William Randal Cremer
Liberal-Labour
180
7.1%
No
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Liberal
981
40.5%
Yes
George William John Repton
Conservative
768
31.7%
Yes
Augustus Frederick Godson
Conservative
676
27.9%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Warwick has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Whig, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Warwick in the 1880 general election?
Arthur Wellesley Peel (Liberal), George William John Repton (Conservative) won Warwick in 1880.
Which parties have won Warwick since 1832?
Since 1832, Warwick has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in Warwick?
The closest result on record for Warwick was 1874, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 43 votes (1.7 percentage points).
Did Warwick ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Warwick 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.