Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
William St John Fremantle Brodrick (Conservative) and George Cubitt (Conservative) were elected unopposed for West Surrey at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in West Surrey 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
William Joseph Denison (Whig); John Leech (Whig)
1,427
36.6% (top seat)
George Holme Sumner (Conservative)
229 (5.5 pts)
71.1%
1835
William Joseph Denison (Whig); Charles Barclay (Conservative)
1,316
36.4% (top seat)
Henry Lawes Long (Whig)
31 (0.8 pts)
68.9%
1837
William Joseph Denison (Whig); George James Perceval (Conservative)
1,578
33.7% (top seat)
Henry Lawes Long (Whig)
35 (0.7 pts)
63.8%
1841
William Joseph Denison (Whig); John Trotter (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
William Joseph Denison (Whig); Henry Drummond (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1852
William John Evelyn (Conservative); Henry Drummond (Conservative)
1,610
35.5% (top seat)
Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner (Whig)
225 (4.9 pts)
56.9%
1857
John Ivatt Briscoe (Whig); Henry Drummond (Conservative)
1,386
35.7% (top seat)
Henry Currie (Conservative)
182 (4.5 pts)
51.4%
1859
John Ivatt Briscoe (Liberal); Henry Drummond (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
John Ivatt Briscoe (Liberal); George Cubitt (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
George Cubitt (Conservative); John Ivatt Briscoe (Liberal)
2,826
39.6% (top seat)
Frederick Pennington (Liberal)
1,069 (14.1 pts)
56.5%
1874
Lee Steere (Conservative); George Cubitt (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
William St John Fremantle Brodrick (Conservative); George Cubitt (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
William Joseph Denison
Whig
1,517
36.6%
Yes
John Leech
Whig
1,427
34.5%
Yes
George Holme Sumner
Conservative
1,198
28.9%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Joseph Denison
Whig
1,488
36.4%
Yes
Charles Barclay
Conservative
1,316
32.2%
Yes
Henry Lawes Long
Whig
1,285
31.4%
No
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Joseph Denison
Whig
1,586
33.7%
Yes
George James Perceval
Conservative
1,578
33.5%
Yes
Henry Lawes Long
Whig
1,543
32.8%
No
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Joseph Denison
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
John Trotter
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William Joseph Denison
Whig
Unopposed
Yes
Henry Drummond
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William John Evelyn
Conservative
1,646
35.5%
Yes
Henry Drummond
Conservative
1,610
34.7%
Yes
Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner
Whig
1,385
29.8%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Ivatt Briscoe
Whig
1,439
35.7%
Yes
Henry Drummond
Conservative
1,386
34.4%
Yes
Henry Currie
Conservative
1,204
29.9%
No
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Ivatt Briscoe
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
Henry Drummond
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Ivatt Briscoe
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
George Cubitt
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1868 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
George Cubitt
Conservative
3,000
39.6%
Yes
John Ivatt Briscoe
Liberal
2,826
37.3%
Yes
Frederick Pennington
Liberal
1,757
23.2%
No
1874 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lee Steere
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Cubitt
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1880 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
William St John Fremantle Brodrick
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
George Cubitt
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
West Surrey has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won West Surrey in the 1880 general election?
William St John Fremantle Brodrick (Conservative), George Cubitt (Conservative) were elected unopposed for West Surrey in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.
Which parties have won West Surrey since 1832?
Since 1832, West Surrey has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.
What was the closest result in West Surrey?
The closest result on record for West Surrey was 1837, when Whig beat Whig by just 35 votes (0.7 percentage points).
Did West Surrey ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, West Surrey 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.