West Sussex — UK General Election Results

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

Walter Barttelot (Conservative) and Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) were elected unopposed for West Sussex at the 1880 general election. This page covers every general election in West Sussex 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	John George Lennox (Whig); Henry Charles Howard (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1835	John George Lennox (Whig); Henry Charles Howard (Whig)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1837	John George Lennox (Whig); Henry Charles Howard (Whig)	1,267	35.8% (top seat)	Henry Wyndham (Conservative)	218 (6.0 pts)	57.2%
1841	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); Charles Wyndham (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1847	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); Richard Prime (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1852	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); Richard Prime (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1857	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); Henry Wyndham (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1859	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); Henry Wyndham (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1865	Walter Barttelot (Conservative); Henry Wyndham (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1868	Walter Barttelot (Conservative); Henry Wyndham (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1874	Walter Barttelot (Conservative); Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative)	Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record				0.0%
1880	Walter Barttelot (Conservative); Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (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
John George Lennox	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Charles Howard	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1835 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John George Lennox	Whig	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Charles Howard	Whig	Unopposed		Yes

1837 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
John George Lennox	Whig	1,291	35.8%	Yes
Henry Charles Howard	Whig	1,267	35.1%	Yes
Henry Wyndham	Conservative	1,049	29.1%	No

1841 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Charles Wyndham	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1847 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Richard Prime	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1852 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Richard Prime	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1857 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Wyndham	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1859 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Wyndham	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1865 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Walter Barttelot	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Wyndham	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1868 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Walter Barttelot	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Henry Wyndham	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1874 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Walter Barttelot	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

1880 (2 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
Walter Barttelot	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox	Conservative	Unopposed		Yes

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Sussex in the 1880 general election?

Walter Barttelot (Conservative), Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) were elected unopposed for West Sussex in 1880 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won West Sussex since 1832?

Since 1832, West Sussex has been won by: Conservative, Whig.

What was the closest result in West Sussex?

The closest result on record for West Sussex was 1837, when Whig beat Conservative by just 218 votes (6.0 percentage points).

Did West Sussex ever elect more than one MP at a time?

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