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Wigtownshire — UK General Election Results

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

John James Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) were elected unopposed for Wigtownshire at the Dec 1910 general election. This page covers every general election in Wigtownshire from 1832 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1832–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Andrew Agnew (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Andrew Agnew (Whig) 340 54.3% James Blair (Conservative) 112 (17.9 pts) 71.5%
1837 James Blair (Conservative) 362 53.6% Alexander Murray (Whig) 48 (7.1 pts) 80.7%
1841 John Hamilton Dalrymple (Whig) 403 50.4% James Blair (Conservative) 6 (0.8 pts) 77.0%
1847 John Hamilton Dalrymple (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 John Hamilton Dalrymple (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Andrew Agnew (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Andrew Agnew (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Andrew Agnew (Liberal) 484 51.5% Alan Plantagenet Stewart (Conservative) 28 (3.0 pts) 86.5%
1868 Alan Plantagenet Stewart (Conservative) 719 52.4% Andrew Agnew (Liberal) 67 (4.9 pts) 90.4%
1874 Robert Vans Agnew (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) 768 51.5% John Hew North Gustav Henry Hamilton-Dalrymple (Liberal) 46 (3.1 pts) 89.9%
1885 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) 2,704 50.7% Hew Hamilton Dalrymple (Liberal) 79 (1.5 pts) 88.8%
1886 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) 2,920 62.9% John Phillips Coldstream (Liberal) 1,201 (25.9 pts) 77.3%
1892 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) 2,895 63.4% John Phillips Coldstream (Liberal) 1,225 (26.8 pts) 81.3%
1895 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Herbert Eustace Maxwell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 John James Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) 2,866 57.4% Walter Waring (Liberal) 739 (14.8 pts) 87.6%
Jan 1910 John James Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) 2,777 56.5% James Ian Stewart Macpherson (Liberal) 635 (12.9 pts) 86.6%
Dec 1910 John James Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Agnew Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Agnew Whig 34054.3% Yes
James Blair Conservative 22836.4% No
John Douglas Radical 589.3% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Blair Conservative 36253.6% Yes
Alexander Murray Whig 31446.4% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hamilton Dalrymple Whig 40350.4% Yes
James Blair Conservative 39749.6% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hamilton Dalrymple Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hamilton Dalrymple Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Agnew Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Agnew Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Agnew Liberal 48451.5% Yes
Alan Plantagenet Stewart Conservative 45648.5% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Plantagenet Stewart Conservative 71952.4% Yes
Andrew Agnew Liberal 65247.6% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Vans Agnew Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative 76851.5% Yes
John Hew North Gustav Henry Hamilton-Dalrymple Liberal 72248.5% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative 2,70450.7% Yes
Hew Hamilton Dalrymple Liberal 2,62549.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative 2,92062.9% Yes
John Phillips Coldstream Liberal 1,71937.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative 2,89563.4% Yes
John Phillips Coldstream Liberal 1,67036.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Eustace Maxwell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Hamilton Dalrymple Conservative 2,86657.4% Yes
Walter Waring Liberal 2,12742.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Hamilton Dalrymple Conservative 2,77756.5% Yes
James Ian Stewart Macpherson Liberal 2,14243.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Hamilton Dalrymple Conservative Unopposed Yes

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1835: Whig margin 17.9 pts 1837: Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1841: Whig margin 0.8 pts 1865: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1868: Conservative margin 4.9 pts 1880: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1885: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 26.8 pts 1906: Conservative margin 14.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1835 1837 1841 1865 1868 1880 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910

Trend

Wigtownshire has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Wigtownshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

John James Hamilton Dalrymple (Conservative) were elected unopposed for Wigtownshire in Dec 1910 -- no other candidate stood.

Which parties have won Wigtownshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Wigtownshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in Wigtownshire?

The closest result on record for Wigtownshire was 1841, when Whig beat Conservative by just 6 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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