Bounded south by the Thames, the City adjoins Westminster westward, enfranchised in 1545.[2] In other directions a web of tiny liberties and parishes of diverse size adjoined from medieval times until the 20th century. Most of the population of Middlesex was beyond the city's boundaries. From the 17th century three of four new 'divisions' of Ossulstone Hundred adjoined the city reflecting their relative density – Holborn division and Finsbury division to the north and Tower division to the north-east and the east, all enfranchised in 1832.
London is first known to have been enfranchised and represented in Parliament in 1298. Because it was the most important city in England it received four seats in Parliament instead of the normal two for a constituency. Previous to 1298 from the middle of that century, the intermittent first parliaments, the area's households, officially, could turn to their Middlesex "two knights of the shire" – two members of the Commons – as to their interests in Parliament as the City formed part of the geographic county yet from early times wielded independent administration, its corporation.
The city was represented by four MPs until 1885, when this was cut to two, and in 1950 the constituency was abolished.
The City of London was originally a densely populated area. Before the Reform Act 1832 the composition of the City electorate was not as democratic as that of some other borough constituencies, such as neighbouring Westminster. The right of election was held by members of the Livery Companies. However the size and wealth of the community meant that it had more voters than most other borough constituencies. Namier and Brooke estimated the size of the City electorate, in the latter part of the 18th century, at about 7,000. Only Westminster had a larger size of electorate.
During the 19th and 20th centuries the metropolitan area of London expanded greatly. The resident population of the City fell. People moved to the new definitively urban expansion and suburbs; businesses moved in. However the City authorities did not want to extend their jurisdiction beyond the traditional "square mile" so the constituency was left unchanged as its resident population fell. By 1900 almost all electors in the City qualified through Livery Company membership and lived outside of the city. The business voters were a type of plural voter which when abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 meant the City became immediately under-sized in electorate, akin to the least-worst examples of pre-1832 "rotten and pocket boroughs".
In 1950 the area was merged for parliamentary purposes with the eldest parts of the neighbouring City of Westminster, to form the seat Cities of London and Westminster. The pre-1900 heavily subdivided city became simplified for the period 1907 and 1965 into one civil parish, before in that year this level of local government complication was taken away. Statutory protection applied between 1986 and 2011 to prevent division of the City between seats:
There shall continue to be a constituency which shall include the whole of the City of London and the name of which shall refer to the City of London"
In multi-member elections the bloc voting system was used. Voters could cast a vote for one to four (or up to two in two-member elections 1885–1950) candidates, as they chose. The leading candidates with the largest number of votes were elected. In 1868 the limited vote was introduced, which restricted an individual elector to using one, two or three votes, in elections to fill four seats.
After 1832, when registration of voters was introduced, a turnout figure is given for contested elections. In multi-member elections, when the exact number of participating voters is unknown, this is calculated by dividing the number of votes by four (to 1868), three (1868–1885) and two thereafter. To the extent that electors did not use all their votes this will be an underestimate of turnout.
Where a party had more than one candidate in one or both of a pair of successive elections change is calculated for each individual candidate, otherwise change is based on the party vote.
Candidates for whom no party has been identified are classified as non-partisan. The candidate might have been associated with a party or faction in Parliament or consider himself to belong to a particular political tradition. Political parties before the 19th century were not as cohesive or organised as they later became. Contemporary commentators (even the reputed leaders of parties or factions) in the 18th century did not necessarily agree who the party supporters were. The traditional parties, which had arisen in the late 17th century, became increasingly irrelevant to politics in the 18th century (particularly after 1760), although for some contests in some constituencies party labels were still used. It was only towards the end of the century that party labels began to acquire some meaning again, although this process was by no means complete for several more generations.
Sources: The results are based on the History of Parliament Trust's volumes on the House of Commons in various periods from 1715 to 1820, Stooks Smith from 1820 until 1832 and Craig from 1832. Where Stooks Smith gives additional information this is indicated in a note. See references below for further details of these sources.
Dates of general and by-elections from 1660 to 1715 (excluding general elections at which no new MP was returned)
27 Mar 1660
19 Mar 1661
10 Feb 1663
17 Feb 1679
15 May 1685
9 Jan 1689
14 May 1689
11 Mar 1690
2 Mar 1693
25 Oct 1695
30 Jul 1698
1 Feb 1701
20 Mar 1701
24 Nov 1701
18 Aug 1702
17 May 1705
16 Dec 1707
14 May 1708
16 Nov 1710
Parliament of Great Britain election results 1713–1800
After a scrutiny the members returned were unchanged and vote totals were amended to Lockwood 4,025; Barnard 3,840; Godfrey 3,723; Child 3,575; Heysham 3,441; Parsons 3,393.
After a scrutiny the members returned were unchanged and vote totals were amended to Eyles 3,539; Barnard 3,514; Perry 3,396; Parsons 3,255; Thompson 3,244; Lockwood 2,977; Hopkins 2,921; Williams 2,914.
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The City of London was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950 City of LondonFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of CommonsCity of London in the Metropolis 1868 851298 1885Seatsfour1885 1950SeatstwoReplaced byCities of London and Westminster to form north eastern part of Contents 1 Boundaries and boundary changes 2 Members of Parliament 1707 1950 2 1 Parliaments of Great Britain 1707 1800 2 2 Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 2 2 1 MPs 1801 1885 2 2 2 MPs 1885 1950 3 Elections 4 Parliament of Great Britain election results 1713 1800 4 1 Elections in the 1710s 4 2 Elections in the 1720s 4 3 Elections in the 1730s 4 4 Elections in the 1740s 4 5 Elections in the 1750s 4 6 Elections in the 1760s 4 7 Elections in the 1770s 4 8 Elections in the 1780s 4 9 Elections in the 1790s 5 Parliament of the United Kingdom election results 4 seats 1801 1885 5 1 Elections in the 1800s 5 2 Elections in the 1810s 5 3 Elections in the 1820s 5 4 Elections in the 1830s 5 5 Elections in the 1840s 5 6 Elections in the 1850s 5 7 Elections in the 1860s 5 8 Elections in the 1870s 5 9 Elections in the 1880s 6 Parliament of the United Kingdom election results 2 seats 1885 1950 6 1 Elections in the 1880s 6 2 Elections in the 1890s 6 3 Elections in the 1900s 6 4 Elections in the 1910s 6 5 Elections in the 1920s 6 6 Elections in the 1930s 6 7 Elections in the 1940s 7 See also 8 References 9 BibliographyBoundaries and boundary changes EditThis borough constituency or parliamentary borough burgh consisted of the City of London which is at the very centre of Greater London The only change by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 was to include The Temple 1 Bounded south by the Thames the City adjoins Westminster westward enfranchised in 1545 2 In other directions a web of tiny liberties and parishes of diverse size adjoined from medieval times until the 20th century Most of the population of Middlesex was beyond the city s boundaries From the 17th century three of four new divisions of Ossulstone Hundred adjoined the city reflecting their relative density Holborn division and Finsbury division to the north and Tower division to the north east and the east all enfranchised in 1832 London is first known to have been enfranchised and represented in Parliament in 1298 Because it was the most important city in England it received four seats in Parliament instead of the normal two for a constituency Previous to 1298 from the middle of that century the intermittent first parliaments the area s households officially could turn to their Middlesex two knights of the shire two members of the Commons as to their interests in Parliament as the City formed part of the geographic county yet from early times wielded independent administration its corporation The city was represented by four MPs until 1885 when this was cut to two and in 1950 the constituency was abolished The City of London was originally a densely populated area Before the Reform Act 1832 the composition of the City electorate was not as democratic as that of some other borough constituencies such as neighbouring Westminster The right of election was held by members of the Livery Companies However the size and wealth of the community meant that it had more voters than most other borough constituencies Namier and Brooke estimated the size of the City electorate in the latter part of the 18th century at about 7 000 Only Westminster had a larger size of electorate During the 19th and 20th centuries the metropolitan area of London expanded greatly The resident population of the City fell People moved to the new definitively urban expansion and suburbs businesses moved in However the City authorities did not want to extend their jurisdiction beyond the traditional square mile so the constituency was left unchanged as its resident population fell By 1900 almost all electors in the City qualified through Livery Company membership and lived outside of the city The business voters were a type of plural voter which when abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 meant the City became immediately under sized in electorate akin to the least worst examples of pre 1832 rotten and pocket boroughs In 1950 the area was merged for parliamentary purposes with the eldest parts of the neighbouring City of Westminster to form the seat Cities of London and Westminster The pre 1900 heavily subdivided city became simplified for the period 1907 and 1965 into one civil parish before in that year this level of local government complication was taken away Statutory protection applied between 1986 and 2011 to prevent division of the City between seats There shall continue to be a constituency which shall include the whole of the City of London and the name of which shall refer to the City of London Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 Sch 2 Rule 3 repealed 2011 3 Members of Parliament 1707 1950 EditSee City of London elections to the Parliament of England for citizens known to have represented the City in Parliament before 1707 Parliaments of Great Britain 1707 1800 Edit From To Name Born Died1707 1715 Sir William Withers T c 1654 31 January 17211708 1710 John Ward W c 1650 12 March 17261710 1715 Sir Richard Hoare T 8 September 1649 6 January 17191710 1714 Sir George Newland T c 1646 26 March 17141710 1715 Sir John Cass T 28 February 1661 5 July 17181715 1722 Robert Heysham W 16 August 1663 25 February 17231715 1722 Sir John Ward W c 1650 12 March 17261715 1724 Peter Godfrey T 1665 10 November 17241715 1722 Sir Thomas Scawen W c 1650 22 September 17301722 1727 Richard Lockwood T 1676 30 August 17561722 1761 Sir John Barnard W c 1685 29 August 17641722 1727 Francis Child T c 1684 20 April 17401724 1727 Sir Richard Hopkins 2 January 17461727 1734 Sir John Eyles Bt W 1683 11 March 17451727 1741 Micajah Perry W 22 January 17531727 1741 Humphry Parsons T c 1676 21 March 17411734 1741 Robert Willimot T 19 December 17461741 1747 George Heathcote T 7 December 1700 7 June 17681741 1747 Sir Daniel Lambert T 7 September 1685 13 May 17501741 1742 Sir Robert Godschall T c 1692 26 June 17421742 1754 Sir William Calvert W c 1703 3 May 17611747 1758 Slingsby Bethell W 16 March 1695 1 November 17581747 1754 Stephen Janssen W 17771754 1773 Sir Robert Ladbroke T c 1713 31 October 17731754 1770 William Beckford T 19 December 1709 21 June 17701758 1768 Sir Richard Glyn T 13 June 1711 1 January 17731761 1774 Hon Thomas Harley T 24 August 1730 1 December 18041768 1774 Barlow Trecothick RW c 1718 28 May 17751770 1780 Richard Oliver 7 January 1735 16 April 17841773 1784 Frederick Bull R c 1714 10 January 17841774 1780 John Sawbridge R 1732 21 February 17951774 1781 George Hayley R 30 August 17811780 1780 John Kirkman 1741 19 September 17801780 1790 Nathaniel Newnham c 1741 26 December 18091780 1795 John Sawbridge 1732 21 February 17951781 1796 Sir Watkin Lewes c 1740 13 July 18211784 1793 Brook Watson 11 February 1735 2 October 18071790 1800 Sir William Curtis 25 January 1752 18 January 18291793 1800 Sir John Anderson Bt c 1735 21 May 18131795 1800 William Lushington 18 January 1747 11 September 18231796 1800 Harvey Christian Combe 1752 4 July 1818Note a ExpelledParliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 Edit MPs 1801 1885 Edit Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party1801 Sir William Curtis Bt Tory 4 Sir John Anderson Bt Tory 4 William Lushington Non partisan Harvey Christian Combe Whig 4 1802 Sir Charles Price Tory 4 1806 Sir James Shaw Bt Tory 4 1812 John Atkins Tory 4 1817 by election Sir Matthew Wood Bt Whig 4 5 1818 Thomas Wilson Tory 4 Robert Waithman Whig 4 6 John Thomas Thorp Whig 4 1820 Sir William Curtis Bt Tory 4 George Bridges Tory 4 1826 William Thompson Tory 4 Robert Waithman Whig Liberal 4 6 William Ward Tory 4 1831 William Venables Whig 4 7 1832 George Grote Radical 4 8 Sir John Key Bt Whig 4 9 March 1833 by election George Lyall Conservative 4 10 August 1833 by election William Crawford Whig 4 5 8 1835 James Pattison Whig 4 5 11 1841 John Masterman Conservative 4 10 George Lyall Conservative 4 10 Lord John Russell Whig 4 12 1843 by election James Pattison Whig 4 11 1847 Baron Lionel de Rothschild Whig 12 1849 by election Sir James Duke Bt Whig 13 1857 Robert Wigram Crawford Whig 14 15 1859 Liberal Liberal Liberal Liberal1861 by election Western Wood Liberal1863 by election George Goschen Liberal1865 William Lawrence Liberal1868 Charles Bell Conservative1869 by election Baron Lionel de Rothschild Liberal1874 William Cotton Conservative Philip Twells Conservative John Hubbard Conservative1880 Sir Robert Fowler Bt Conservative William Lawrence Liberal1885 reduced to two seatsMPs 1885 1950 Edit Election Member Party Member Party1885 John Hubbard Conservative Sir Robert Fowler Bt Conservative1887 by election Thomas Charles Baring ConservativeApr 1891 by election Hucks Gibbs ConservativeJun 1891 by election Sir Reginald Hanson Bt Conservative1892 Alban Gibbs Conservative1900 Sir Joseph Dimsdale C Conservative1906 Sir Edward Clarke ConservativeFeb 1906 by election Arthur Balfour ConservativeJun 1906 by election Sir Frederick Banbury Bt Conservative1918 Coalition Conservative Coalition Conservative1922 by election Edward Grenfell Conservative1922 Conservative1924 by election Sir Vansittart Bowater Bt Conservative1935 by election Sir Alan Anderson Conservative1938 by election Sir George Broadbridge Bt Conservative1940 by election Sir Andrew Duncan National1945 by election Ralph Assheton Conservative1950 Constituency abolishedElections EditIn multi member elections the bloc voting system was used Voters could cast a vote for one to four or up to two in two member elections 1885 1950 candidates as they chose The leading candidates with the largest number of votes were elected In 1868 the limited vote was introduced which restricted an individual elector to using one two or three votes in elections to fill four seats In by elections to fill a single seat the first past the post system applied After 1832 when registration of voters was introduced a turnout figure is given for contested elections In multi member elections when the exact number of participating voters is unknown this is calculated by dividing the number of votes by four to 1868 three 1868 1885 and two thereafter To the extent that electors did not use all their votes this will be an underestimate of turnout Where a party had more than one candidate in one or both of a pair of successive elections change is calculated for each individual candidate otherwise change is based on the party vote Candidates for whom no party has been identified are classified as non partisan The candidate might have been associated with a party or faction in Parliament or consider himself to belong to a particular political tradition Political parties before the 19th century were not as cohesive or organised as they later became Contemporary commentators even the reputed leaders of parties or factions in the 18th century did not necessarily agree who the party supporters were The traditional parties which had arisen in the late 17th century became increasingly irrelevant to politics in the 18th century particularly after 1760 although for some contests in some constituencies party labels were still used It was only towards the end of the century that party labels began to acquire some meaning again although this process was by no means complete for several more generations Sources The results are based on the History of Parliament Trust s volumes on the House of Commons in various periods from 1715 to 1820 Stooks Smith from 1820 until 1832 and Craig from 1832 Where Stooks Smith gives additional information this is indicated in a note See references below for further details of these sources Dates of general and by elections from 1660 to 1715 excluding general elections at which no new MP was returned 27 Mar 1660 19 Mar 1661 10 Feb 1663 17 Feb 1679 15 May 1685 9 Jan 1689 14 May 1689 11 Mar 1690 2 Mar 1693 25 Oct 1695 30 Jul 1698 1 Feb 1701 20 Mar 1701 24 Nov 1701 18 Aug 1702 17 May 1705 16 Dec 1707 14 May 1708 16 Nov 1710Parliament of Great Britain election results 1713 1800 Edit1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790sElections in the 1710s Edit General election 1713 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory Richard Hoare 3 842 12 84 N ATory George Newland 3 826 12 78 N ATory John Cass 3 802 12 70 N ATory William Withers 3 763 12 57 N AWhig John Ward 3 730 12 46 N AWhig Robert Heysham 3 688 12 32 N AWhig Peter Godfrey 3 657 12 22 N AWhig Thomas Scawen 3 625 12 11 N A6 787 voted The losing candidates demanded a scrutiny which did not change the result Source Copy of the pollbook General election 29 January 1715 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Robert Heysham 3 499 13 86 N AWhig John Ward 3 475 13 76 N ATory Peter Godfrey 3 471 13 75 N AWhig Thomas Scawen 3 439 13 62 N ATory John Cass 2 884 11 42 N ATory William Withers 2 879 11 40 N ATory William Stewart 2 828 11 20 N ATory George Mertinns 2 774 10 99 N AElections in the 1720s Edit General election 9 May 1722 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory Richard Lockwood 4 235 18 40 18 40Whig John Barnard 3 980 17 29 17 29Tory Peter Godfrey 3 852 16 74 2 99Tory Francis Child 3 784 16 44 16 44Tory Humphrey Parsons 3 593 15 61 15 61Whig Robert Heysham 3 573 15 52 1 66After a scrutiny the members returned were unchanged and vote totals were amended to Lockwood 4 025 Barnard 3 840 Godfrey 3 723 Child 3 575 Heysham 3 441 Parsons 3 393 Death of Godfrey 10 November 1724By Election 11 December 1724 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan Richard Hopkins 3 332 53 37 53 37Nonpartisan Charles Goodfellow 2 911 46 63 46 63Majority 421 6 74 N ANonpartisan gain from Tory Swing N AGeneral election 24 November 1727 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig John Eyles 3 643 13 71 13 71Whig John Barnard 3 620 13 62 3 67Whig Micajah Perry 3 494 13 15 13 15Tory Humphry Parsons 3 370 12 68 2 93Nonpartisan John Thompson 3 340 12 57 12 57Tory Richard Lockwood 3 086 11 61 6 79Nonpartisan John Williams 3 017 11 35 11 35Nonpartisan Richard Hopkins 3 010 11 32 11 32After a scrutiny the members returned were unchanged and vote totals were amended to Eyles 3 539 Barnard 3 514 Perry 3 396 Parsons 3 255 Thompson 3 244 Lockwood 2 977 Hopkins 2 921 Williams 2 914 Elections in the 1730s Edit General election 10 May 1734 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory Humphrey Parsons 3 932 21 92 9 24Whig John Barnard 3 841 21 41 7 79Whig Micajah Perry 3 725 20 76 7 61Tory Robert Willimot 2 984 16 63 16 63Tory John Barber 2 381 13 27 13 27Tory Robert Godschall 1 078 6 01 6 01Note 1734 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith Elections in the 1740s Edit General election 13 May 1741 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig John Barnard 3 769 21 35 0 06Tory George Heathcote 3 322 18 82 18 82Tory Daniel Lambert 3 217 18 23 18 23Tory Robert Godschall 3 143 17 81 11 80Whig Micajah Perry 1 713 9 71 11 05Nonpartisan Edward Bellamy 1 312 7 43 7 43Nonpartisan Edward Vernon 1 175 6 66 6 66Note 1741 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith Death of Godschall 26 June 1742By Election 13 July 1742 City of London Party Candidate Votes Whig William Calvert Unopposed N A N AWhig gain from Tory Swing N AGeneral election 10 July 1747 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig William Calvert 3 806 20 85 20 85Whig John Barnard 3 781 20 71 0 64Whig Slingsby Bethell 3 146 17 23 17 23Whig Stephen Janssen 3 008 16 48 16 48Tory Daniel Lambert 2 530 13 86 4 37Tory Robert Ladbroke 1 986 10 88 10 88Elections in the 1750s Edit General election 7 May 1754 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig John Barnard 3 553 18 96 1 75Whig Slingsby Bethell 3 547 18 93 1 70Tory Robert Ladbroke 3 390 18 09 7 21Tory William Beckford 2 941 15 70 15 70Tory Richard Glyn 2 655 14 17 14 17Whig William Calvert 2 650 14 14 6 71Note 1754 Poll 7 days 5 931 voted Source Stooks Smith Death of Bethell 1 November 1758By Election 30 November 1758 City of London Party Candidate Votes Tory Richard Glyn Unopposed N A N ATory gain from Whig Swing N AElections in the 1760s Edit General election 4 April 1761 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Ladbroke 4 306 23 36 5 27Tory Thomas Harley 3 983 21 61 21 61Tory William Beckford 3 663 19 87 4 17Tory Richard Glyn 3 285 17 83 3 66Whig Samuel Fludyer 3 193 17 32 17 32Note 1761 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith General election 25 March 1768 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Pro Government Thomas Harley 3 729 19 02 2 59Independent Opposition Robert Ladbroke 3 678 18 76 4 60Nonpartisan William Beckford 3 402 17 35 2 52Rockingham Whigs Barlow Trecothick 2 957 15 08 15 08Nonpartisan Richard Glyn 2 823 14 40 3 43Nonpartisan John Paterson 1 769 9 02 9 02Radical John Wilkes 1 247 6 36 6 36Elections in the 1770s Edit Death of Beckford 21 June 1770By Election 11 July 1770 City of London Party Candidate Votes Radical Richard Oliver Unopposed N A N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ADeath of Ladbroke 31 October 1773By Election 23 December 1773 City of London Party Candidate Votes Radical Frederick Bull 2 695 52 07 NewNonpartisan John Roberts 2 481 47 93 NewMajority 214 4 14 N ANonpartisan hold Swing N AGeneral election 18 October 1774 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Radical John Sawbridge 3 456 17 8 NewRadical George Hayley 3 390 17 5 NewIndependent Radical Opposition Richard Oliver 3 354 17 3 NewRadical Frederick Bull 3 096 15 9 NewNonpartisan William Baker 2 802 14 4 NewNonpartisan Brass Crosby 1 913 9 9 NewNonpartisan John Roberts 1 398 7 2 NewElections in the 1780s Edit General election 19 September 1780 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan George Hayley 4 062 21 63 4 16Nonpartisan John Kirkman 3 804 20 26 NewNonpartisan Frederick Bull 3 150 16 77 0 83Nonpartisan Nathaniel Newnham 3 036 16 17 NewNonpartisan John Sawbridge 2 957 15 75 2 06Nonpartisan Richard Clarke 1 771 9 43 NewDeath of Kirkman 19 September 1780By Election 28 November 1780 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan John Sawbridge Unopposed N A N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ADeath of Hayley 30 August 1781By Election 2 October 1781 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan Watkin Lewes 2 685 53 05 NewNonpartisan Richard Clarke 2 387 46 95 37 50Majority 309 6 10 N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ADeath of Bull 10 January 1784By Election 26 January 1784 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan Brook Watson 2 097 66 78 NewNonpartisan Brass Crosby 1 043 33 22 NewMajority 1 054 33 56 N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ANote 1784 be Poll 3 days Source Stooks Smith General election 7 May 1784 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan Brook Watson 4 776 24 19 NewNonpartisan Watkin Lewes 4 541 23 00 NewNonpartisan Nathaniel Newnham 4 467 22 56 6 49Nonpartisan John Sawbridge 2 812 14 24 1 51Nonpartisan Richard Atkinson 2 803 14 20 NewNonpartisan Samuel Smith 286 1 50 NewNonpartisan William Pitt 56 0 31 NewNote 1784 Poll 7 days Mr Pitt was returned on the show of hands but retired before the poll Source Stooks Smith Elections in the 1790s Edit General election 26 June 1790 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan William Curtis 4 346 22 16 22 16Nonpartisan Brook Watson 4 101 20 91 3 28Nonpartisan Watkin Lewes 3 747 19 10 3 90Nonpartisan John Sawbridge 3 686 18 79 4 55Nonpartisan Nathaniel Newnham 2 670 13 61 9 02Nonpartisan William Pickett 1 064 5 42 5 42Note 1790 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith Appointment of Watson as Commissary GeneralBy Election 6 March 1793 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan John Anderson Unopposed N A N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ANote 1793 Mr Newnham was a candidate but declined to go to the poll Source Stooks Smith Death of Sawbridge 21 February 1795By Election 12 March 1795 City of London Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan William Lushington 2 334 59 94 59 94Nonpartisan Harvey Christian Combe 1 560 40 06 40 06Majority 774 19 88 N ANonpartisan hold Swing N ANote 1795 Poll 3 days Source Stooks Smith General election 2 June 1796 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan William Lushington 4 379 20 97 20 97Nonpartisan William Curtis 4 313 20 66 1 50Nonpartisan Harvey Christian Combe 3 865 18 51 18 51Nonpartisan John Anderson 3 170 15 18 15 18Nonpartisan William Pickett 2 795 13 39 7 97Nonpartisan Watkin Lewes 2 356 11 28 7 82Note 1796 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith Parliament of the United Kingdom election results 4 seats 1801 1885 Edit1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880sElections in the 1800s Edit General election 6 July 1802 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Harvey Christian Combe 3 377 23 91 5 40Tory Charles Price 3 236 22 91 22 91Tory William Curtis 2 989 21 16 0 50Tory John Anderson 2 387 16 90 1 72Whig Benjamin Travers 1 371 9 71 9 71Nonpartisan Watkin Lewes 652 4 62 6 66Nonpartisan William Lushington 113 0 80 20 17Note 1802 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith General election 31 October 1806 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Harvey Christian Combe 2 294 24 11 0 20Tory James Shaw 2 275 23 91 23 91Tory Charles Price 2 254 23 69 0 78Tory William Curtis 2 213 23 26 2 10Tory John Atkins 314 3 30 3 30Whig John Hankey 164 1 72 1 72Note 1806 Poll 3 days Source Stooks Smith General election 1807 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory Charles Price 3 117 26 30 2 61Tory William Curtis 3 059 25 81 2 55Tory James Shaw 2 863 24 15 0 24Whig Harvey Christian Combe 2 588 21 83 2 28Whig John Hankey 226 1 91 0 19Note 1807 Mr Hankey died on the afternoon of the first day s polling All the candidates voted for him Source Stooks Smith Elections in the 1810s Edit General election 5 October 1812 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Harvey Christian Combe 5 125 22 85 1 02Tory William Curtis 4 577 20 40 5 41Tory James Shaw 4 082 18 20 5 95Tory John Atkins 3 645 16 25 16 25Whig Robert Waithman 2 622 11 69 11 69Whig Matthew Wood 2 373 10 58 10 58Nonpartisan Claudius Hunter 8 0 04 0 04Note 1812 Mr Hunter the Lord Mayor of the City of London retired before the poll Source Stooks Smith Resignation of CombeBy Election 10 June 1817 City of London Party Candidate Votes Whig Matthew Wood Unopposed N A N AWhig hold Swing N AGeneral election 16 June 1818 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Matthew Wood 5 700 22 38 11 80Tory Thomas Wilson 4 829 18 96 18 96Whig Robert Waithman 4 693 18 43 6 74Whig John Thorp 4 335 17 02 17 02Tory William Curtis 4 224 16 58 3 82Tory John Atkins 1 688 6 63 9 62Note 1818 Poll 7 days 7 978 voted Source Stooks Smith Elections in the 1820s Edit General election 7 March 1820 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Whig Matthew Wood 5 370 19 22 3 16Tory Thomas Wilson 5 358 19 18 0 22Tory William Curtis 4 908 17 57 0 99Tory George Bridges 4 259 15 25 15 25Whig Robert Waithman 4 119 14 74 3 69Whig John Thorp 3 921 14 04 2 98Note 1820 Poll 7 days Source Stooks Smith General election 9 June 1826 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Tory William Thompson 6 483 24 71 24 71Whig Robert Waithman 5 042 19 21 4 47Tory William Ward 4 991 19 02 19 02Whig Matthew Wood 4 880 18 60 0 62Whig William Venables 4 514 17 20 17 20Whig Alderman Garrett 330 1 26 1 26Note 1826 Poll 7 days 8 639 voted Alderman Garrett was proposed without his consent Source Stooks Smith Elections in the 1830s Edit General election 1830 City of London 4 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory William Thompson UnopposedWhig Robert Waithman UnopposedTory William Ward UnopposedWhig Matthew Wood UnopposedTory holdWhig holdTory holdWhig holdGeneral election 29 April 1831 City of London 4 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory William Thompson UnopposedWhig Robert Waithman UnopposedWhig Matthew Wood UnopposedWhig William Venables UnopposedTory holdWhig holdWhig holdWhig gain from ToryGeneral election 12 December 1832 City of London 4 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Radical George Grote 8 412 23 9 NewWhig Matthew Wood 7 488 21 3 N AWhig Robert Waithman 7 452 21 2 N AWhig John Key 6 136 17 4 N ATory George Lyall 5 112 14 5 N ARadical Michael Scales politician 569 1 6 NewTurnout 11 500 61 9 N ARegistered electors 18 584Majority 924 2 6 N ARadical gain from Tory Swing N AMajority 1 024 2 9 N AWhig hold Swing N AWhig hold Swing N AWhig hold Swing N ADeath of Waithman 6 February 1833By election 27 February 1833 City of London 4 Party Candidate Votes Tory George Lyall 5 569 55 2 40 7Whig William Venables 4 527 44 8 15 1Majority 1 042 10 4 N ATurnout 10 096 54 3 7 6Registered electors 18 584Tory gain from Whig Swing 27 9Resignation of Key by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern HundredsBy election 12 August 1833 City of London 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Crawford 4 041 66 8 6 9Tory Francis Kemble 2 004 33 2 18 7Majority 2 037 33 6 30 7Turnout 6 045 32 5 29 4Registered electors 18 584Whig hold Swing 5 9General election 5 January 1835 City of London 4 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig Matthew Wood 6 418 16 9 4 4Whig James Pattison 6 050 15 9 5 3Whig William Crawford 5 961 15 7 1 7Radical George Grote 5 955 15 6 8 3Conservative George Lyall 4 599 12 1 7 3Conservative William Ward 4 560 12 0 7 2Conservative Thomas Wilson 4 514 11 9 7 1Turnout 11 456 62 6 0 7Registered electors 18 288Majority 6 0 1 2 8Whig hold Swing 4 9Whig hold Swing 5 4Whig hold Swing 3 6Majority 1 356 3 5 0 9Radical hold Swing 6 9General election 1837 City of London 4 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig Matthew Wood 6 517 21 4 4 5Whig William Crawford 6 071 20 0 4 3Whig James Pattison 6 070 20 0 4 1Radical George Grote 5 879 19 3 3 7Conservative John Hinde Palmer 5 873 19 3 16 7Turnout 11 932 60 6 2 0Registered electors 19 678Majority 191 0 7 0 6Whig hold Swing 4 3Whig hold Swing 4 2Whig hold Swing 4 1Majority 6 0 0 3 6Radical hold Swing 3 9Elections in the 1840s Edit General election 28 June 1841 City of London 4 seats 4 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Masterman 6 339 12 8 8 0Whig Matthew Wood 6 315 12 8 8 6Conservative George Lyall 6 290 12 7 7 9Whig John Russell 6 221 12 6 NewConservative Matthias Wolverley Attwood 6 212 12 5 7 7Whig James Pattison 6 070 12 3 7 7Whig William Crawford 6 065 12 2 7 8Conservative John Pirie 6 017 12 1 7 3Turnout 12 383 est 64 9 est 4 3Registered electors 19 068Majority 24 0 0 N AConservative gain from Radical Swing N AMajority 25 0 0 0 7Whig hold Swing 8 2Majority 69 0 0 N AConservative gain from Whig Swing 8 0Majority 9 0 1 0 6Whig hold Swing N ADeath of Wood 25 September 1843By election 20 October 1843 City of London 4 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Pattison 6 532 50 6 0 7Conservative Thomas Charles Baring 6 367 49 4 0 7Majority 165 1 2 1 2Turnout 12 899 64 4 0 5Registered electors 20 030Whig hold Swing 0 7Appointment of Russell as Prime Minister and First Lord of the TreasuryBy election 8 July 1846 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Russell UnopposedWhig holdGeneral election 28 July 1847 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Russell 7 137 14 3 1 7Whig James Pattison 7 030 14 1 1 8Whig Lionel de Rothschild 6 792 13 6 0 8Conservative John Masterman 6 722 13 5 0 7Whig George Larpent 16 6 719 13 5 1 3Conservative Robert Cooper Lee Bevan 17 5 268 10 5 2 2Conservative John Johnson London candidate 5 069 10 1 2 4Conservative James William Freshfield 4 704 9 4 2 7Radical William Payne 18 513 1 0 NewTurnout 13 437 67 0 2 1Registered electors 20 057Majority 70 0 1 0 1Whig hold Swing 1 7Whig hold Swing 1 7Whig gain from Conservative Swing 1 2Majority 3 0 0 Conservative hold Swing 0 4Note 1847 De Rothschild and Payne were classified as Reformer candidates Source Stooks Smith Resignation of de Rothschild to seek re election after rejection of the Jewish Disabilities BillBy election 4 July 1849 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Lionel de Rothschild 6 017 68 1 12 6Conservative John Manners 2 814 31 9 11 6Majority 3 203 36 2 36 1Turnout 8 831 41 5 25 5Registered electors 21 270Whig hold Swing 12 1Note 1849 De Rothschild was classified as a Reformer candidate Source Stooks Smith Death of Pattison June 1849By election 27 July 1849 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Duke UnopposedWhig holdElections in the 1850s Edit General election 1852 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Masterman 6 195 24 3 19 2Whig John Russell 5 537 21 7 7 4Whig James Duke 5 270 20 7 6 6Whig Lionel de Rothschild 4 748 18 6 5 0Whig Robert Wigram Crawford 3 765 14 8 1 3Majority 658 2 6 2 6Turnout 11 025 est 53 2 est 13 8Registered electors 20 728Conservative hold Swing 19 8Whig hold Swing 6 1Whig hold Swing 5 7Whig hold Swing 4 9Appointment of Russell as Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsBy Election 3 January 1853 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Russell UnopposedWhig holdAppointment of Russell as Lord President of the CouncilBy Election 14 June 1854 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Russell UnopposedWhig holdAppointment of Russell as Secretary of State for the ColoniesBy Election 3 March 1855 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Russell UnopposedWhig holdGeneral election 27 March 1857 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Duke 6 664 22 4 1 7Whig Lionel de Rothschild 6 398 21 5 2 9Whig John Russell 6 308 21 2 0 5Whig Robert Wigram Crawford 5 808 19 6 4 8Whig Raikes Currie 4 519 15 2 N AMajority 1 289 4 4 N ATurnout 7 424 est 38 8 est 14 4Registered electors 19 115Whig hold Swing N AWhig hold Swing N AWhig hold Swing N AWhig gain from Conservative Swing N AResignation of de Rothschild to seek re election after rejection of the Jewish Disabilities BillBy Election 28 July 1857 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Lionel de Rothschild UnopposedWhig holdGeneral election 1859 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Duke UnopposedLiberal Lionel de Rothschild UnopposedLiberal John Russell UnopposedLiberal Robert Wigram Crawford UnopposedRegistered electors 19 026Liberal holdLiberal holdLiberal holdLiberal holdAppointment of Russell as Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsBy Election 27 June 1859 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Russell UnopposedLiberal holdElections in the 1860s Edit Creation of Russell as the 1st Earl RussellBy election 29 July 1861 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Western Wood 5 747 52 3 N AConservative William Cubitt 5 241 47 7 NewMajority 506 4 6 N ATurnout 10 988 59 2 N ARegistered electors 18 562Liberal hold Swing N ADeath of Wood 17 May 1863By election 2 June 1863 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Goschen UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election 10 July 1865 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Goschen 7 102 19 9 N ALiberal Robert Wigram Crawford 7 086 19 9 N ALiberal William Lawrence 6 637 18 6 N ALiberal Lionel de Rothschild 6 525 18 3 N AConservative George Lyall 4 197 11 8 NewConservative Robert Fowler 4 086 11 5 NewMajority 2 328 6 5 N ATurnout 10 529 est 67 8 est N ARegistered electors 15 534Liberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N ALiberal hold Swing N AAppointment of Goschen as Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterBy election 26 February 1866 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Goschen UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election 16 November 1868 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Goschen 6 520 15 1 4 8Liberal Robert Wigram Crawford 6 258 14 5 5 4Liberal William Lawrence 6 215 14 4 4 2Conservative Charles Bell 6 130 14 2 2 4Conservative Philip Twells 6 099 14 1 2 6Conservative Sills John Gibbons 6 013 13 9 NewLiberal Lionel de Rothschild 5 995 13 9 4 4Turnout 12 328 est 61 1 est 6 7Registered electors 20 185Majority 85 0 2 6 3Liberal hold Swing 3 7Liberal hold Swing 4 0Liberal hold Swing 4 6Majority 135 0 3 N AConservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 5Note 1868 Craig refers to R N de Rothschild but Stenton confirms the candidate was L N de Rothschild Appointment of Goschen as President of the Poor Law BoardBy election 21 December 1868 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Goschen UnopposedLiberal holdDeath of Bell 9 February 1869By election 22 February 1869 City of London 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Lionel de Rothschild UnopposedLiberal gain from ConservativeElections in the 1870s Edit General election 10 February 1874 City of London 4 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Cotton 8 397 18 7 4 5Conservative Philip Twells 8 330 18 6 4 5Conservative John Hubbard 8 210 18 3 4 4Liberal George Goschen 6 787 15 1 0 0Liberal William Lawrence 6 654 14 8 0 4Liberal Lionel de Rothschild 6 490 14 5 0 6Majority 1 423 3 2 2 9Turnout 14 956 est 66 1 est 5 0Registered electors 22 626Conservative hold Swing 2 1Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 1Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 0Liberal hold Swing 2 2Note 1874 Craig refers to R N de Rothschild but Stenton confirms the candidate was L N de RothschildElections in the 1880s Edit General election 3 April 1880 City of London 4 seats 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Cotton 10 326 21 3 2 6Conservative Robert Fowler 10 274 21 2 2 6Conservative John Hubbard 10 256 21 2 2 9Liberal William Lawrence 5 950 12 3 2 5Liberal Richard Martin 5 837 12 1 3 0Liberal Walter Morrison 5 743 11 9 2 6Majority 4 306 8 9 5 7Turnout 16 129 est 67 1 est 1 0Registered electors 24 042Conservative hold Swing 2 6Conservative hold Swing 2 8Conservative hold Swing 2 8Liberal hold Swing 2 6Reduction of constituency to two seats in the 1885 redistributionParliament of the United Kingdom election results 2 seats 1885 1950 Edit1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940sElections in the 1880s Edit FowlerGeneral election 1885 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Fowler 12 827 38 8 17 6Conservative John Hubbard 8 802 26 7 5 5Liberal Stephen Low 5 817 17 6 5 3Ind Conservative William Cotton 5 563 16 9 4 4Turnout 33 009 68 6 1 5 est Majority 2 985 9 1 7 2Registered electors 29 152Conservative hold Swing 7 5Conservative hold Swing 1 4General election 1886 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Fowler UnopposedConservative John Hubbard UnopposedConservative holdFowler was elevated to the peerage becoming Lord Addington requiring a by election By Election 27 July 1887 City of London 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Charles Baring UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1890s Edit Baring s death caused a by election By Election 18 April 1891 City of London 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hucks Gibbs UnopposedConservative holdFowler s death caused a by election By Election 3 June 1891 City of London 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Reginald Hanson UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 1892 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Reginald Hanson 10 556 44 0 N AConservative Alban Gibbs 9 258 38 5 N AInd Conservative James Ritchie Conservative politician 4 207 17 5 NewMajority 5 051 21 0 N ATurnout 13 490 est 41 3 N ARegistered electors 32 664Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1895 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alban Gibbs UnopposedConservative Reginald Hanson UnopposedConservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1900s Edit General election 1900 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alban Gibbs UnopposedConservative Joseph Dimsdale UnopposedConservative holdConservative hold1904 City of London by election 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alban Gibbs UnopposedConservative hold Clarke Schuster RidgewayGeneral election 1906 City of London 2 seats 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Clarke 16 019 38 0 N AConservative Alban Gibbs 15 619 37 2 N ALiberal Felix Schuster 5 313 12 7 NewLiberal Joseph West Ridgeway 5 064 12 1 NewMajority 10 306 24 5 N ATurnout 44 015 68 7 N ARegistered electors 31 030Conservative hold Swing N AConservative hold Swing N A BalfourFebruary 1906 City of London by election 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Balfour 15 474 78 9 3 7Free Trader Thomas Gibson Bowles 4 134 21 1 NewMajority 11 340 57 8 33 3Turnout 19 608 63 2 5 5Registered electors 31 030Conservative hold Swing N A BanburyJune 1906 City of London by election 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frederick Banbury UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1910s Edit General election January 1910 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Balfour 17 907 45 0 7 0Conservative Frederick Banbury 17 302 43 4 6 2Liberal Hugh Bell 4 623 11 6 13 2Turnout 39 832 74 7 6 0Registered electors 30 010Majority 12 679 31 8 7 3Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election December 1910 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Balfour UnopposedConservative Frederick Banbury UnopposedConservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1918 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Arthur Balfour UnopposedC Unionist Frederick Banbury UnopposedUnionist holdUnionist holdC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s Edit Bowater1922 City of London by election Party Candidate Votes Unionist Edward Grenfell 10 114 62 08 N AInd Conservative Vansittart Bowater 6 178 37 92 NewMajority 3 936 24 16 NewTurnout 44 083 36 96 N AUnionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1922 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Unionist Frederick Banbury Unopposed N A N AUnionist Edward Grenfell Unopposed N A N AUnionist hold SwingGeneral election 1923 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Unionist Frederick Banbury Unopposed N A N AUnionist Edward Grenfell Unopposed N A N AUnionist hold Swing N A1924 City of London by election Party Candidate Votes Unionist Vansittart Bowater 12 962 70 11 N ALiberal Henry Bell 5 525 29 89 NewMajority 7 437 40 22 N ATurnout 44 130 41 89 N AUnionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1924 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Unionist Vansittart Bowater Unopposed N A N AUnionist Edward Grenfell Unopposed N A N AUnionist hold Swing JacobsenGeneral election 1929 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Unionist Vansittart Bowater 16 149 43 9 N AUnionist Edward Grenfell 16 092 43 7 N ALiberal Thomas Owen Jacobsen 4 579 12 4 NewMajority 11 513 31 3 N ATurnout 46 469 45 2 N AUnionist hold Swing N AElections in the 1930s Edit General election 1931 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Vansittart Bowater Unopposed N A N AConservative Edward Grenfell Unopposed N A N AConservative hold Swing1935 City of London by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alan Anderson Unopposed N A N AConservative hold Swing N AGeneral election 1935 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alan Anderson Unopposed N A N AConservative Vansittart Bowater Unopposed N A N AConservative hold Swing1938 City of London by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Broadbridge Unopposed N A N AConservative hold Swing N AElections in the 1940s Edit 1940 City of London by election Party Candidate Votes National Andrew Duncan Unopposed N A N ANational gain from Conservative Swing N AGeneral election 1945 City of London 2 seats Party Candidate Votes National Andrew Duncan 5 332 39 48 N AConservative George Broadbridge 5 309 39 31 N ALiberal Andrew McFadyean 1 487 11 01 NewIndependent S W Alexander 1 379 10 21 NewMajority 23 0 17 N ATurnout 10 851 63 9 N AConservative hold Swing1945 City of London by election 20 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ralph Assheton 4 506 74 99 74 99Liberal Arthur Comyns Carr 1 503 25 01 14 00Majority 3 003 49 98 N ATurnout 11 650 51 58 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