The seat was created under the Reform Act 1832 as one of two divisions, together with the Eastern Division, of the Parliamentary County of Suffolk. This resulted in a more representative allocation, with a total of four MPs instead of two for the former entire county at large, which still allowed for double voting (or more) of those Forty Shilling Freeholders who also were householders or landlords of any particular boroughs within the county. This Act retained the four largest boroughs of the seven before 1832.
With two heirs to their title serving the seat, the Marquesses of Bristol, the Hervey family, were major landowners in the county. The modern seat is at Ickworth, with part of its grand house now being a luxury hotel.
^This is the courtesy title given to the eldest son of the Marquess of Bristol as his main subsidiary title.
^"The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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^Churton, Edward (1836). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1836. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 28 May 2019 – via Google Books.
^"West Suffolk Election". Bury Free Press. 14 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Election News". Bradford Observer. 8 June 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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See also West Suffolk UK Parliament constituency The Western Division of Suffolk was a county constituency in Suffolk England It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the bloc vote system of election West SuffolkFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountySuffolk1832 1885SeatsTwoCreated fromSuffolkReplaced byStowmarket Sudbury and Eye Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 MPs 4 Election results 4 1 Elections in the 1830s 4 2 Elections in the 1840s 4 3 Elections in the 1850s 4 4 Elections in the 1860s 4 5 Elections in the 1870s 4 6 Elections in the 1880s 5 ReferencesHistory editThe seat was created under the Reform Act 1832 as one of two divisions together with the Eastern Division of the Parliamentary County of Suffolk This resulted in a more representative allocation with a total of four MPs instead of two for the former entire county at large which still allowed for double voting or more of those Forty Shilling Freeholders who also were householders or landlords of any particular boroughs within the county This Act retained the four largest boroughs of the seven before 1832 With two heirs to their title serving the seat the Marquesses of Bristol the Hervey family were major landowners in the county The modern seat is at Ickworth with part of its grand house now being a luxury hotel Further sweeping changes took place as a result of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 which saw the 2 two member Suffolk divisions being replaced by five single member constituencies The Western Division was largely replaced by the North Western or Stowmarket Division and the Southern or Sudbury Division A small area in the east was included in the North Eastern or Eye Division Boundaries edit1832 1885 The Liberty of Bury St Edmund s and the Hundreds of Hartesmere and Stow 1 MPs editElection Member 2 Party Member Party 3 1832 Charles Tyrell Whig 4 Sir Hyde Parker Bt Whig 4 1835 Henry Wilson Whig 4 5 Robert Rushbrooke Conservative 4 1837 Robert Hart Logan Conservative 4 1838 by election Harry Spencer Waddington Conservative 4 1845 by election Philip Bennet Conservative1859 Frederick Hervey n 1 Conservative William Parker Conservative1864 by election Lord Augustus Hervey ConservativeJune 1875 by election Fuller Maitland Wilson ConservativeOctober 1875 by election Thomas Thornhill Conservative1880 William Biddell Conservative1885 constituency abolishedElection results editElections in the 1830s edit General election 1832 West Suffolk 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig Charles Tyrell 1 832 38 4Whig Hyde Parker 1 664 34 9Tory Harry Spencer Waddington 1 272 26 7Majority 392 8 2Turnout 2 920 87 8Registered electors 3 326Whig win new seat Whig win new seat General election 1835 West Suffolk 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig Henry Wilson 1 723 27 6 10 8Conservative Robert Rushbrooke 1 655 26 5 13 2Conservative Robert Hart Logan 1 509 24 2 10 9Whig John Turner Hales 1 350 21 6 13 3Turnout 3 256 87 3 0 5Registered electors 3 731Majority 68 1 1 7 1Whig hold Swing 11 4Majority 146 2 3 N AConservative gain from Whig Swing 12 6General election 1837 West Suffolk 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Hart Logan 2 217 29 7 5 5Conservative Robert Rushbrooke 2 173 29 1 2 6Whig Henry Bunbury 1 560 20 9 0 7Whig Henry Wilson 1 505 20 2 7 4Majority 613 8 2 5 9Turnout 3 810 76 8 10 5Registered electors 4 959Conservative hold Swing 4 8Conservative gain from Whig Swing 3 3Logan s death caused a by election By election 7 May 1838 West Suffolk 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harry Spencer Waddington UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 West Suffolk 6 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harry Spencer Waddington UnopposedConservative Robert Rushbrooke UnopposedRegistered electors 5 091Conservative holdConservative holdRushbrooke s death caused a by election By election 7 July 1845 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Philip Bennet UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 1847 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harry Spencer Waddington UnopposedConservative Philip Bennet UnopposedRegistered electors 4 913Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1850s edit General election 1852 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harry Spencer Waddington UnopposedConservative Philip Bennet UnopposedRegistered electors 4 379Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1857 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Harry Spencer Waddington UnopposedConservative Philip Bennet UnopposedRegistered electors 4 084Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1859 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Frederick Hervey 1 958 42 2 N AConservative William Parker 1 379 29 7 N AConservative Philip Bennet 1 300 28 0 N AMajority 79 1 7 N ATurnout 2 319 est 55 6 est N ARegistered electors 4 172Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1860s edit Hervey succeeded to the peerage becoming 3rd Marquess of Bristol and causing a by election By election 8 December 1864 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Augustus Hervey UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 1865 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Augustus Hervey UnopposedConservative William Parker UnopposedRegistered electors 4 269Conservative holdConservative holdGeneral election 1868 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Parker 2 500 37 9 N AConservative Augustus Hervey 2 389 36 2 N ALiberal Charles Lamport 7 1 705 25 9 NewMajority 684 10 3 N ATurnout 4 150 est 74 3 est N ARegistered electors 5 583Conservative holdConservative holdElections in the 1870s edit General election 1874 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Augustus Hervey UnopposedConservative William Parker UnopposedRegistered electors 5 949Conservative holdConservative holdHervey s death caused a by election June 1875 West Suffolk by election 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Fuller Maitland Wilson 2 780 72 4 N ALiberal Charles Easton 8 1 061 27 6 NewMajority 1 719 44 8 N ATurnout 3 841 66 1 N ARegistered electors 5 811Conservative holdWilson s death caused a by election October 1875 West Suffolk by election 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Thornhill UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 West Suffolk 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Biddell UnopposedConservative Thomas Thornhill UnopposedRegistered electors 5 700Conservative holdConservative holdReferences edit This is the courtesy title given to the eldest son of the Marquess of Bristol as his main subsidiary title The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2 amp 3 William IV Cap LXIV An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament London His Majesty s statute and law printers 1832 pp 300 383 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 6 Craig F W S 1989 1977 British parliamentary election results 1832 1885 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services pp 464 364 ISBN 0 900178 26 4 a b c d e f g h i j k Stooks Smith Henry 1845 The Parliaments of England from 1st George I to the Present Time Vol II Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive London Simpkin Marshall amp Co p 53 Retrieved 28 May 2019 via Google Books Churton Edward 1836 The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer 1836 pp 185 186 Retrieved 28 May 2019 via Google Books a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press pp 463 464 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 West Suffolk Election Bury Free Press 14 November 1868 p 5 Retrieved 18 March 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Election News Bradford Observer 8 June 1875 p 3 Retrieved 21 January 2018 via British Newspaper 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