List of English by-elections (1701–1707)

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in England held between 1701 and 1707, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election.

In the absence of a comprehensive and reliable source, for party and factional alignments in this period, no attempt is made to define them in this article. The House of Commons: 1690-1715 provides some guidance to the complex and shifting political relationships, but it is significant that the compilers of that work make no attempt to produce a definitive list of each members allegiances.

Dates During this period England counted its legal year as beginning on 25 March. For the purposes of this list the year is considered to have started on 1 January.

By-elections The c/u column denotes whether the by-election was a contested poll or an unopposed return. If the winner was re-elected, at the next general election and any intermediate by-elections, this is indicated by an * following the c or u. In a few cases the winner was elected at the next general election but had not been re-elected in a by-election after the one noted. In those cases no * symbol is used.

5th Parliament of William III (1701)

Date Constituency c/u Former Incumbent Winner Cause19 February 1701Amershamu*Sir John GarrardJohn DrakeDeath21 February 1701Hertfordc*Thomas FilmerRichard GoulstonDeath21 February 1701Northamptonc*William ThursbyThomas AndrewDeath25 February 1701DroitwichuThomas FoleyPhilip FoleyDeath3 March 1701Newport (I.o.W.)uThe Lord CuttsHenry GreenhillChose to sit for Cambridgeshire4 March 1701SteyningcSir John FaggSir Robert FaggDeath4 March 1701TrurouHugh FortescueSir John HawlesChose to sit for Tregony5 March 1701WarehamuThomas ErleSir Edward ErnleChose to sit for Portsmouth7 March 1701Bere Alstonu*Sir Rowland GwynneWilliam CowperChose to sit for Breconshire10 March 1701AmershamuThe Viscount NewhavenSir Samuel GarrardChose to sit for Buckinghamshire17 March 1701Tauntonc*Henry Seymour PortmanSir Francis WarreChose to sit for Wells18 March 1701Bramberu*Thomas StringerFrancis Seymour ConwayChose to sit for Clitheroe19 March 1701St Albansc*Joshua LomaxJohn GapeVoid Election19 March 1701Thetfordu*Joseph WilliamsonThomas HanmerChose to sit for Rochester20 March 1701City of LondoncGilbert HeathcoteSir John FleetExpulsion21 March 1701BossineyuFrancis RobartesThomas Watson WentworthChose to sit for Tregony21 March 1701Oxford Universityc*Sir Christopher MusgraveWilliam BromleyChose to sit for Westmorland22 March 1701Saltashu*Alexander PendarvesThomas CarewChose to sit for Penryn2 April 1701St GermansuJohn SpeccotDaniel EliotChose to sit for Cornwall7 April 1701SandwichcSir Henry FurneseJohn MichelExpulsion16 April 1701Steyningc*Sir Robert FaggCharles GoringBy-election voided 10 April 170118 April 1701Lostwithielc*John BullerGeorge BoothDeath29 April 1701Merionethshireu*Hugh NanneyRichard VaughanDeath30 April 1701Castle RisinguThomas HowardRobert CecilDeath31 May 1701MorpethuWilliam HowardSir Richard SandfordChose to sit for Northumberland25 June 1701CornwalluHugh BoscawenRichard EdgcumbeDeath9 July 1701Salisburyu*Thomas MompessonCharles FoxDeath

6th Parliament of William III (1701–1702)

Date Constituency c/u Former Incumbent Winner Cause27 January 1702Exeteru*Sir Bartholomew ShowerJohn SnellDeath27 January 1702PortsmouthuThomas ErleJohn GibsonChose to sit for Wareham27 January 1702SeaforduSir William ThomasThomas ChowneChose to sit for Sussex2 February 1702Castle RisinguThe Earl of RanelaghMarquess of HartingtonChose to sit for West Looe2 February 1702Flint BoroughsuSir Thomas HanmerSir John ConwayChose to sit for Thetford3 February 1702NorthallertonuRobert DormerDaniel LascellesChose to sit for Buckinghamshire4 February 1702Dorchesteru*Thomas TrenchardSir Nathaniel NapierChose to sit for Dorset4 February 1702East LooeuFrancis GodolphinGeorge CourtenayChose to sit for Helston4 February 1702Plymouthu*Henry TrelawnyJohn WoolcombeDeath5 February 1702Milborne Portc*Henry ThynneJohn HuntChose to sit for Tamworth5 February 1702Saltashu*James BullerBenjamin BullerChose to sit for Cornwall5 February 1702Weymouth and Melcombe Regisc*Maurice AshleyAnthony HenleyChose to sit for Wiltshire9 February 1702Berwick-upon-Tweedu*Francis BlakeJonathan HutchinsonChose to sit for Northumberland12 February 1702TrurouWilliam ScawenRobert CottonChose to sit for Grampound19 February 1702Cockermouthc*Goodwin WhartonThomas LamplughChose to sit for Buckinghamshire7 March 1702Newport (I.o.W.)uThe Lord CuttsJames StanhopeChose to sit for Cambridgeshire23 March 1702Calneu*Sir Charles HedgesHenry ChiversElection voided due to a Double ReturnEdward Bayntun13 April 1702Higham Ferrersu*Thomas EkinsThomas PembertonDeath

1st Parliament of Queen Anne (1702–1705)

Date Constituency c/u Former Incumbent Winner Cause14 November 1702DevizesuSir Francis ChildJohn ChildChose to sit for City of London21 November 1702MalmesburyuSir Charles HedgesThomas BoucherChose to sit for Calne23 November 1702Hedonu*Sir Charles DuncombeAnthony DuncombeChose to sit for Downton23 November 1702Northallertonu*Sir William HustlerRobert DormerChose to sit for Ripon24 November 1702LewesuThomas PelhamSir Nicholas PelhamChose to sit for Sussex24 November 1702WarehamuGeorge PittSir Josiah ChildChose to sit for Hampshire25 November 1702MarlboroughcJohn JeffreysEdward JeffreysChose to sit for Breconshire25 November 1702Southwarkc*Charles CoxCharles CoxVoid ElectionJohn CholmleyJohn Cholmley26 November 1702TrurouThomas PowysPhilip MeadowesChose to sit for Ludlow27 November 1702TotnesuSir Christopher MusgraveWilliam SeymourChose to sit for Westmorland28 November 1702Tivertonu*Lord SpencerRobert BurridgeSucceeded to a peerage1 December 1702BletchingleycJohn EvelynSir Robert ClaytonDeath2 December 1702Bodminu*John Grubham HoweRussell RobartesChose to sit for Gloucestershire2 December 1702Flint BoroughsuSir Roger MostynThomas MostynChose to sit for Cheshire3 December 1702West LooeuSidney GodolphinRichard HeleChose to sit for Helston14 December 1702Colchesteru*Isaac RebowIsaac RebowVoid Election14 December 1702Tamworthc*Henry ThynneJoseph GirdlerChose to sit for Weymouth21 December 1702AylesburycSir John PakingtonSimon HarcourtChose to sit for Worcestershire26 December 1702Staffordu*John ChetwyndWalter ChetwyndDeath29 December 1702Gloucesterc*John Grubham HoweJohn HanburyChose to sit for Gloucestershire31 December 1702NewtonuJohn Grubham HoweThomas LeghChose to sit for Gloucestershire31 December 1702Portsmouthu*Thomas ErleWilliam GiffordChose to sit for Wareham11 January 1703LancashireuJames StanleyRichard AsshetonSucceeded to a peerage25 January 1703SaltashuBenjamin BullerJohn RolleDeath8 February 1703SudburycJoseph Haskin StilesJoseph Haskin StilesVoid ElectionJoseph Haskin StilesGeorge DashwoodBy-election results reversed on petition 6 December 170310 February 1703LincolnshireuCharles DymokeLewis DymokeDeath3 March 1703DevizesuJohn ChildFrancis MerewetherDeath31 March 1703West LooeuRichard HeleHenry PoleyChose to sit for Plympton ErleThe Earl of RanelaghCharles SeymourExpelled22 November 1703Bury St Edmundsc*John HerveySir Robert DaversElevated to the peerage22 November 1703Higham Ferrersu*Thomas PembertonThomas Watson WentworthDeath22 November 1703Oxford Universityc*Heneage FinchSir William WhitelockElevated to the peerage24 November 1703Newcastle-under-Lymec*John Leveson GowerJohn Offley CreweElevated to the peerage26 November 1703BrambercFrancis Seymour ConwayJohn MiddletonElevated to the peerage26 November 1703Tavistockc*Lord Robert RussellJames BulteelDeath29 November 1703BeaumarisuRobert BulkeleyConingsby WilliamsDeath30 November 1703Callingtonu*John AclandSir William CorytonDeath7 December 1703Newtonu*Thomas LeghJohn WardDeath8 December 1703Cornwallu*John GranvilleSir Richard VyvyanElevated to the peerage22 December 1703Norwichc(*)Robert DavyThomas PalgraveDeath13 January 1704Petersfieldu*Richard MarkesLeonard BilsonDeath17 January 1704Camelfordu*Henry ManatonWilliam PoleChose to sit for Tavistock1 February 1704BrambercJohn MiddletonSamuel SambrookeVoid Election22 February 1704WarehamuSir Josiah ChildSir Edward ErnleDeath29 March 1704NottinghamshireuGervase EyreJohn ThornhaghDeath18 April 1704LancashireuRichard BoldRichard FleetwoodDeath2 November 1704Northamptonc*Bartholomew TateFrancis ArundellDeath3 November 1704MaidstonecSir Robert MarshamHeneage FinchVoid Electionc*Sir Thomas RobertsThomas Bliss4 November 1704New Romneyu*Sir Benjamin BathurstWalter WhitfieldDeath7 November 1704HindoncGeorge MorleyThomas JervoiseVoid Election8 November 1704Buckinghamshirec*Goodwin WhartonSir Richard TempleDeath8 November 1704Newcastle-under-LymecJohn Offley CreweJohn Offley Crewe24 November 1703 by-election voided 1 February 170422 November 1704HaslemereuLewis OglethorpeThomas HeathDeath24 November 1704AylesburycJames HerbertSir Henry ParkerDeath30 November 1704Angleseyu*The Viscount BulkeleyThe Viscount BulkeleyDeath30 November 1704WestmorlanduSir Christopher MusgraveWilliam FlemingDeath

2nd Parliament of Queen Anne (1705–1707)