East Cheshire was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
History Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member constituencies. This was achieved by the creation of Mid Cheshire which comprised the Hundred of Bucklow from North Cheshire and the Hundred of Northwich from South Cheshire. Under the Boundary Act 1868, North Cheshire and South Cheshire were renamed East Cheshire and West Cheshire respectively.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three 2-member seats were abolished and re-divided into eight single-member constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.
Boundaries 1868–1885: The Hundred of Macclesfield.
Members of Parliament ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond Party 1868Edward Egerton ConservativeWilliam Legh Conservative1869 by-electionWilliam Cunliffe Brooks Conservative1885 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1860s
Egerton's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
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See also List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cheshire
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