United Kingdom general election, 1857

In the 1857 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, finally won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly.

Results

Election Summary Party with Candidates
party = British Whig Party
candidates = 507
seats = 377
gain =
loss =
net = + 53
votes = 464,127
votes % = 65.9
seats % =
plus/minus = + 7.0
government = yesElection Summary Party with Candidates
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidates = 351
seats = 264
gain =
loss =
net = - 66
votes = 239,712
votes % = 34.0
seats % =
plus/minus = - 7.1Election Summary with Candidates
party = Others
candidates = 19
seats = 13
gain = 13
loss = 0
net = + 13
votes = 12,099
votes % = 1.7
seats % =
plus/minus = "N/A"Election Summary with Candidates
party = Chartist
candidates = 1
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
votes = 614
votes % = 0.1
seats % =
plus/minus = - 0.1

"Total votes cast: 716,552. "Others" are mostly Irish Independent Opposition." The Conservative total votes cast and MPs includes around 26 Peelites - some reference works claim it was as few as 18.

ummary

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eats summary

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References

*F. W. S. Craig, "British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987"
* "British Electoral Facts 1832-1999", compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/politics.htm Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results]