Newcastle-under-Lyme

Number of seats: 2 seats 1832-1885
County (pre 1974): Staffordshire
County (post 1974): Staffordshire
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 122
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 148
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 191
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 213
Formed 1832
Disbanded current
Notes: None

Elected Members

  1. William Miller

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: First elected for this constituency in 1830.
  2. Henry Willoughby

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1835
    Date of exit: 6 January 1835
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Also MP for Yarmouth (I.O.W.) 1831-1832.
  3. Spencer De Horsey

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1837
    Date of election: 24 July 1837
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1841
    Date of exit: 29 June 1841
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. John Harris

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1842*
    Date of exit: c. 1842*
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Edmund Buckley

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1841
    Date of election: 29 June 1841
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. John Colquhoun

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1842*
    Date of election: 14 June 1842
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. John Harris

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1842*
    Date of election: 14 June 1842
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1842*
    Date of exit: c. 1842*
    Nature of exit: Disqualification
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: disqual, re-seated and unseated in 1842
  8. Samuel Christie-Miller

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1859
    Date of exit: 28 April 1859
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Resigned in November or December 1847; re-elected at resulting by-election.
  9. William Murray

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1859
    Date of election: 28 April 1859
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1865
    Date of exit: 11 July 1865
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  10. William Allen

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1886
    Date of exit: 1 July 1886
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  11. Edmund Buckley

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1878*
    Date of exit: c. 1878*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit in or before August 1878.
  12. Samuel Edge

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1878*
    Date of election: 26 August 1878
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1880
    Date of exit: 31 March 1880
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  13. Charles Donaldson-Hudson

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 31 March 1880
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  14. Douglas Coghill

    Party: LU
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: 1 July 1886
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1892
    Date of exit: 4 July 1892
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: LU
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: check reason
  15. William Allen

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: 4 July 1892
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1900
    Date of exit: 1 October 1900
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  16. Alfred Haslam

    Party: LU
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: 1 October 1900
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1906
    Date of exit: 12 January 1906
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: LU
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  17. Josiah Wedgwood

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  18. Josiah Wedgwood

    Party: Ind. Lib.
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Ind. Lib.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Sat as Labour from May 1919.
  19. Josiah Wedgwood

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: ILP
    Notes: None
  20. Josiah Wedgwood

    Party: Ind. Lab.
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Party: Ind. Lab.
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Sat as Labour for latter part of this service.
  21. Josiah Wedgwood

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1942*
    Date of exit: 21 January 1942
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  22. John Mack

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1942*
    Date of election: 11 March 1942
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1951
    Date of exit: 25 October 1951
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  23. John Golding

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1969*
    Date of election: 30 October 1969
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1986*
    Date of exit: 24 June 1986
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: POEU
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. John Wise

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 1865-07-11 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. Harry Davenport

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1874
    Date of election: 1874-01-31 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  3. Peggy Fenner

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: 1966-03-31 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  4. Nicholas Winterton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: 1970-06-18 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  5. Brackley

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  6. Andrew Scoble

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  7. Robert Jenrick

    Connection with constituency: Unknown
    Year of election: 2010
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  8. Nicholas Winterton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1969*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  9. Jeremy Lefroy

    Connection with constituency: Unknown
    Year of election: 2005
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  10. Nicholas Bonsor

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974¹
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  11. Nicholas Bonsor

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974²
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  12. Frank Taylor

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: