Stafford
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
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| County (pre 1974): | Staffordshire |
| County (post 1974): | N/A |
| Authority (1995): | N/A |
| Nation: | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 158 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 180 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 448 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 1950 |
| Notes: | Full name (in Craig 3) Staffordshire, Stafford. Constituency of same name reformed 1983. |
Elected Members
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William Chetwynd
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 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: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Rees Gronow
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1833* Date of exit: c. 1833* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit March 1833; election declared void on petition. -
Thomas Beaumont
Party: Liberal 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: 1837 Date of exit: 24 July 1837 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for Northumberland Southern 1818-1826; first elected for this constituency in 1826. -
Francis Goodricke
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 6 January 1835 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1835* Date of exit: c. 1835* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Swynfen Carnegie
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area 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: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Edward Buller
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1841 Date of election: 29 June 1841 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1847 Date of exit: 29 July 1847 Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Defeated contesting Staffordshire Northern at 1847 General Election. -
David Urquhart
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Sidney
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Defeated contesting Leeds at 1852 General Election. -
Arthur Otway
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Wise
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1860* Date of exit: c. 1860* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit August 1860 -
Charles John Ingestre
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1859 Date of exit: 28 April 1859 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Salt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct 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 -
Thomas Sidney
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1860* Date of election: 3 August 1860 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1865 Date of exit: 11 July 1865 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Walter Meller
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1869* Date of exit: c. 1869* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Michael Bass
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Salt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1869* Date of election: 7 June 1869 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Reginald Talbot
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1869* Date of election: 7 June 1869 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1874 Date of exit: 31 January 1874 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Alexander Macdonald
Party: Lib.-Lab. Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1874 Date of election: 31 January 1874 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1881* Date of exit: 31 October 1881 Nature of exit: Death Party: Lib.-Lab. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Salt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1881* Date of election: 21 November 1881 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Salt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1 July 1886 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1892 Date of exit: 4 July 1892 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Theodore Shaw
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: 1910² Date of exit: 3 December 1910 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Richard Essex
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1910² Date of election: 3 December 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Defeated contesting Stoke-on-Trent Burslem at 1918 General Election. -
William Ormsby-Gore
Party: Co. Con. Constituency connections: None known 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: Co. Con. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Ormsby-Gore
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 15 November 1922 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1938* Date of exit: 8 May 1938 Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Peter Thorneycroft
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1938* Date of election: 9 June 1938 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Rees Gronow
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: 1835-01-06 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
William Holmes
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1841 Date of election: 1841-06-29 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
John Nicholson
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910² Date of election: 1910-12-03 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
David Cameron
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1997 Date of election: 1997-05-01 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Benjamin Whitworth
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1869* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal Notes: -
George Howell
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1881* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Lib-Lab. Notes: -
Francis Bridgeman
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1874 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Frederick Cadogan
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1857 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Sandon
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1860* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Thomas Sidney
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1859 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: