Chester
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
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| County (pre 1974): | Cheshire |
| County (post 1974): | Cheshire |
| Authority (1995): | Not specified |
| Constituent Country (or Nation): | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 46 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 91 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 285 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | 329 |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | current |
| Notes: | Also known as City of Chester |
Elected Members
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John Jervis
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1850* Date of exit: c. 1850* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Robert Grosvenor
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1847* Date of exit: c. 1847* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: First elected for this constituency in 1826. Exit before 30 January 1847; resigned to contest by-election at Middlesex. -
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor
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: 1869* Date of exit: 31 October 1869 Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Enoch Salisbury
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct 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: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Philip Humberston
Party: Lib. Con. 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: Lib. Con. Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Gladstone
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: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Henry Raikes
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1868 Date of election: 17 November 1868 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Norman Grosvenor
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1869* Date of election: 4 December 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: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Dodson
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1874 Date of election: 31 January 1874 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1880* Date of exit: 8 May 1880 Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Disqualified on petition after by-election (on appointment as President of the Local Government Board), 08/05/1880. -
Beilby Lawley
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 31 March 1880 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1880* Date of exit: c. 1880* Nature of exit: Disqualification Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit after April 1880; unseated on petition. -
Robert Yerburgh
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1 July 1886 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: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Alfred Mond
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: 1910¹ Date of exit: 15 January 1910 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Robert Yerburgh
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1916* Date of exit: 22 February 1916 Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Charles Cayzer
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 15 November 1922 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1940* Date of exit: 18 February 1940 Nature of exit: Death Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Basil Nield
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1940* Date of election: 7 March 1940 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1956* Date of exit: c. 1956* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit before 15 November 1956. -
John Temple
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1956* Date of election: 15 November 1956 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1974¹ Date of exit: 28 February 1974 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Peter Morrison
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1974¹ Date of election: 28 February 1974 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1992 Date of exit: 9 April 1992 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Henry Grenfell
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 1857-03-27 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Robert Yerburgh
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 1885-11-24 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Thomas Idris
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1900 Date of election: 1900-10-01 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
George Muff
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
George Muff
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1923 Date of election: 1923-12-06 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
Emlyn Evans
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 1935-11-14 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
David Jones
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 2001 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Henry Raikes
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1865 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Lewis Carter-Jones
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1956* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Labour Notes: -
Lewis Carter-Jones
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1959 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
Enoch Salisbury
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1868 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Edward Egerton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1850* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Lib. Con. Notes: