Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)
# Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)

Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885.

The constituency consisted of the market town of Northallerton, the county town of the North Riding. In 1831 it encompassed only 622 houses and a population of 3,004. The right to vote was vested in the holders of the burgage tenements, of which there were roughly 200 – most of which were ruined or consisted only of stables or cowhouses, and had no value except for the vote which was attached to them. As in most other burgage boroughs, the ownership of the burgages had early become concentrated in the hands of a single family, who in effect had a free hand to nominate both MPs. At the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, the patrons were the Earl of Harewood and Henry Peirse, who was the Earl's brother-in-law.

Under the Reform Act, the boundaries were extended to include neighbouring Romanby and Brompton, increasing the population to 4,839, and its representation was reduced to a single member. The Act also, of course, extended the franchise.

At the 1885 election, the constituency was abolished, being absorbed into the new Richmond division of the North Riding.

## Members of Parliament

Northallerton re-enfranchised by Parliament, Nov 1640

### MPs 1640–1832

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| November 1640 | Henry Darley | Parliamentarian | John Wastell | Parliamentarian |
| 1653 | Northallerton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Northallerton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Northallerton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament | Northallerton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |
| 1654,1656 | Northallerton was unrepresented in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Northallerton was unrepresented in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Northallerton was unrepresented in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Northallerton was unrepresented in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | James Danby | | Major George Smithson | |
| May 1659 | Henry Darley | | One seat vacant | One seat vacant |
| April 1660 | Thomas Lascelles | | Francis Lascelles | |
| July 1660 | Thomas Lascelles | | George Marwood | |
| 1661 | Gilbert Gerard | | Roger Talbot | |
| 1679 | Gilbert Gerard | | Sir Henry Calverley | |
| 1685 | Sir David Foulis | | Sir Henry Marwood | |
| 1689 | Thomas Lascelles | | Sir William Robinson | |
| 1695 | Thomas Lascelles | | Sir William Hustler | |
| 1697 | Ralph Milbancke | | Sir William Hustler | |
| 1701 | Robert Dormer | | Sir William Hustler | |
| February 1702 | Daniel Lascelles | | Sir William Hustler | |
| July 1702 | John Aislabie | Tory | Sir William Hustler | |
| November 1702 | John Aislabie | Tory | Robert Dormer | |
| May 1705 | Sir William Hustler | | Robert Dormer | |
| December 1705 | Sir William Hustler | | Roger Gale | |
| 1710 | Robert Raikes | | Roger Gale | |
| 1713 | Leonard Smelt | | Henry Peirse | |
| 1715 | Leonard Smelt | | Cholmley Turner | |
| 1722 | Leonard Smelt | | Henry Peirse | |
| 1740 | William Smelt | | Henry Peirse | |
| 1745 | Henry Lascelles | | Henry Peirse | |
| 1752 | Daniel Lascelles | | Henry Peirse | |
| 1754 | Daniel Lascelles | Tory | Edwin Lascelles | Tory |
| 1761 | Daniel Lascelles | Tory | Edward Lascelles | Tory |
| 1774 | Daniel Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1780 | Edwin Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1790 | Edward Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1796 | Viscount Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1814 | John Bacon Sawrey Morritt | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1818 | Viscount Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1820 | William Lascelles | Tory | Henry Peirse (younger) | Whig |
| 1824 | William Lascelles | Tory | Marcus Beresford | Tory |
| 1826 | Admiral Sir John Beresford | Tory | Henry Lascelles | Tory |
| 1831 | Admiral Sir John Beresford | Tory | William Lascelles | Tory |

### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1832 | 1832 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |
| | 1832 | Capt. John Boss R.N. | Radical |
| | 1835 | William Battie-Wrightson | Whig |
| | 1859 | William Battie-Wrightson | Liberal |
| | 1865 | Charles Mills | Conservative |
| | 1866 | Hon. Egremont Lascelles | Conservative |
| | 1868 | John Hutton | Conservative |
| | 1874 | George Elliot | Conservative |
| | 1885 | Constituency abolished: see Richmond (Yorks) | Constituency abolished: see Richmond (Yorks) |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Northallerton :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tory | Henry Lascelles | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory | John Beresford | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |

General election 1831: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tory | William Lascelles | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | John Beresford | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 200 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |

General election 1832: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Radical | John George Boss | 108 | 52.7 |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 97 | 47.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 205 | 88.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 232 | |
| | Radical gain from Tory | Radical gain from Tory | Radical gain from Tory | Radical gain from Tory |

General election 1835: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 261 | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical |

General election 1837: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 278 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 129 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edwin Lascelles | 114 | 46.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243 | 86.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 281 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

General election 1847: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 269 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 281 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

General election 1857: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Whig | William Battie-Wrightson | 129 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Egremont Lascelles | 126 | 49.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 255 | 93.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 272 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

General election 1859: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 138 | 50.4 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Mills | 136 | 49.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 274 | 96.8 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 283 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Charles Mills | 239 | 55.7 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Jasper Johns | 190 | 44.3 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 429 | 97.1 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 442 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.1 | |

The election was declared void on petition, due to bribery by agents, causing a by-election.

By-election, 10 May 1866: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Egremont Lascelles | 224 | 52.7 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 201 | 47.3 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 5.4 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 425 | 96.2 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 442 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 | |

General election 1868: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Hutton | 386 | 50.9 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal | Jasper Johns | 372 | 49.1 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.8 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 93.8 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 808 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | George Elliot | 387 | 50.6 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | William Battie-Wrightson | 378 | 49.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 765 | 92.3 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 829 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Northallerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | George Elliot | 483 | 55.8 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Albert Osliff Rutson | 383 | 44.2 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 11.6 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 95.0 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 912 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
