Kirkcudbright Shire Constituency (PCon) : Political Parties

Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Jul, 1834
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 2nd May, 1835
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Dec, 1838
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 672 Elected
Conservative 249

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 20th Aug, 1845
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 486 Elected
Conservative 344

This was a by-election.



Election of 17th Jul, 1846
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 20th Feb, 1850
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1852 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 27th Mar 1857 to 24th Apr, 1857
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 365 Elected
Liberal (2) 332

More information about the 1857 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 28th Apr 1859 to 18th May, 1859
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1859 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 30th Jan, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 932 Elected
Liberal (2) 703

More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 835 Elected
Conservative 831

More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 982 Elected
Conservative 961

More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2526 Elected
Liberal 2492

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2471 Elected
Liberal 2406

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2485 Elected
Liberal 2454

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2664 Elected
Liberal 2494

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2784 Elected
Liberal 2181

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 2715 Elected
Conservative 2418

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 2661 Elected
Liberal 2620

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 2817 Elected
Conservative 2625

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kirkcudbright Shire Constituency (PCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12738043/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026