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| Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 271 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 219 | Elected |
| Conservative | 182 | |
More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Jan 1835 to 6th Feb, 1835 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 244 | Elected |
| Conservative | 207 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 199 | |
More information about the 1835 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Jul 1837 to 18th Aug, 1837 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 283 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 232 | Elected |
| Conservative | 212 | |
More information about the 1837 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Jun 1841 to 22nd Jul, 1841 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 304 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 282 | Elected |
| Conservative | 244 | |
More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Sep, 1841 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | -1 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 7th Mar, 1846 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 240 | Elected |
| Liberal | 239 | Elected |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 29th Jul 1847 to 26th Aug, 1847 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative (1) | 276 | Elected |
| Liberal (1) | 267 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 222 | |
| Conservative (2) | 11 | |
More information about the 1847 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jul 1852 to 31st Jul, 1852 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal (1) | 366 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 249 | Elected |
| Conservative | 191 | |
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) | 330 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 290 | Elected |
| Conservative | 109 | |
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) | 334 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | 290 | Elected |
| Conservative | 170 | |
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) | -1 | Elected |
| Liberal (2) | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | -1 | Elected |
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 | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1875 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 620 | Elected |
| Conservative | 189 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 468 | Elected |
| Liberal | 459 | |
More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bridport Constituency (PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12743490/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 01st June 2026