Somersetshire Eastern Constituency (PDivCon) : Political Parties

Election of 10th Dec 1832 to 8th Jan, 1833
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal (1) 4249 Elected
Liberal (2) 4003 Elected
Conservative 3603

More information about the 1833 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Feb, 1834
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



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

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
Conservative -1 Elected
Liberal -1 Elected

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
Conservative -1 Elected
Liberal -1 Elected

More information about the 1841 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 10th Apr, 1847
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



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

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
Conservative (1) 4643 Elected
Conservative (2) 4309 Elected
Liberal 2984

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
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

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
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -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
Conservative (1) -1 Elected
Conservative (2) -1 Elected

More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12755740/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 27th July 2026