East Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Cheshire was parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.History
The constituency was created upon the abolition of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1868 and the redivision of Cheshire into East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Mid Cheshire and Stalybridge. In 1885, the first three of these were abolished and re-divided into eight constituencies: Altrincham, Crewe, Eddisbury, Hyde, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Northwich and Wirral.Boundaries
1868–1885: The Hundred of Macclesfield.Elections
Elections in the 1860s
Egerton's death caused a by-election.Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
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