1837 United Kingdom general election

none August 2024 January 2021 May 2014 1837 United Kingdom general election United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland parliamentary no 1835 United Kingdom general election 1835 outgoing members 1841 United Kingdom general election 1841 798,025Contest All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 elected members 1837 7 24 1837 8 18 yes 160x160px Viscount Melbourne 16 July 1834 Whigs (British political party) House of Lords 385 seats, 57.2% 344Whig Includes the Speaker of the House of Commons, as well as 115 members elected unopposed. 41 418,331Contest Voting took place in 422 of 658 seats. The other 236 MPs were unopposed. 52.4% 4.8 pp 160x160px Sir Robert Peel 19 December 1834 Conservative Party (UK) Tamworth 273 seats, 42.8% 314Tory Includes 121 members elected unopposed. 41 379,694Contest 47.6% 4.8 pp United Kingdom general election 1837.svg 330px Colours denote the winning party Prime Minister Prime Minister afterelection Viscount Melbourne Whigs (British political party) Viscount Melbourne Whigs (British political party) File:1837 UK GE Composition diagram.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election The 1837 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 July to 18 August 1837, following the death of King William IV and the accession of Queen Victoria. The election saw the Whigs secure their fourth consecutive victory, though the Conservatives, led by Robert Peel, continued to gain ground. The election marked the last time that a Parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown. The dissolution of Parliament six months after a demise of the Crown, as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707, was abolished by the Reform Act 1867. none 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 Results center|300px UK General Election 1837 Whigs (British political party) 510 344speaker The seat and vote count figures for the Whigs given here include the Speaker of the House of Commons −41 418,331 52.42 52.28 −4.8 yes 1,216 Conservative Party (UK) 484 314 +41 379,694 47.58 47.72 +4.8 1,209 |} Total votes cast: 798,025. Voting summary Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Whig Whigs (British political party) 52.42 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 47.58 Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px Whig Whigs (British political party) 52.28 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 47.72 Regional results Great Britain Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 414 102 284 +46 353,000 48.2 +5.4 Whigs (British political party) 422 81 271 −46 379,961 51.8 −5.4 Total 836 183 555 732,961 100 England Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 348 80 239 +39 321,124 48.9 +6.3 Whigs (British political party) 352 60 225 −39 347,549 51.1 −6.3 Total 658 177 464 491,540 100 Scotland Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Whigs (British political party) 49 15 33 −5 22,082 54.0 −8.8 Conservative Party (UK) 35 7 20 +5 18,569 46.0 +8.8 Total 84 22 53 40,651 100 Wales Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 25 11 19 +2 11,616 52.8 −11.1 Whigs (British political party) 20 6 13 −2 10,144 47.2 +11.1 Total 45 17 32 21,760 100 Ireland United Kingdom general election, 1837 (Ireland) Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Whigs (British political party)/Repeal Coalition 88 34 73 +5 38,370 58.5 +9.9 Irish Conservative Party 70 19 30 −5 26,694 41.5 −9.9 Total 158 53 103 65,064 100 Universities Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 6 4 6 1,691 90.1 Whigs (British political party) 1 0 0 186 9.9 Total 6 6 6 1,877 100 Notes References F. W. S. Craig F. W. S. Craig British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987 1989 Dartmouth Gower 0900178302 British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000 External links Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results Category:1837 elections in the United Kingdom General election 1837 Category:July 1837 Category:August 1837 Category:1830s elections in Ireland Category:Robert Peel Category:William IV Category:William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne