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Banbury
Single Member Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the corporation
Number of voters:
18
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 15 Apr. 1754 | Frederick North, Lord North |
| 4 June 1759 | North re-elected after appointment to office |
| 27 Mar. 1761 | Frederick North, Lord North |
| 17 Nov. 1766 | North re-elected after appointment to office |
| 30 Nov. 1767 | North re-elected after appointment to office |
| 18 Mar. 1768 | Frederick North, Lord North |
| 7 Oct. 1774 | Frederick North, Lord North |
| 9 June 1778 | North re-elected after appointment to office |
| 8 Sept. 1780 | Frederick North, Lord North |
| 9 Apr. 1783 | North re-elected after appointment to office |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | Frederick North, Lord North |
Main Article
Banbury was under the control of the Earl of Guilford, seated at Wroxton, three miles away.
Though there were disputes within the corporation,1 none of Lord North’s eleven elections in this period was contested.
Author: J. A. Cannon
Notes
- 1. See Bodl. North mss and Waldeshare mss, Kent RO.
