vacating the seat he had held (as a Peelite MP – more formally a Liberal Conservative). He was re-elected as a Liberal candidate. 5 Anson became a Conservative MP when the Liberal Unionists formally merged with the Conservatives in 1912. 6 Cecil joined the non-Coalition wing of his party at some point during the 1918–1922 Parliament. Elections Elections in the 1710s Note (1715): Bromley had been Speaker of the House of Commons 1710-1713. Death of Whitelock Elections in the 1720s Note (1722): Stooks Smith records the votes as Bromley 278, Clarke 213 and King 142. Elections in the 1730s Death of Bromley Death of Clarke Death of Bromley Elections in the 1740s Death of Butler Elections in the 1750s Summons to the House of Lords of Cornbury, by writ in acceleration for his father's subsidiary title of Lord Hyde Note (1751): Stooks Smith records Turner's vote as 47. Elections in the 1760s Death of Palmer Death of Bagot Elections in the 1770s Elections in the 1780s Elections in the 1790s Elections in the 1800s Resignation of Page Elections in the 1810s Creation of Abbot as the 1st Lord Colchester Elections in the 1820s Creation of Scott as the 1st Lord Stowell Seat vacated on the appointment of Peel as Secretary of State for the Home Department Resignation of Heber Seat vacated on the appointment of Peel as Secretary of State for the Home Department Resignation of Peel Note (1829): Stooks Smith records that the polls were open for three days. Inglis was a candidate promoted by the Ultra-Tories in opposition to Catholic emancipation. Elections in the 1830s Elections in the 1840s Note (1841): McCalmont classifies Inglis as a Peelite candidate, at this election. Note (1847): Poll 5 days. (Source for this note and the number of voters: Stooks Smith). McCalmont classifies Inglis as a Peelite and Gladstone as a Liberal Conservative candidate, at this election. Elections in the 1850s Note (1852): Minimum possible turnout estimated by dividing votes by 2. To the extent that electors did not use both their votes, the figure will be an underestimate. McCalmont classifies Gladstone as a Liberal Conservative candidate, at this election. Seat vacated on the appointment of Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer Resignation of Inglis. Seat vacated on the appointment of Gladstone as Lord High Commissioner to the Ionian Islands. McCalmont classifies Gladstone as a Liberal Conservative candidate, at this election. Seat