▁called ▁the ▁T ory ▁Party ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁William ▁Pitt ▁the ▁younger ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁the ▁bor ough ▁was ▁strongly ▁T ory ▁in ▁representation . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁no ▁T ory ▁or ▁Conserv ative ▁was ▁elected ▁after ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁may ▁say ▁something ▁about ▁the ▁un re present ative ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁D und alk ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 , 2 5 6 ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁Walker ▁records ▁that ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁number ed ▁ 3 6 . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 7 5 0 . ▁All ▁the ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁were ▁uno pp osed ▁returns . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁conducted ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁registered ▁elect or ate , ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁system , ▁number ed ▁ 3 1 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁first ▁cont ested ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁ 2 9 5 ▁people ▁voted ▁( L iber al ▁ 1 6 7 , ▁Conserv ative ▁ 1 2 8 ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁returned ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁Liber