<P> The Act extended the 1867 concessions from the boroughs to the countryside . All men paying an annual rental of £ 10 and all those holding land valued at £ 10 now had the vote . The British electorate now totalled over 5,500,000 . The bill was so objectionable to the House of Lords that Gladstone was forced to redistribute the seats , in another bill : the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 redistributed constituencies , giving more representation to urban areas ( especially London ) . </P>
<P> The Act extended the 1867 concessions from the boroughs to the countryside . All men paying an annual rental of £ 10 and all those holding land valued at £ 10 now had the vote . The British electorate now totalled over 5,500,000 . The bill was so objectionable to the House of Lords that Gladstone was forced to redistribute the seats , in another bill : the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 redistributed constituencies , giving more representation to urban areas ( especially London ) . </P>
who had the right to vote after 1884
who had the right to vote after 1884
All men paying an annual rental of £ 10 and all those holding land valued at £ 10
All men paying an annual rental of £ 10 and all those holding land valued at £ 10