1837 United Kingdom general election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Use British English Template:Infobox 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. Template:UK general election navigation

Results

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Regional results

Great Britain

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	414	102	284	+46	353,000	48.2	+5.4
Template:Party name with colour	422	81	271	−46	379,961	51.8	−5.4
Total		836	183	555	Template:Same position	732,961	100

England

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	348	80	239	+39	321,124	48.9	+6.3
Template:Party name with colour	352	60	225	−39	347,549	51.1	−6.3
Total		658	177	464	Template:Same position	491,540	100

Scotland

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	49	15	33	−5	22,082	54.0	−8.8
Template:Party name with colour	35	7	20	+5	18,569	46.0	+8.8
Total		84	22	53	Template:Same position	40,651	100

Wales

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	25	11	19	+2	11,616	52.8	−11.1
Template:Party name with colour	20	6	13	−2	10,144	47.2	+11.1
Total		45	17	32	Template:Same position	21,760	100

Ireland

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Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour/Repeal Coalition	88	34	73	+5	38,370	58.5	+9.9
Template:Party name with colour	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
Template:Party name with colour	6	4	6	Template:Same position	1,691	90.1
Template:Party name with colour	1	0	0	Template:Same position	186	9.9
Total		6	6	6	Template:Same position	1,877	100

References

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External links

• Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results