June
1826
Bath
Contested
GENERAL ELECTION
In the general election of June 1826, 29 people voted. There were 3 candidates, with George Charles Pratt & John Thynne elected.
Poll book data from:
Holding: Bath RO
Citation: BC/2/1/1/14
Source: Bath Record Office Council Minute Books
Timeline & Key Statistics
Contexts & Remarks
- Date: Friday 9 June 1826.
- Poll Book Reference: Bath RO, BC/2/1/1/14.
- In 1826, three candidates progressed to the poll: the Tories Lord John Thynne and George Charles Pratt, Earl of Brecknock (and son of Bath's former MP and recorder, Lord Camden), defeated the Whig Charles Palmer.
- A crowd of citizens, who believed that Palmer had been undermined by a conspiracy, attended the Guildhall, and drowned out the proceedings. The victorious Tories were chaired through streets 'crowded with the people to a degree of almost impenetrable density, in mournful silence'.
Cultural Artefacts
Poll Book
Below is a digitised version of the poll book for this election:
