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53| popular_vote1 = 464,12764.8%{{refn>group=nSeveral country and university seats held by Conservatives were uncontested, and many urban multi-member constituencies that tended to vote Liberal had multiple candidates, so this is an misleading figure. Therefore, national swing is not applicable to elections in this era.}}| swing1 = {{increase}}6.9%160x160px)Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby>Earl of Derby| leader_since2 = July 1846| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)| leaders_seat2 = House of Lords| last_election2 = 330 seats, 41.9%| seats2 = 264Including Peelites.| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}66| popular_vote2 = 239,712group=n|name=uncontested}}| swing2 = {{decrease}}8.4%| map_image = 1857_UK_general_election_map.svg| map_size = 438px|Results}}Prime Minister of the United Kingdom>Prime Minister| posttitle = Prime Minister after electionHenry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston>Viscount Palmerston| before_party = Whigs (British political party)Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston>Viscount Palmerston| after_party = Whigs (British political party)}}In the 1857 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly. The election had been provoked by a vote of censure in Palmerston's government over his approach to the Arrow affair which led to the Second Opium War. There is no separate tally of votes or seats for the Peelites. They did not contest elections as an organised party but more as independent Free trade Conservatives with varying degrees of distance from the two main parties.According to A. J. P. Taylor: {{UK general election navigation|clear=none|1847|1852|1857|1859|1865}}

Results

(File:1857 UK parliament.svg|center|300px){{Election summary begin with candidates| title = UK General Election 1857}}{{Election summary party with candidates| }}{{Election summary party with candidates| }}{{Election summary party with candidates| }}{{Election summary with candidates| }}{{hatnote|Total votes cast: 716,552."Others" are mostly Irish Independent Opposition.The Conservative total votes cast and MPs includes around 26 Peelites—some reference works claim it was as few as 18.}}

Summary

{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=380px|bars={{bar percent|Whig|{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}|64.77}}{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|33.45}}{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.69}}{{bar percent|Chartist|#dddddd|0.09}}}}

Seats summary

{{bar box|title=Parliamentary seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=380px|bars={{bar percent|Whig|{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}|57.65}}{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|40.37}}{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.99}}}}

See also

• List of MPs elected in the 1857 United Kingdom general election
• 1857 United Kingdom general election in Ireland

Notes

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References

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Further reading

• {{citation |author-link=F. W. S. Craig |first=F. W. S. |last=Craig |title=British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987 |year=1989 |location=Dartmouth |publisher=Gower |isbn=0900178302 }}
• {{citation |title=British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 |editor1-first=Colin |editor1-last=Rallings |editor1-link=Colin Rallings |editor2-first=Michael |editor2-last=Thrasher |editor2-link=Michael Thrasher |publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd |year=2000}}

External links

• 1857 General Election
  • Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results

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