A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1868 was the first General Election following passage of the Second Reform Act in 1867, which created a new set of constituencies and gave the working class in towns their full share of the vote, although women and most men were still disenfranchised.
For results for a particular place, search from our main home page.
Hint: the quickest way to find the historical constituencies
that covered a particular
address is to type in a modern postcode.
If you know the precise name of a historical
constituency, search here.