1837—JULY—(General Election.)—John Barneby, Esq., having determined to contest the county, made way for Mr. Pakington to come in for this borough, of which he has ever since been the representative. J. H. Galton, Esq., of Hadsor, made a canvass of the electors on the Liberal interest; but finding that his chances were not very good he retired from the contest. Mr. Allen, barrister, also made a flying visit to the place, intending to put up as a Reformer, but soon took his departure. Mr. Pakington was proposed at the hustings by W. H. Ricketts, Esq., and Mr. John Tolley; and having made a long confession of his political creed (in which he avowed himself a staunch Conservative, but would not vote for a repeal of the Malt Tax, and approved of the new Poor Law), he was declared duly elected. 1841—JULY—(General Election.)—J. S. Pakington, Esq., reëlected without opposition. 1847—JULY—(General Election.)—Mr. C. Lloyd, nephew of Lord Mostyn, canvassed the electors on the Liberal interest, and had some promise of support from the agents of a noble lord in the neighbourhood (Lord Ward), who was expected rather to have thrown his influence into the Conservative scale; but, notwithstanding this, Mr. Lloyd found that he had very little chance of success, and consequently retired, leaving the field free for Sir John Pakington, Bart., who was reëlected. BEWDLEY. THIS, before the Reform Bill, was a close Tory borough, with some thirty or forty self-elected burgesses, who returned their member with no confusion or turmoil. Under the new state of things, Stourport joins with it in the exercise of the franchise, and the united constituency now includes 371 electors. Parties have been very evenly balanced here of late years. 1802—JULY—(General Election.)—Miles P. Andrews, Esq., who had for some time represented the town, again chosen. 1806—NOVEMBER—(General Election.)—Mr. Andrews reëlected. 1807—MAY—(General Election.)—Mr. Andrews reëlected. 1812—OCTOBER—(General Election.)—Mr. Andrews reëlected. 1814—AUGUST—(Vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Andrews.)—Charles Edward Wilson, Esq., of Bognor, Sussex, chosen. 1818—JUNE—(General Election.)—Wilson Aylesbury Roberts, Esq., returned; Mr. Wilson having retired in his favour. 1820—MARCH—(General Election.)—W. A. Roberts, Esq., reëlected. 1826—JUNE—(General Election.)—W. A. Roberts, Esq., reëlected. 1830—JULY—(General Election.)—W. A. Roberts, Esq., reëlected. 1831—MAY—(General Election.)—W. A. Roberts, Esq., reëlected. 1832—DECEMBER—(General Election.)—After the passing of the Reform Bill, Mr. Roberts did not choose again to offer himself, and Sir Thomas Winnington, Bart., was elected without opposition. He was proposed by Arthur Skey, Esq., and Jonathan Worthington, Esq. 1835—JANUARY—(General Election.)—Sir Thomas Winnington reëlected without opposition.