1818 General Election

17 June – 18 July 1818 · The Unreformed Commons · 658 seats, 330 for a majority

Post-Waterloo distress and radical agitation eroded but did not end Liverpool's majority. The Whigs gained ground for the first time in a decade.

Prime Minister before

Earl of Liverpool

Tory

Prime Minister (continued)

Earl of Liverpool

Tory

Government formed

Tory

Turnout

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The result

Sort by

Tory (Pittite)

Earl of Liverpool

280

seats

Whig

Earl Grey

175

seats

			Share of Commons
Tory (Pittite)	Earl of Liverpool	280		—	—	—
Whig	Earl Grey	175		—	—	—

Before 1918, party labels were looser and many seats went uncontested, so vote totals and shares understate real support. Seat counts are the reliable measure.