THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO REFORM UK CANDIDATE MEADOWFIELD CITY OF DURHAM

The creation of honorary freemen with the precise intention of swaying elections was a standard abuse in a number of boroughs from the 18th century, and in the Durham election of 1762 grew to become sufficiently controversial to force a improve from the law. The election was disputed due to the fact 215 new freemen, most of them not resident during