| Admin History | The Newark constituency of Nottingham was dominated by two family interests between 1715 and 1805, namely those of the Dukes of Newcastle and the Sutton family of Kelham. By and large, the two returned a parliamentary member each. In 1805, however, the Sutton family allowed its interest to lapse and it was replaced by that of the 6th Baron Middleton who was attempting to revive an interest previously pursued by his forbears. In addition, Sir Jenison William Gordon also became a consenting party to arrangements. Despite these sizeable interests, Newark remained a generally open borough, with around 1,000 voters from a population approaching 7,000. |
| Custodial History | The papers were purchased by the University of Nottingham in 1952. |