1857 General Election - Coventry
| Year | 1857 |
| General election | 1857 General Election |
| Constituency | Coventry |
| Turnout | 68.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ellice, Edward | Whig | 2,810 |
| Paxton, Joseph | Whig | 2,384 |
| Mellor, John | Whig | 703 |
| Treherne, Morgan | Conservative | 599 |
| Phillimore, Robert Joseph | Peelite | 356 |