1857 General Election - Stockport
| Year | 1857 |
| General election | 1857 General Election |
| Constituency | Stockport |
| Turnout | 70.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Kershaw, James | Radicals | 834 |
| Smith, John Benjamin | Radicals | 606 |
| Gibb, William | Conservative | 557 |
| Year | 1857 |
| General election | 1857 General Election |
| Constituency | Stockport |
| Turnout | 70.5% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Kershaw, James | Radicals | 834 |
| Smith, John Benjamin | Radicals | 606 |
| Gibb, William | Conservative | 557 |