Only nine counties and 41 boroughs (a total of 69 seats) had contested elections, with the other candidates being returned unopposed.

Six boroughs had double returns, where multiple members were recorded elected, and five of these were subsequently voided by Parliament forcing by-elections.

[1] The majority of seats were not contested on a party basis, but partisan alignment can be identified by historians looking at subsequent voting on key issues.

[2] An older estimate based on activity throughout the Parliament suggested that the 551 Members (including those returned in by-elections) could be listed as 232 Tories and 319 Whigs or Court Tories, with none classed as uncommitted (but with over 40% recorded as "inactive").

[3] Finally, an estimate at the end of the parliament, when party groups had had time to develop further, estimated the strength of the parties as 254 Whigs, 221 Tories, and 38 uncommitted members.