The borough was large enough to retain two members under the compromise of the Great Reform Act 1832 when its boundaries were slightly extended to include some outlying fringes, increasing the population by roughly 800.

In 1727, one of the victorious candidates was unseated on petition, his agents were imprisoned and Parliament passed the Bribery Act 1729 as a result.

He drew on his experience directly for his description of the Percycross election in his novel Ralph the Heir, and also told the story in his Autobiography.

Sir Henry Edwards and Edmund Hegan Kennard were those candidates deemed elected Members of Parliament in this final contest for the constituency.

The Beverley constituency was abolished in further boundary changes implemented at the 1955 general election, being divided between the new Haltemprice and Howden seats.

Writ suspended 1869, constituency abolished 1870 Lane-Fox resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Glover's election was declared void on petition, after he was found to have lied about meeting the required property qualifications, causing a by-election.