They narrowly defeated James Bertie and William Phipps,[a] Tory candidates backed by the Earl of Abingdon.
[2] Bance joined the opposition Whigs,[3] while Evans, though he voted against ratifying the Convention of Pardo in 1739, was afterwards classed as a Government supporter.
[2] In the 1741 election, the Abingdon interest supported Norreys Bertie and Bance; Evans and Joseph Townsend stood as Government Whigs, and defeated their opponents with large majorities.
His financial affairs continued to deteriorate: by 1758, of £5,000 per year from his Irish estates, only £1,000 was available to him, the rest going to service his debts.
[4] Lord Carbery died on 2 February 1759 and was succeeded by his eldest son George.