That power did not exist at Oxford, so the major part of the university electorate remained Tory (and in the first half of the 18th century sometimes Jacobite) in sympathy.
In the 19th century the university continued to support the right, almost always returning Tory, Conservative or Liberal Unionist candidates.
The only exception was William Ewart Gladstone, formerly "the rising hope of the stern unbending Tories".
He first represented the university as a Peelite, supporting a former member for the constituency – the sometime Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.
Following Gladstone's defeat, in 1865, subsequent Liberal candidates were rare and they were never successful in winning a seat.
The Roman numerals in brackets after the names of the two members called William Bromley (who were father and son) are included to distinguish them.