1886 Blackpool by-election

The 1886 Blackpool by-election was held on 20 August 1886 after the incumbent Conservative MP Frederick Stanley was elevated to the House of Lords and thus had to resign his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Matthew Ridley.

Blackpool by-election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew White Ridley 6,263 71.4 N/A
Liberal John Ormerod Pilkington 2,513 28.6 New
Majority 3,750 42.8 N/A
Turnout 8,776 73.7 N/A
Registered electors 11,903
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References
  1. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig
  2. The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Lancashire North
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.