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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Alfred Hervey | 1,277 | 66.1 | +41.7 | |
Radical | Summers Harford | 640 | 33.1 | -1.5 | |
Chartist | Charles Brooker | 16 | 0.8 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Nicholson | 0 | 0.0 | New | |
Majority | 637 | 33.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,933 | 76.3 | -9.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +21.6 | |||
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