1855 Liverpool by-election

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The 1855 Liverpool by-election was held on 29 March 1855 after the incumbent Conservative MP Henry Liddell succeeded to the peerage as Baron Ravensworth. The election was won by the Whig candidate Joseph Christopher Ewart. [1]

Liverpool by-election, 1855
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Joseph Christopher Ewart 5,71857.3
Conservative S G Bonham4,26242.7
Majority1,45614.6
Registered electors 17,795
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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