1874 City of Durham by-election

The 1874 City of Durham by-election was fought on 13 June 1874. The by-election was fought due to the voiding of the incumbent Liberal MPs, Thomas Charles Thompson's and John Henderson elections. It was retained by the Liberal candidates Farrer Herschell. ^[1] and Arthur Monck.

By-election, 13 Jun 1874: Durham (2 seats) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Farrer Herschell	930	27.8	−7.1
	Liberal	Arthur Monck [n 1]	918	27.5	−5.7
	Conservative	Francis Duncan	752	22.5	+6.5
	Conservative	Francis Lyon Barrington	742	22.2	+6.2
Majority			166	5.0	+3.7
Turnout			1,671 (est)	81.2 (est)	−3.7
Registered electors			2,059
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

References

1. Monck changed his surname to Middleton in 1876

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. "Durham City Nomination" . York Herald. 10 June 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.