The 1877 North Northamptonshire by-election was fought on 13 August 1877. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Ward Hunt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Brownlow Cecil. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brownlow Cecil | 2,261 | 60.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmund Wyatt-Edgell [3] | 1,475 | 39.5 | New | |
Majority | 786 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,736 | 74.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,033 | ||||
Conservative hold |