1877 Oldham by-election

The 1877 Oldham by-election was fought on 1 March 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Morgan Cobbett. It was won by the Liberal candidate J. T. Hibbert. ^[1]

1877 Oldham by-election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Y J. T. Hibbert	9,542	51.9	+2.4
	Conservative	Thomas Evans Lees [3]	8,831	48.1	−2.4
Majority			711	3.8	N/A
Turnout			18,373	90.7	−0.6
Registered electors			20,249
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.4

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
3. "Election Intelligence". Western Mail . 26 February 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2018.