1877 Wilton by-election

The 1877 Wilton by-election was fought on 19 February 1877. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Edmund Antrobus. It was won by the Conservative candidate Hon. Sidney Herbert. ^[1]

1877 Wilton by-election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sidney Herbert	751	80.1	New
	Liberal	John Freeman Norris [3]	187	19.9	N/A
Majority			564	60.2	N/A
Turnout			938	86.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,087
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

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. "Wilton" . Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle. 17 February 1877. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.