The 1878 Cirencester by-election was held on 12 March 1878. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Allen Bathurst who became the sixth Earl Bathurst. It was won by the Conservative candidate Thomas William Chester-Master. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas William Chester-Master | 698 | 66.8 | ||
Liberal | Mr. Ponsonby | 347 | 33.2 | ||
Majority | 351 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,045 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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