1897 Sheffield Brightside by-election

The 1897 Sheffield Brightside by-election was held on 6 August 1897 due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP Anthony John Mundella. It was won by the Liberal-Labour candidate Frederick Maddison.

F. Maddison

Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1897 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Frederick Maddison	4,289	51.1	N/A
	Conservative	James Fitzalan Hope	4,106	48.9	New
Majority			183	2.2	N/A
Turnout			8,395	77.1	N/A
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. The Constitutional Year Book , 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 174 (198 in web page)