Stroud by-election, May 1874

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The Stroud by-election of May was fought on 15 May 1874. Caused by the election of Liberal MP, Sebastian Stewart Dickinson being declared void on petition on "account of treating, but the treating was not with knowledge of the candidates". [1] . It was retained by the Liberals.

Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Stroud is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by David Drew of the Labour Party.

Liberal Party (UK) political party of the United Kingdom, 1859–1988

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom with the opposing Conservative Party in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party arose from an alliance of Whigs and free trade Peelites and Radicals favourable to the ideals of the American and French Revolutions in the 1850s. By the end of the 19th century, it had formed four governments under William Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and then won a landslide victory in the following year's general election.

Stroud by-election, May 1874 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Dorington 2,796 25.9 +0.4
Liberal Alfred John Stanton 2,722 25.3 -0.6
Liberal Henry Brand 2,677 24.8 -1.0
Conservative George Holloway 2,582 24.0 +1.2
Majority 74 0.7N/A
Majority 140 1.3 +1.0
Turnout 5,389 (est) 90.7 (est) -0.4
Registered electors 5,942
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

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References

  1. "Election Petitions". Irish Times . 5 May 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018 via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)