1877 Wilton by-election

UK Parliamentary 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.
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