Blackpool by-election, 1886

The 1886 Blackpool by-election was held on 20 August 1886 after the incumbent Conservative MP Sir Matthew Ridley being elevated to the House of Lords and having to resign his seat in the House of Commons. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Henry Wilson Worsley-Taylor.

Blackpool by-election, 1886[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Wilson Worsley-Taylor 7,059
Liberal Joseph Heap 5,589
Majority
Turnout 78.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  2. The Constitiutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Lancashire North
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