1876 Burnley by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 thumb|Poster printed during the 1876 Burnley by-election campaign, calling for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts The 1876 Burnley by-election was held on 12 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Richard Shaw. It was won by the Liberal candidate Peter Rylands.May 2021 Burnley by-election, 1876Burnley Election Sheffield Daily Telegraph 14 February 1876 5 October 2016 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18760214/032/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book 71 Liberal Party (UK) Peter Rylands 3,520 53.4 −1.8 Conservative Party (UK) William Alexander LindsayThe nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy in Burnley https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000155/18760210/169/0008 28 December 2017 Bradford Observer 10 February 1876 8 British Newspaper Archive subscription 3,077 46.6 +1.8 433 6.8 −4.0 6,597 92.6 +8.5 7,127 Liberal Party (UK) −1.8 References Category:1876 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1876 in England Category:1870s in Lancashire Category:Politics of Burnley Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies