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1886 Blackpool by-election
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UK parliamentary by-election
April 2022
The 1886 Blackpool by-election was held on 20 August 1886 after the incumbent Conservative MP Frederick Stanley was elevated to the House of Lords and thus had to vacate his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Matthew Ridley.
1886 Blackpool by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. CraigThe Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Lancashire North
Conservative Party (UK) Matthew White Ridley 6,263 71.4 N/A
Liberal Party (UK) John Ormerod Pilkington 2,513 28.6 New
3,750 42.8 N/A
8,776 73.7 N/A
11,903
Conservative Party (UK) N/A
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Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies
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Blackpool by-election