1876 Leominster by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election December 2024 December 2024 The 1876 Leominster by-election was a by-election held on 15–16 February 1876 for the British House of Commons constituency of Leominster in Herefordshire. The by-election was caused by the resignation on 8 February 1876 of the serving Conservative Party MP, Richard Arkwright.http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850 Department of Information Services House of Commons Library 9 June 2009 30 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110206041753/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf 6 February 2011 After a close-fought campaign, the result was a gain for the Liberal candidate, Thomas Blake, with a majority of 85 over the Conservative, Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox,Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 1977 2nd 1989 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-26-4 182 brother of Lord Bateman. This came as something of a surprise as no Liberal had been elected to the constituency for the previous 25 years. Result Leominster by-election, 1876 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Blake 434 55.4 New Conservative Party (UK) Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox 349 44.6 N/A 85 10.8 N/A 783 84.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) N/A See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Leominster constituency References External links Blake in Commons Category:1876 in England Category:Leominster Category:1876 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Herefordshire constituencies Category:19th century in Herefordshire