1878 Oxford University by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 The 1878 Oxford University by-election was fought on 13–17 May 1878. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Gathorne Hardy. It was won by the Conservative candidate John Gilbert Talbot.O February 2022 1878 Oxford University by-electionF. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989) Conservative Party (UK) John Gilbert Talbot 2,687 73.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Henry John Stephen SmithRepresentation of Oxford University https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000156/18780514/065/0008 14 January 2018 Bury and Norwich Post 14 May 1878 8 British Newspaper Archive subscription 989 26.9 New 1,698 46.2 N/A 3,676 73.1 N/A 5,026 Conservative Party (UK) N/A References Category:1878 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1878 in England Category:19th century in Oxfordshire Category:May 1878 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Oxford University