1874 Northampton by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1874 Northampton by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1874 10 06 y Charles George Merewether Conservative Party 2,717https://www.newspapers.com/image/401007141/ William Fowler File:W-fowler-1880.jpg Liberal Party (UK) 1,836 Charles Bradlaugh File:Charles Bradlaugh.jpg Independent Liberal 1,766 MP Charles Gilpin Liberal Party (UK) Subsequent MP Charles George Merewether Conservative Party The 1874 Northampton by-election was fought on 6 October 1874. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Charles Gilpin. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles George Merewether.May 2021 Riot Bradlaugh Riots The declaration of the result on the night of 6 October 1874 was followed by serious rioting in Northampton by supporters of the defeated radical candidate Charles Bradlaugh, who believed the result to be unfair.https://timeline.northamptonmuseums.com/timeline/bradlaugh-riot-cobblestone Bradlaugh Riot Cobblestone Northampton Museums 12 July 2026https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/northampton-market/history-northampton-market History of the Northampton Market West Northamptonshire Council 12 July 2026 Several thousand people were present in front of the town hall when the result was announced. Contemporary press reports state that the declaration was met with hooting, and that Bradlaugh's appeal to his followers to disperse peaceably was refused.http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/401007141/?locale=en-US The Northampton Election Berrow's Worcester Journal 9 October 1874 12 July 2026 A large crowd then gathered on the town's Market Square and attacked the Lord Palmerston public house, which had served as the campaign headquarters of the Liberal candidate William Fowler, with stones; the police were unable to disperse the rioters.https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/story-northampton-pub-centre-political-7006920 The story of a Northampton pub at the centre of a political riot Northants Live 4 May 2022 12 July 2026 The offices of the town's newspapers, blamed by rioters for Bradlaugh's defeat, were also attacked, and cobblestones were torn up from the square and used to break windows. The mayor read the Riot Act and troops were summoned, though procedural requirements delayed their deployment. Soldiers eventually fired shots over the heads of the crowd to disperse it. A cobblestone thrown during the riot is held in the collection of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. References Category:1874 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1874 in England Category:19th century in Northamptonshire Category:Politics of Northampton Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Northamptonshire constituencies Category:October 1874 in the United Kingdom