1874 Birkenhead by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1874 Birkenhead by-election 58.0% 12.0% 7,458 Conservative Party (UK) David MacIver Conservative Party (UK) John Laird MP 42.0% 2,474 Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Stitt Lib 3,421 United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) x160px David MacIver Constituency of Birkenhead 1880 United Kingdom general election 24 November 1874 1874 (GE) 1874 United Kingdom general election no parliamentary 1880 79.0% ( 8.3%) 12.0% The 1874 Birkenhead by-election was fought on 24 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Laird. It was won by the Conservative candidate David MacIver.May 2021 Result By-election, 26 Nov 1884: Birkenhead 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 46"Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 26 Nov. 1874: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 1 Dec. 2013. Conservative Party (UK) David MacIver 3,421 58.0 −12.0 Liberal Party (UK) Samuel StittRepresentation of Birkenhead https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18741121/025/0004 27 December 2017 The Morning Post 21 November 1874 4 British Newspaper Archive subscription 2,474 42.0 +12.0 947 16.0 −24.0 5,895 79.0 +8.3 7,458 Conservative Party (UK) −12.0 References Category:1874 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1874 in England Category:19th century in Cheshire Category:Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Cheshire constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Merseyside constituencies Category:Birkenhead