1878 South Northumberland by-election

The 1878 South Northumberland by-election was fought on 17 April 1878. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, Lord Eslington. It was won by the Conservative candidate Edward Ridley.[1]

1878 South Northumberland by-election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Ridley	2,909	50.1	N/A
	Liberal	Albert Grey	2,903	49.9	N/A
Majority			6	0.2	N/A
Turnout			5,812	78.4	N/A
Registered electors			7,415
	Conservative hold

• The original count for this by-election had both candidates receiving 2,912 votes.

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)