1874 Wenlock by-election
UK Parliamentary by-election
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The 1874 Wenlock by-election was fought on 12 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Weld-Forester. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cecil Weld-Forester.[1]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Cecil Weld-Forester | 1,720 | 55.1 | â6.8 | |
| Liberal | Beilby Lawley | 1,401 | 44.9 | +6.8 | |
| Majority | 319 | 10.2 | +6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,121 | 88.1 | â4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,541 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
Registered3,541
Turnout88.1% (
4.6%)
4.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||
12 November 1874
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| Registered | 3,541 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 88.1% ( 4.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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