List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900)

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This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1885 and 1900, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: light blue for Conservative Party gain (including Liberal Unionist and Irish Unionist), orange for Liberal gain (including Liberal-Labour and Liberal/Crofter), light green for an Irish Parliamentary Party (including the Irish National Federation Anti-Parnellite Nationalist group from March 1891, but not the Irish National League Parnellite Nationalist faction when the IPP was split between December 1890 and 1900) gain and grey for any other gain.

Resignations

Further information: Resignation from the British House of Commons

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Steward of the Manor of Northstead. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

Ministerial by-elections

Further information: Ministerial by-election

The Succession to the Crown Act 1707 required ministers to seek re-election to the House of Commons on their appointment to office. The Re-Election of Ministers Act 1919 ended the necessity to seek re-election within nine months of a general election, and the Re-Election of Ministers Act (1919) Amendment Act 1926 ended the practice in all other cases.[1]

By-elections

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26th Parliament (1895–1900)

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Wilton 17 July 1900[a] Viscount Folkestone Conservative James Archibald Morrison Conservative Succession to the peerage
Manchester South 29 May 1900 Marquis of Lorne Liberal Unionist William Peel Liberal Unionist Succession to the peerage
Isle of Wight 23 May 1900 Sir Richard Webster Conservative John Seely Conservative Resignation
Dublin University 16 May 1900[a] Edward Carson Irish Unionist Edward Carson Irish Unionist Solicitor General[b]
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 3 May 1900[a] Sir William Overend Priestley Conservative Sir John Batty Tuke Conservative Death
Portsmouth 3 May 1900 Walter Clough Liberal Thomas Bramsdon Liberal Resignation
Holborn 23 March 1900[a] Sir Charles Hall Conservative James Remnant Conservative Death
Brixton 20 March 1900[a] Evelyn Hubbard Conservative Sir Robert Mowbray Conservative Resignation
North Sligo 7 March 1900[a] Bernard Collery Irish National Federation John O'Dowd Irish Parliamentary Resignation
South Mayo 27 February 1900 Michael Davitt Irish National Federation John O'Donnell Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Newark 16 February 1900 Viscount Newark Conservative Sir Charles Welby Conservative Succession to the peerage
Plymouth 16 February 1900[a] Sir Edward Clarke Conservative Ivor Guest Conservative Resignation
Rossendale 13 February 1900 John Maden Liberal Sir William Mather Liberal Resignation
Mid Armagh 12 February 1900 Dunbar Barton Irish Unionist John Lonsdale Irish Unionist Resignation
London University 6–10 February 1900 Sir John Lubbock Liberal Unionist Sir Michael Foster Liberal Unionist Elevation to the peerage
York 6 February 1900 Lord Charles Beresford Conservative Denison Faber Conservative Resignation
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire 20 December 1899 John Balfour Liberal Eugene Wason Liberal Resignation
Wells 7 December 1899[a] Hylton Jolliffe Conservative Robert Edmund Dickinson Conservative Succession to the peerage
Exeter 6 November 1899 Henry Northcote Conservative Sir Edgar Vincent Conservative Resignation
Bow and Bromley 27 October 1899 Lionel Holland Conservative Walter Guthrie Conservative Resignation
St Pancras East 12 July 1899 Robert Grant Webster Conservative Thomas Wrightson Conservative Resignation
Oldham[c] 6 July 1899 Robert Ascroft Conservative Alfred Emmott Liberal Death
James Francis Oswald Conservative Walter Runciman Liberal Resignation
Osgoldcross[d] 5 July 1899 Sir John Austin Liberal Sir John Austin Independent Liberal Seeks re-election on leaving party
Edinburgh East 23 June 1899 Robert Wallace Liberal George McCrae Liberal Death
Edinburgh South[e] 19 June 1899 Robert Cox Liberal Unionist Arthur Dewar Liberal Death
Southport 30 May 1899 Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland Liberal George Augustus Pilkington Liberal Death
Oxford University 11 May 1899[a] Sir John Robert Mowbray Conservative Sir William Anson Liberal Unionist Death
Merionethshire 2 May 1899[a] T. E. Ellis Liberal Owen Morgan Edwards Liberal Death
Harrow 5 April 1899 William Ambrose Conservative Irwin Cox Conservative Resignation (Master in Lunacy)
North Norfolk 16 March 1899 Herbert Cozens-Hardy Liberal William Brampton Gurdon Liberal Resignation
Elland 8 March 1899 Thomas Wayman Liberal Charles Philips Trevelyan Liberal Resignation
Hythe 1 March 1899 Sir James Edwards Conservative Sir Edward Sassoon Conservative Resignation
North Antrim 25 February 1899[a] Hugh McCalmont Irish Unionist William Moore Irish Unionist Resignation
Rotherham 23 February 1899 Arthur Dyke Acland Liberal William Holland Liberal Resignation
North West Lanarkshire 21 February 1899 John Goundry Holburn Liberal Charles Mackinnon Douglas Liberal Death
Londonderry City 16 February 1899 Edmund Vesey Knox Irish National Federation Arthur John Moore Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Birmingham North 14 February 1899[a] William Kenrick Liberal Unionist John Throgmorton Middlemore Liberal Unionist Resignation
Epsom 23 January 1899[a] Thomas Bucknill Conservative William Keswick Conservative Resignation
Newton 16 January 1899[a] Thomas Legh Conservative Richard Pilkington Conservative Succession to the peerage
Aylesbury 6 January 1899[a] Ferdinand James de Rothschild Liberal Unionist Lionel Walter Rothschild Liberal Unionist Death
Liverpool Kirkdale 9 December 1898[a] Sir George Baden-Powell Conservative David MacIver Conservative Death
Oxford 4 November 1898[a] Viscount Valentia Conservative Viscount Valentia Conservative Comptroller of the Household[b]
North Fermanagh 1 November 1898 Richard Dane Irish Unionist Edward Archdale Irish Unionist Resignation
Ormskirk 20 October 1898[a] Sir Arthur Bower Forwood Conservative Arthur Stanley Conservative Death
Darlington 17 September 1898 Arthur Pease Liberal Unionist Herbert Pike Pease Liberal Unionist Death
North Down 7 September 1898 Thomas Waring Irish Unionist John Blakiston-Houston Irish Unionist Death
Southport[f] 24 August 1898 George Nathaniel Curzon Conservative Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland Liberal Resignation
Launceston 3 August 1898 Thomas Owen Liberal Sir John Fletcher Moulton Liberal Death
Great Grimsby[d] 2 August 1898 Sir George Doughty Liberal Sir George Doughty Liberal Unionist Seeks re-election on changing party
Reading[d] 25 July 1898 Charles Townshend Murdoch Conservative George William Palmer Liberal Death
West Down 18 July 1898[a] Lord Arthur Hill Irish Unionist Arthur Hill Irish Unionist Resignation
Gravesend 13 July 1898 James Dampier Palmer Conservative John Ryder Conservative Resignation
Durham[d] 30 June 1898 Matthew Fowler Liberal Arthur Elliot Liberal Unionist Death
Hertford 22 June 1898 Abel Smith Conservative Evelyn Cecil Conservative Death
South Norfolk[d] 12 May 1898 Francis Taylor Liberal Unionist Arthur Wellesley Soames Liberal Resignation
Newark 11 May 1898[a] Harold Finch-Hatton Conservative Viscount Newark Conservative Resignation
West Staffordshire 10 May 1898 Hamar Alfred Bass Liberal Unionist Sir Alexander Henderson Liberal Unionist Death
Wokingham 30 March 1898 Sir George Russell Conservative Oliver Young Conservative Death
Maidstone 26 March 1898 Sir Frederick Hunt Conservative Fiennes Cornwallis Conservative Resignation
Stepney[e] 9 March 1898 Frederick Wootton Isaacson Conservative W. C. Steadman Lib-Lab Death
Cricklade[d] 24 February 1898 Alfred Hopkinson Liberal Unionist Lord Edmond FitzMaurice Liberal Resignation
Birmingham Edgbaston 15 February 1898[a] George Dixon Liberal Unionist Sir Francis William Lowe Conservative Death
Pembrokeshire 15 February 1898 William Rees-Davies Liberal John Wynford Philipps Liberal Resignation
Marylebone West 3 February 1898[a] Sir Horace Brand Townsend Farquhar Liberal Unionist Sir Samuel Scott Conservative Elevation to the peerage
South East Durham[e] 3 February 1898 Sir Henry Havelock-Allan Liberal Unionist Joseph Richardson Liberal Death
Wolverhampton South 3 February 1898 Charles Pelham Villiers Liberal Unionist John Lloyd Gibbons Liberal Unionist Death
Dublin St Stephen's Green 21 January 1898 William Kenny Liberal Unionist James Henry Mussen Campbell Irish Unionist Resignation
Mid Armagh 21 January 1898[a] Dunbar Barton Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Irish Unionist Solicitor General for Ireland[b]
York[d] 13 January 1898 Frank Lockwood Liberal Lord Charles Beresford Conservative Death
Plymouth 12 January 1898 Charles Harrison Liberal Sigismund Mendl Liberal Death
Deptford 15 November 1897 Charles John Darling Conservative Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton Conservative Resignation
Liverpool Exchange 10 November 1897 John Charles Bigham Liberal Unionist Charles McArthur Liberal Unionist Resignation
Middleton[e] 4 November 1897 Thomas Fielden Conservative James Duckworth Liberal Death
Barnsley 28 October 1897 Earl Compton Liberal Joseph Walton Liberal Succession to the peerage
East Denbighshire 28 September 1897 Sir George Osborne Morgan Liberal Samuel Moss Liberal Death
Sheffield Brightside 6 August 1897 Anthony John Mundella Liberal Frederick Maddison Lib-Lab Death
South Roscommon 15 July 1897[a] Luke Hayden Irish National League John Patrick Hayden Irish National League Death
Petersfield 8 June 1897 William Wickham Conservative William Graham Nicholson Conservative Death
Halifax 3 March 1897 William Rawson Shaw Liberal Alfred Billson Liberal Resignation
Chertsey 18 February 1897 Charles Harvey Combe Conservative Henry Leigh-Bennett Conservative Resignation
Glasgow Bridgeton 15 February 1897 Sir George Trevelyan Liberal Sir Charles Cameron Liberal Resignation
Walthamstow[e] 3 February 1897 Edmund Widdrington Byrne Conservative Sam Woods Lib-Lab Resignation
Romford 1 February 1897 Alfred Money Wigram Conservative Louis Sinclair Conservative Resignation
Forfarshire 30 January 1897 James Martin White Liberal John Sinclair Liberal Resignation
Salisbury 27 January 1897 Edward Hulse Conservative Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Conservative Resignation
Cleveland 12 January 1897 Henry Fell Pease Liberal Alfred Edward Pease Liberal Death
Bradford East 10 November 1896 Henry Byron Reed Conservative Ronald Henry Fulke Greville Conservative Death
Frome[d] 2 June 1896 Viscount Weymouth Conservative John Barlow Liberal Succession to the peerage
Wick Burghs[e] 2 June 1896 Sir John Pender Liberal Unionist Thomas Charles Hunter Hedderwick Liberal Resignation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 12 May 1896[a] Sir Charles Pearson Conservative Sir William Overend Priestley Conservative Resignation
Aberdeen North 1 May 1896 William Alexander Hunter Liberal Duncan Pirie Liberal Resignation
North Kerry 24 April 1896[a] Thomas Sexton Irish National Federation Michael Joseph Flavin Irish National Federation Resignation
Dublin College Green 6 April 1896[a] J. E. Kenny Irish National League James Laurence Carew Irish National League Resignation
East Kerry 27 March 1896 Michael Davitt Irish National Federation James Roche Irish National Federation Sat for South Mayo
South Louth 19 March 1896 Daniel Ambrose Irish National Federation Richard McGhee Irish National Federation Death
Lichfield 26 February 1896 Henry Charles Fulford Liberal Courtenay Warner Liberal Void election
Montrose Burghs 22 February 1896 John Shiress Will Liberal John Morley Liberal Resignation
Southampton[e] 22 February 1896 Tankerville Chamberlayne Conservative Sir Francis Henry Evans Liberal Void election
Wycombe 21 February 1896[a] Viscount Curzon Conservative Viscount Curzon Conservative Treasurer of the Household[b]
Brixton 30 January 1896 Marquess of Carmarthen Conservative Evelyn Hubbard Conservative Succession to the peerage
St Pancras South 28 January 1896 Sir Julian Goldsmid Liberal Unionist Herbert Jessel Liberal Unionist Death
Belfast North 22 January 1896 Sir Edward Harland Irish Unionist Sir James Horner Haslett Irish Unionist Death
Dublin University 2–6 December 1895 David Plunket Irish Unionist William Edward Hartpole Lecky Liberal Unionist Elevation to the peerage
Harrow 30 November 1895[a] William Ambrose Conservative William Ambrose Conservative Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster[b]
Liverpool East Toxteth 29 November 1895[a] Henry de Worms Conservative Augustus Frederick Warr Conservative Elevation to the peerage
Kensington South 28 November 1895[a] Sir Algernon Borthwick Conservative Lord Lovaine Conservative Elevation to the peerage
West Waterford 12 September 1895[a] Alfred Webb Irish National Federation J. J. O'Shee Irish National Federation Resignation
Limerick City[d] 11 September 1895 John Daly Irish National League Francis Arthur O'Keefe Irish National Federation Disqualification
South Kerry 5 September 1895 Denis Kilbride Irish National Federation Thomas Joseph Farrell Irish National Federation Sat for North Galway
Dublin St Stephen's Green 2 September 1895 William Kenny Liberal Unionist William Kenny Liberal Unionist Solicitor General for Ireland[b]
Inverness Burghs 31 August 1895[a] Robert Finlay Liberal Unionist Robert Finlay Liberal Unionist Solicitor General[b]
West Cavan 2 August 1895[a] Edmund Vesey Knox Irish National Federation J. P. Farrell Irish National Federation Sat for Londonderry City
  1. [a]
    An uncontested by-election.
  2. [b]
    Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  3. [c]
    One gain (Runciman) not retained and one gain (Emmott) retained at the 1900 UK general election, in the two member Oldham constituency.
  4. [d]
    Gain retained at the 1900 UK general election.
  5. [e]
    Gain not retained at the 1900 general election.
  6. [f]
    Gain in 1898 retained at the 1899 Southport by-election, but not retained at the 1900 general election.

25th Parliament (1892–1895)

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Ealing 8 July 1895[a] Lord George Hamilton Conservative Lord George Hamilton Conservative Secretary of State for India[b]
Sleaford 6 July 1895[a] Henry Chaplin Conservative Henry Chaplin Conservative President of the Local Government Board[b]
Blackpool 6 July 1895[a] Sir Matthew Ridley Conservative Sir Matthew Ridley Conservative Secretary of State for the Home Department[b]
Croydon 5 July 1895[a] Charles Ritchie Conservative Charles Ritchie Conservative President of the Board of Trade[b]
Manchester East 1 July 1895[a] Arthur Balfour Conservative Arthur Balfour Conservative First Lord of the Treasury[b]
Bristol West 1 July 1895[a] Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer[b]
Birmingham West 1 July 1895[a] Joseph Chamberlain Liberal Unionist Joseph Chamberlain Liberal Unionist Secretary of State for the Colonies[b]
St George's Hanover Square 29 June 1895[a] George Goschen Conservative George Goschen Conservative First Lord of the Admiralty[b]
Cork City 27 June 1895 William O'Brien Irish National Federation J. F. X. O'Brien Irish National Federation Resignation
Inverness-shire[c] 13 June 1895 Donald MacGregor Liberal James E. B. Baillie Conservative Resignation
Chorley 7 June 1895[a] Joseph Feilden Conservative Lord Balniel Conservative Death
Edinburgh West 29 May 1895 Viscount Wolmer Liberal Unionist Lewis McIver Liberal Unionist Succession to a peerage
Croydon 24 May 1895[a] Sidney Herbert Conservative Charles Ritchie Conservative Succession to a peerage
Warwick and Leamington 23 May 1895 Arthur Peel Liberal Unionist Alfred Lyttelton Liberal Unionist Elevation to the peerage
West Dorset 14 May 1895 Henry Richard Farquharson Conservative Robert Williams Conservative Death
Newington Walworth[c] 14 May 1895 William Saunders Liberal Sir James Bailey Conservative Death
Leeds East 30 April 1895 John Lawrence Gane Liberal Thomas Richmond Leuty Liberal Death
East Wicklow 26 April 1895 John Sweetman Irish National Federation Edward Peter O'Kelly Irish National Federation Seeks re-election upon becoming a Parnellite Nationalist
Mid Norfolk 23 April 1895 Clement Higgins Liberal Unionist Robert Gurdon Liberal Unionist Resignation
Oxford 20 April 1895 Sir George Chesney Conservative Viscount Valentia Conservative Death
Bristol East 21 March 1895 Sir Joseph Dodge Weston Liberal Sir William Henry Wills Liberal Death
Colchester[c] 19 February 1895 Herbert Naylor-Leyland Conservative Weetman Pearson Liberal Resignation
Paddington South 9 February 1895[a] Lord Randolph Churchill Conservative George Fardell Conservative Death
Evesham 22 January 1895 Sir Edmund Lechmere Conservative Charles Wigram Long Conservative Death
Brigg[d] 7 December 1894 Samuel Danks Waddy Liberal John Maunsell Richardson Conservative Resignation (Recorder of Sheffield)
Forfarshire[d] 17 November 1894 Sir John Rigby Liberal Charles Maule Ramsay Conservative Resignation (Lord Justice of Appeal)
York 14 November 1894[a] Frank Lockwood Liberal Frank Lockwood Liberal Solicitor General for England and Wales[b]
Sutherland 26 October 1894[a] Angus Sutherland Liberal John MacLeod Liberal Resignation (Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland)
Birkenhead 17 October 1894 Viscount Bury Conservative Elliott Lees Conservative Succession to a peerage
South Kilkenny 7 September 1894[a] Patrick Chance Irish National Federation Samuel Morris Irish National Federation Resignation
Leicester 29 August 1894 Sir James Whitehead Liberal Henry Broadhurst Lib-Lab Resignation
James Allanson Picton Liberal Walter Hazell Liberal
Chichester 16 August 1894[a] Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot Conservative Resignation
Sheffield Attercliffe 5 July 1894 Bernard John Seymour Coleridge Liberal J. Batty Langley Liberal Succession to a peerage
Dumfries Burghs 7 May 1894[a] Robert Reid Liberal Robert Reid Liberal Solicitor General for England and Wales[b]
Hackney South 7 May 1894 Sir Charles Russell Liberal John Fletcher Moulton Liberal Resignation
Mid Lanarkshire 5 April 1894 John Philipps Liberal James Caldwell Liberal Resignation
Wisbech 3 April 1894 Arthur Brand Liberal Arthur Brand Liberal Treasurer of the Household[b]
Romford 2 April 1894 James Theobald Conservative Alfred Money-Wigram Conservative Death
Berwickshire 29 March 1894 Edward Marjoribanks Liberal Harold Tennant Liberal Succession to a peerage
Montgomeryshire 29 March 1894 Stuart Rendel Liberal Arthur Humphreys-Owen Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Hawick Burghs 27 March 1894 Thomas Shaw Liberal Thomas Shaw Liberal Solicitor General for Scotland[b]
Leith Burghs 26 March 1894 Ronald Munro-Ferguson Liberal Ronald Munro-Ferguson Liberal Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[b]
Leeds West 16 March 1894[a] Herbert Gladstone Liberal Herbert Gladstone Liberal First Commissioner of Works[b]
Horncastle 11 January 1894 Edward Stanhope Conservative Lord Willoughby de Eresby Conservative Death
Accrington 21 December 1893 Joseph Leese Liberal Joseph Leese Liberal Recorder of Manchester[b]
Brighton 14 December 1893[a] Sir William Thackeray Marriott Conservative Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth Conservative Resignation
South Wexford 30 November 1893[a] John Barry Irish National Federation Peter Ffrench Irish National Federation Resignation
Hereford[c] 15 August 1893 William Grenfell Liberal Charles Cooke Conservative Resignation
West Mayo 8 August 1893[a] John Deasy Irish National Federation Robert Ambrose Irish National Federation Resignation
Cardiganshire 4 July 1893[a] William Bowen Rowlands Liberal William Bowen Rowlands Liberal Recorder of Swansea[b]
South East Cork 28 June 1893[a] John Morrogh Irish National Federation Andrew Commins Irish National Federation Resignation
North East Cork 28 June 1893[a] Michael Davitt Irish National Federation William Abraham Irish National Federation Resignation
Pontefract 26 June 1893 Harold Reckitt Liberal Sir Willans Nussey Liberal Void election
Swansea District 19 June 1893[a] Sir Henry Vivian Liberal William Williams Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Linlithgowshire[d] 15 June 1893 Peter McLagan Liberal Thomas Hope Conservative Resignation
Banffshire 15 March 1893 Robert Duff Liberal Sir William Wedderburn Liberal Resignation
Great Grimsby[d] 6 March 1893 Henri Josse Liberal Edward Heneage Liberal Unionist Resignation
Mid Tipperary 24 February 1893[a] John McCarthy Irish National Federation James Francis Hogan Irish National Federation Death
Horsham 24 February 1893 Sir Walter Barttelot Conservative John Heywood Johnstone Conservative Death
Gateshead 24 February 1893 Walter Henry James Liberal William Allan Liberal Succession to a peerage
Cirencester[e] 23 February 1893 Thomas Chester-Master Conservative Harry Lawson Webster Lawson Liberal Void election
Stockport 22 February 1893 Louis John Jennings Conservative George Whiteley Conservative Death
North Meath 21 February 1893 Michael Davitt Irish National Federation James Gibney Irish National Federation Election declared void
South Meath 17 February 1893 Patrick Fulham Irish National Federation Jeremiah Jordan Irish National Federation Election declared void
Hexham[d] 17 February 1893 Nathaniel George Clayton Conservative Miles MacInnes Liberal Void election
Pontefract[c] 13 February 1893 Rowland Winn Conservative Harold Reckitt Liberal Succession to a peerage
Walsall[d] 9 February 1893 Frank James Conservative Sir Arthur Divett Hayter Liberal Void election
Halifax 9 February 1893 Thomas Shaw Liberal William Rawson Shaw Liberal Death
North East Cork 8 February 1893[a] William O'Brien Irish National Federation Michael Davitt Irish National Federation Sat for Cork City
Rochester 8 February 1893[a] Horatio Davies Conservative Viscount Cranborne Conservative Void election
Burnley 6 February 1893 Jabez Balfour Liberal Philip Stanhope Liberal Resignation
Huddersfield[d] 4 February 1893 William Summers Liberal Sir Joseph Crosland Conservative Death
Liverpool West Derby 10 January 1893 William Henry Cross Conservative Walter Hume Long Conservative Death
East Aberdeenshire 10 December 1892 Peter Esslemont Liberal Thomas Buchanan Liberal Resignation (Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland)
Cirencester[e] 13 October 1892 Arthur Winterbotham Liberal Thomas Chester-Master Conservative Death
Luton 29 September 1892 Cyril Flower Liberal Samuel Whitbread Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Leeds South 22 September 1892 Sir Lyon Playfair Liberal John Lawson Walton Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Saffron Walden 19 September 1892[a] Herbert Gardner Liberal Herbert Gardner Liberal President of the Board of Agriculture[b]
Dundee 9 September 1892[a] Edmund Robertson Liberal Edmund Robertson Liberal Civil Lord of the Admiralty[b]
Merionethshire 26 August 1892[a] T. E. Ellis Liberal T. E. Ellis Liberal Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[b]
East Fife 25 August 1892[a] H. H. Asquith Liberal H. H. Asquith Liberal Secretary of State for the Home Department[b]
Clackmannanshire
and Kinross-shire		 25 August 1892[a] John Balfour Liberal John Balfour Liberal Lord Advocate[b]
Stirling Burghs 25 August 1892[a] Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Secretary of State for War[b]
Elgin Burghs 25 August 1892[a] Alexander Asher Liberal Alexander Asher Liberal Solicitor General for Scotland[b]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 25 August 1892 John Morley Liberal John Morley Liberal Chief Secretary for Ireland[b]
Rotherham 25 August 1892[a] Arthur Dyke Acland Liberal Arthur Dyke Acland Liberal Vice President of the Committee
of Council on Education[b]
Forfarshire 24 August 1892[a] John Rigby Liberal John Rigby Liberal Solicitor General for England and Wales[b]
Midlothian
(or Edinburghshire)		 24 August 1892[a] William Ewart Gladstone Liberal William Ewart Gladstone Liberal Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal[b]
Glasgow Bridgeton 24 August 1892[a] Sir George Trevelyan Liberal Sir George Trevelyan Liberal Secretary for Scotland[b]
Mid Northamptonshire 24 August 1892[a] Charles Spencer Liberal Charles Spencer Liberal Vice-Chamberlain of the Household[b]
Nottingham East 24 August 1892[a] Arnold Morley Liberal Arnold Morley Liberal Postmaster General[b]
Derby 24 August 1892 Sir William Vernon Harcourt Liberal Sir William Vernon Harcourt Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer[b]
Aberdeen South 23 August 1892[a] James Bryce Liberal James Bryce Liberal Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[b]
St Austell 23 August 1892[a] William Alexander McArthur Liberal William Alexander McArthur Liberal Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[b]
Wolverhampton East 23 August 1892[a] Henry Fowler Liberal Henry Fowler Liberal President of the Local Government Board[b]
Stoke-upon-Trent 23 August 1892[a] George Leveson-Gower Liberal George Leveson-Gower Liberal Comptroller of the Household[b]
Sheffield Brightside 23 August 1892[a] A. J. Mundella Liberal A. J. Mundella Liberal President of the Board of Trade[b]
Bury St Edmunds 23 August 1892[a] Lord Francis Hervey Conservative Viscount Chelsea Conservative Resignation (Civil Service Commissioner)
Bradford Central 23 August 1892[a] George Shaw-Lefevre Liberal George Shaw-Lefevre Liberal First Commissioner of Works[b]
Southwark West 23 August 1892[a] Richard Knight Causton Liberal Richard Knight Causton Liberal Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[b]
Hackney South 23 August 1892[a] Sir Charles Russell Liberal Sir Charles Russell Liberal Attorney General for England and Wales[b]
Holborn 12 August 1892[a] Gainsford Bruce Conservative Sir Charles Hall Conservative Resignation (High Court Judge)
  1. [a]
    An uncontested by-election.
  2. [b]
    Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  3. [c]
    Gain retained at the 1895 UK general election.
  4. [d]
    Gain not retained at the 1895 UK general election.
  5. [e]
    Cirencester was won by the Liberal Party at the 1892 general election, by the Conservative Party at the 1892 Cirencester by-election, by the Liberal Party at the 1893 Cirencester by-election, and by the Conservative Party at the 1895 general election.

24th Parliament (1886–1892)

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Hackney North 11 May 1892 Sir Lewis Pelly Conservative William Robert Bousfield Conservative Death
Chelmsford 30 April 1892[a] William Beadel Conservative Thomas Usborne Conservative Death
East Worcestershire 30 March 1892[a] George Hastings Liberal Unionist Austen Chamberlain Liberal Unionist Expelled after a criminal conviction
Kirkcaldy Burghs 11 March 1892 Sir George Campbell Liberal Henry Dalziel Liberal Death
North Wexford[b] 11 March 1892[a] John Redmond Parnellite Nationalist Thomas Joseph Healy Irish National Federation Resignation in order to contest Cork City
Belfast East 9 March 1892 Edward de Cobain Irish Unionist Gustav Wilhelm Wolff Irish Unionist Expelled after a criminal conviction
South Derbyshire 4 March 1892 Henry Wardle Liberal Harrington Evans Broad Liberal Death
Chertsey 3 March 1892 Frederick Hankey Conservative Charles Harvey Combe Conservative Death
Liverpool Everton 15 February 1892[a] Edward Whitley Conservative John Archibald Willox Conservative Death
Rossendale[b] 23 January 1892 Marquess of Hartington Liberal Unionist John Maden Liberal Succession to a peerage
Waterford City 23 December 1891 Richard Power Parnellite Nationalist John Redmond Parnellite Nationalist Death
Mid Armagh 17 December 1891[a] Sir James Corry Irish Unionist Dunbar Barton Irish Unionist Death
Chichester 9 December 1891[a] Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative Treasurer of the Household[c][d]
East Dorset 27 November 1891 George Hawkesworth Bond Conservative Humphrey Napier Sturt Conservative Death
Leeds North 23 November 1891[a] William Jackson Conservative William Jackson Conservative Chief Secretary for Ireland[c]
South Molton[b] 13 November 1891 Viscount Lymington Liberal Unionist George Lambert Liberal Succession to a peerage
Cork City[b] 6 November 1891 Charles Stewart Parnell Irish National League Martin Flavin Irish National Federation Death
North Kilkenny 29 October 1891[a] Sir John Pope-Hennessy Irish National Federation Patrick McDermott Irish National Federation Death
Strand 27 October 1891 William Henry Smith Conservative Frederick Smith Conservative Death
Cambridge University 9 October 1891[a] Henry Cecil Raikes Conservative Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb Conservative Death
Buteshire 9 October 1891 James Robertson Conservative Andrew Murray Conservative Resignation (Lord Justice General)
Manchester North East 8 October 1891 Sir James Fergusson Conservative Sir James Fergusson Conservative Postmaster General[c]
Lewisham 26 August 1891 Viscount Lewisham Conservative John Penn Conservative Succession to a peerage
Walsall 12 August 1891 Sir Charles Forster Liberal Edward Thomas Holden Liberal Death
Wisbech[b] 23 July 1891 Charles William Selwyn Conservative Arthur Brand Liberal Resignation
County Carlow 7 July 1891 James Patrick Mahon Irish National Federation John Hammond Irish National Federation Death
City of London 3 June 1891[a] Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler Conservative Sir Reginald Hanson Conservative Death
West Derbyshire 2 June 1891[a] Lord Edward Cavendish Liberal Unionist Victor Cavendish Liberal Unionist Death
Paisley 1 June 1891 William Boyle Barbour Liberal William Dunn Liberal Death
Buckingham 28 May 1891 Sir Edmund Verney Liberal Herbert Leon Liberal Expelled after a criminal conviction
Strand 12 May 1891[a] William Henry Smith Conservative William Henry Smith Conservative Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports[c]
Harborough[b] 8 May 1891 Thomas Tapling Conservative Paddy Logan Liberal Death
South Dorset 7 May 1891 Charles Joseph Theophilus Hambro Conservative William Ernest Brymer Conservative Death
Stowmarket[b] 5 May 1891 Edward Greene Conservative Sydney Stern Liberal Death
Whitehaven 24 April 1891 George Cavendish-Bentinck Conservative Sir James Bain Conservative Death
Woodstock 21 April 1891 Francis William Maclean Liberal Unionist George Herbert Morrell Conservative Resignation (Master in Lunacy)
City of London 18 April 1891[a] Thomas Charles Baring Conservative Hucks Gibbs Conservative Death
North Sligo 2 April 1891 Peter McDonald Parnellite Nationalist Bernard Collery Irish National Federation Death
Aston Manor 20 March 1891 George Kynoch Conservative George William Grice-Hutchinson Conservative Death
Northampton 12 February 1891 Charles Bradlaugh Liberal Moses Philip Manfield Liberal Death
The Hartlepools[b] 21 January 1891 Thomas Richardson Liberal Unionist Christopher Furness Liberal Death
North Kilkenny 22 December 1890 Edward Marum Irish Parliamentary Sir John Pope-Hennessy Irish Parliamentary
(Anti-Parnellite)		 Death
Bassetlaw 15 December 1890 William Beckett-Denison Conservative Frederick Milner Conservative Death
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 12 November 1890[a] Moir Tod Stormonth Darling Conservative Sir Charles John Pearson Conservative Resignation (Senator of the College of Justice)
Eccles[b] 22 October 1890 Alfred John Francis Egerton Conservative Henry John Roby Liberal Death
East Carmarthenshire 8 August 1890[a] David Pugh Liberal Abel Thomas Liberal Death
Mid Durham 17 July 1890 William Crawford Lib-Lab John Wilson Lib-Lab Death
Barrow-in-Furness[d] 2 July 1890 William Sproston Caine Liberal Unionist James Duncan Liberal Resigned to restand as an Independent Liberal
North Donegal 25 June 1890[a] James Edward O'Doherty Irish Parliamentary James Rochfort Maguire Irish Parliamentary Resignation
West Donegal 30 May 1890[a] Patrick O'Hea Irish Parliamentary J. J. Dalton Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Mid Tipperary 15 May 1890[a] Thomas Mayne Irish Parliamentary Henry Harrison Irish Parliamentary Resignation
East Galway 14 May 1890[a] Matthew Harris Irish Parliamentary John Roche Irish Parliamentary Death
Bristol East 9 May 1890 Handel Cossham Liberal Joseph Dodge Weston Liberal Death
Caernarvon Boroughs[b] 10 April 1890 Edward Swetenham Conservative David Lloyd George Liberal Death
Windsor 2 April 1890 Robert Richardson-Gardner Conservative Francis Tress Barry Conservative Resignation
West Cavan 26 March 1890[a] Joseph Biggar Irish Parliamentary Edmund Vesey Knox Irish Parliamentary Death
East Down 25 March 1890[a] Richard Ker Irish Unionist James Alexander Rentoul Irish Unionist Resignation
Ayr Burghs[e] 25 March 1890 John Sinclair Liberal James Somervell Conservative Resignation
Stoke-upon-Trent 14 March 1890 William Leatham Bright Liberal George Leveson-Gower Liberal Resignation
Stamford 7 March 1890 John Lawrance Conservative Henry Cust Conservative Resignation (High Court Judge)
St Pancras North[b] 4 March 1890 Charles Cochrane-Baillie Conservative Thomas Henry Bolton Liberal Succession to a peerage
West Waterford 24 February 1890[a] Jasper Douglas Pyne Irish Parliamentary Alfred Webb Irish Parliamentary Death
Mid Glamorganshire 20 February 1890[a] Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Liberal Samuel Evans Liberal Death
Partick 11 February 1890 Alexander Craig Sellar Liberal Unionist James Parker Smith Liberal Unionist Death
Brighton 25 October 1889 Sir William Tindal Robertson Conservative Gerald Loder Conservative Death
Buckingham[b] 11 October 1889 Egerton Hubbard Conservative Sir Edmund Verney Liberal Succession to a peerage
Elginshire and Nairnshire 8 October 1889 Charles Henry Anderson Liberal John Seymour Keay Liberal Death
Peterborough[b] 7 October 1889 John Wentworth-FitzWilliam Liberal Unionist Alpheus Cleophas Morton Liberal Death
Sleaford 26 September 1889 Henry Chaplin Conservative Henry Chaplin Conservative President of the Board of Agriculture[c]
Dundee 25 September 1889[a] Joseph Bottomley Firth Liberal John Leng Liberal Death
Belfast North 12 August 1889[a] Sir William Ewart Irish Unionist Edward Harland Irish Unionist Death
Marylebone East 19 July 1889 Lord Charles Beresford Conservative Edmund Boulnois Conservative Resignation
West Carmarthenshire 17 July 1889 W. R. H. Powell Liberal John Lloyd Morgan Liberal Death
Dover 12 July 1889[a] Alexander George Dickson Conservative George Wyndham Conservative Death
West Fife 5 July 1889 Robert Preston Bruce Liberal Augustine Birrell Liberal Resignation
South East Cork 3 June 1889[a] John Hooper Irish Parliamentary John Morrogh Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Rochester[d] 16 April 1889 Francis Hughes-Hallett Conservative Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen Liberal Resignation
Birmingham Central 15 April 1889 John Bright Liberal Unionist John Albert Bright Liberal Unionist Death
Enfield 30 March 1889 Viscount Folkestone Conservative Henry Ferryman Bowles Conservative Succession to a peerage
Gorton 22 March 1889 Richard Peacock Liberal William Mather Liberal Death
Kennington[b] 15 March 1889 Robert Gent-Davis Conservative Mark Hanbury Beaufoy Liberal Resignation
Barnsley 11 March 1889 Courtney Stanhope Kenny Liberal Earl Compton Liberal Resignation
Burnley 27 February 1889[a] John Slagg Liberal Jabez Balfour Liberal Resignation
East Perthshire 19 February 1889 Robert Stewart Menzies Liberal Sir John Kinloch Liberal Death
Govan[b] 18 January 1889 Sir William Pearce Conservative John Wilson Liberal Death
Stockton-on-Tees 21 December 1888 Joseph Dodds Liberal Sir Horace Davey Liberal Resignation
Colchester 18 December 1888 Henry John Trotter Conservative Lord Brooke Conservative Death
Maidstone 14 December 1888 Alexander Henry Ross Conservative Fiennes Cornwallis Conservative Death
Holborn 29 November 1888 Francis Duncan Conservative Gainsford Bruce Conservative Death
Dewsbury 16 November 1888 Sir John Simon Liberal Mark Oldroyd Liberal Resignation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 6 November 1888[a] John Macdonald Conservative Moir Tod Stormonth Darling Conservative Resignation (Lord Justice Clerk)
Merthyr Tydfil[f] 26 October 1888 Henry Richard Liberal William Pritchard Morgan Independent Liberal Death
Liverpool West Derby 10 August 1888[a] Lord Claud Hamilton Conservative William Cross Conservative Resignation
South Sligo 6 July 1888[a] Edward Joseph Kennedy Irish Parliamentary Edmund Leamy Irish Parliamentary Resignation
South Longford 30 June 1888[a] Laurence Connolly Irish Parliamentary James Gubbins Fitzgerald Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Isle of Thanet 29 June 1888 Edward King-Harman Conservative James Lowther Conservative Death
Ayr Burghs[e] 15 June 1888 Richard Campbell Liberal Unionist John Sinclair Liberal Death
Southampton[b] 23 May 1888 Sir John Commerell Conservative Francis Henry Evans Liberal Resignation
Dublin St Stephen's Green[g] 12 May 1888 Edmund Dwyer Gray Irish Parliamentary Thomas Alexander Dickson Liberal Death
Mid Lanarkshire 27 April 1888 Stephen Mason Liberal John Wynford Philipps Liberal Resignation
Limerick City 17 April 1888[a] Henry Joseph Gill Irish Parliamentary Francis Arthur O'Keefe Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Gower 27 March 1888 Frank Ash Yeo Liberal David Randell Liberal Death
Melton 21 March 1888[a] Lord John Manners Conservative Marquess of Granby Conservative Succession to a peerage
Merthyr Tydfil 14 March 1888[a] Charles James Liberal D. A. Thomas Liberal Resignation
Chichester 14 March 1888[a] Earl of March Conservative Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative Resignation
Deptford 29 February 1888 William Evelyn Conservative Charles Darling Conservative Resignation
Hampstead 28 February 1888[a] Sir Henry Holland Conservative Edward Brodie Hoare Conservative Elevation to the peerage
Doncaster[d] 23 February 1888 Walter Shirley Shirley Liberal William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Liberal Unionist Resignation
Bristol West 20 February 1888[a] Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative President of the Board of Trade[c]
Edinburgh West[d] 18 February 1888 Thomas Buchanan Liberal Unionist Thomas Buchanan Liberal Resigned to restand as a Liberal
Southwark West 17 February 1888 Arthur Cohen Liberal Richard Causton Liberal Resignation
Dundee 16 February 1888 Charles Lacaita Liberal Joseph Bottomley Firth Liberal Resignation
Liverpool Walton 3 February 1888[a] John George Gibson Conservative Miles Walker Mattinson Conservative Resignation (Irish High Court Judge)
Dublin University 3 February 1888[a] Dodgson Hamilton Madden Irish Unionist Dodgson Hamilton Madden Irish Unionist Solicitor General for Ireland[c]
Winchester 5 January 1888 Arthur Loftus Tottenham Conservative Richard Moss Conservative Death
Dulwich 1 December 1887 John Morgan Howard Conservative John Blundell Maple Conservative Resignation (County Court Judge)
Cambridge University 17 November 1887[a] Alexander Beresford Hope Conservative Sir George Stokes Conservative Death
South Kerry 27 September 1887[a] John O'Connor Irish Parliamentary Denis Kilbride Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Ramsey 30 August 1887 William Fellowes Conservative Ailwyn Fellowes Conservative Elevation to the peerage
County Carlow 24 August 1887[a] John Aloysius Blake Irish Parliamentary James Patrick Mahon Irish Parliamentary Death
Northwich[b] 13 August 1887 Robert Verdin Liberal Unionist John Tomlinson Brunner Liberal Death
Glasgow Bridgeton 2 August 1887 Sir Edward Richard Russell Liberal Sir George Trevelyan Liberal Resignation
Forest of Dean 29 July 1887 Thomas Blake Liberal Godfrey Samuelson Liberal Resignation
City of London 27 July 1887[a] John Hubbard Conservative Thomas Charles Baring Conservative Elevation to the peerage
Hornsey 19 July 1887 Sir James McGarel-Hogg Conservative Henry Stephens Conservative Elevation to the peerage
Brixton 19 July 1887 Ernest Baggallay Conservative Marquess of Carmarthen Conservative Resignation
Basingstoke 18 July 1887 George Sclater-Booth Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative Elevation to the peerage
Dublin University 12 July 1887 Hugh Holmes Irish Unionist Dodgson Hamilton Madden Irish Unionist Resignation (Irish High Court Judge)
St Ives 9 July 1887[a] Sir John St Aubyn Liberal Unionist Thomas Bedford Bolitho Liberal Unionist Elevation to the peerage
Coventry[b] 9 July 1887 Henry Eaton Conservative William Ballantine Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Paddington North 8 July 1887 Lionel Cohen Conservative John Aird Conservative Death
Spalding[b] 1 July 1887 Murray Finch-Hatton Conservative Halley Stewart Liberal Succession to a peerage
St Austell 18 May 1887 William Copeland Borlase Liberal William Alexander McArthur Liberal Resignation
North East Cork 16 May 1887[a] Edmund Leamy Irish Parliamentary William O'Brien Irish Parliamentary Resignation
Taunton 23 April 1887 Samuel Charles Allsopp Conservative Alfred Percy Allsopp Conservative Succession to a peerage
Ilkeston 24 March 1887 Thomas Watson Liberal Sir Balthazar Walter Foster Liberal Death
Burnley[b] 19 February 1887 Peter Rylands Liberal Unionist John Slagg Liberal Death
North Antrim 11 February 1887 Edward Macnaghten Irish Unionist Sir Charles Edward Lewis Irish Unionist Resignation (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary)
St George's Hanover Square 9 February 1887 Lord Algernon Percy Conservative George Goschen Liberal Unionist Resignation
South Sligo 7 February 1887[a] Thomas Sexton Irish Parliamentary Edward Joseph Kennedy Irish Parliamentary Sat for Belfast West
North Longford 5 February 1887[a] Justin McCarthy Irish Parliamentary Timothy Michael Healy Irish Parliamentary Sat for Londonderry City
Dartford 2 February 1887[a] Sir William Hart Dyke Conservative Sir William Hart Dyke Conservative Vice President of the Committee
of Council on Education[c]
South Donegal 2 February 1887 Bernard Kelly Irish Parliamentary J. G. Swift MacNeill Irish Parliamentary Death
Liverpool Exchange 26 January 1887 David Duncan Liberal Ralph Neville Liberal Death
Brentford 23 December 1886 Octavius Edward Coope Conservative James Bigwood Conservative Death
Brighton 29 November 1886[a] David Smith Conservative William Tindal Robertson Conservative Death
King's Lynn 25 August 1886 Robert Bourke Conservative Weston Jarvis Conservative Resignation (Governor of Madras
Leith Burghs 20 August 1886 William Ewart Gladstone Liberal Ronald Munro Ferguson Liberal Sat for Midlothian (or Edinburghshire)
Burton 20 August 1886 Sir Michael Bass Liberal Sydney Evershed Liberal Elevation to the peerage
Blackpool 20 August 1886 Sir Frederick Stanley Conservative Sir Matthew Ridley Conservative President of the Board of Trade[c]
and elevation to the peerage
North Northamptonshire 16 August 1886[a] Lord Burghley Conservative Lord Burghley Conservative Parliamentary Groom in Waiting[c]
Newton 16 August 1886 Richard Assheton Cross Conservative Thomas Legh Conservative Secretary of State for India[c]
and elevation to the peerage
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities 13 August 1886[a] John Macdonald Conservative John Macdonald Conservative Lord Advocate[c]
Cambridge University 13 August 1886[a] Henry Cecil Raikes Conservative Henry Cecil Raikes Conservative Postmaster General[c]
Melton 13 August 1886[a] Lord John Manners Conservative Lord John Manners Conservative Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[c]
Dublin University 13 August 1886[a] David Robert Plunket Irish Unionist David Robert Plunket Irish Unionist First Commissioner of Works[c]
Hugh Holmes Irish Unionist Hugh Holmes Irish Unionist Attorney General for Ireland[c]
West Down 13 August 1886[a] Lord Arthur Hill Irish Unionist Lord Arthur Hill Irish Unionist Comptroller of the Household[c]
Wigtownshire 12 August 1886[a] Sir Herbert Maxwell Conservative Sir Herbert Maxwell Conservative Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[c]
Buteshire 12 August 1886[a] James Robertson Conservative James Robertson Conservative Solicitor General for Scotland[c]
Enfield 12 August 1886[a] Viscount Folkestone Conservative Viscount Folkestone Conservative Treasurer of the Household[c]
Ealing 12 August 1886[a] Lord George Hamilton Conservative Lord George Hamilton Conservative First Lord of the Admiralty[c]
Horncastle 12 August 1886[a] Edward Stanhope Conservative Edward Stanhope Conservative Secretary of State for the Colonies[c]
Isle of Wight 12 August 1886[a] Sir Richard Webster Conservative Sir Richard Webster Conservative Attorney General for England and Wales[c]
Tiverton 12 August 1886[a] William Walrond Conservative William Walrond Conservative Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[c]
St George's, Tower Hamlets 12 August 1886 Charles Ritchie Conservative Charles Ritchie Conservative President of the Local Government Board[c]
Sheffield Ecclesall 11 August 1886[a] Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Conservative Civil Lord of the Admiralty[c]
Plymouth 11 August 1886[a] Edward Clarke Conservative Edward Clarke Conservative Solicitor General for England and Wales[c]
Manchester East 11 August 1886[a] Arthur Balfour Conservative Arthur Balfour Conservative Secretary for Scotland[c]
Liverpool Walton 11 August 1886[a] John George Gibson Conservative John George Gibson Conservative Solicitor General for Ireland[c]
Croydon 11 August 1886[a] Sidney Herbert Conservative Sidney Herbert Conservative Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[c]
Bristol West 11 August 1886[a] Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative Sir Michael Hicks Beach Conservative Chief Secretary for Ireland[c]
Brighton 11 August 1886[a] William Thackeray Marriott Conservative William Thackeray Marriott Conservative Judge Advocate General[c]
Birmingham East 11 August 1886[a] Henry Matthews Conservative Henry Matthews Conservative Secretary of State for the Home Department[c]
Strand 11 August 1886[a] William Henry Smith Conservative William Henry Smith Conservative Secretary of State for War[c]
Paddington South 11 August 1886[a] Lord Randolph Churchill Conservative Lord Randolph Churchill Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer[c]
Marylebone East 11 August 1886[a] Lord Charles Beresford Conservative Lord Charles Beresford Conservative Junior Naval Lord[c]
Lewisham 11 August 1886[a] Viscount Lewisham Conservative Viscount Lewisham Conservative Vice-Chamberlain of the Household[c]
Hampstead 11 August 1886[a] Sir Henry Holland Conservative Sir Henry Holland Conservative Vice President of the Committee
of Council on Education[c]
  1. [a]
    An uncontested by-election.
  2. [b]
    Gain retained at the 1892 UK general election.
  3. [c]
    Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  4. [d]
    Gain not retained at the 1892 UK general election.
  5. [e]
    Ayr Burghs was won by the Liberal Unionist Party at the 1886 general election, by the Liberal Party at the 1888 Ayr Burghs by-election, by the Conservative Party at the 1890 Ayr Burghs by-election, and by the Liberal Party at the 1892 general election.
  6. [f]
    Seat retained by Tydfil at the 1892 general election for the Liberal Party.
  7. [g]
    Dickson had been nominated by the Irish Parliamentary Party, though without signing the usual 'pledge' to vote with them.

23rd Parliament (1885–1886)

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Bradford Central 21 April 1886 William Edward Forster Liberal George Shaw-Lefevre Liberal Death
Clitheroe 19 April 1886[a] Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Liberal Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth Liberal Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[b]
Ipswich[c] 14 April 1886 Henry Wyndham West Liberal Charles Dalrymple Conservative Void election
Jesse Collings Liberal Lord Elcho Conservative
Norwich 7 April 1886[a] Harry Bullard Conservative Samuel Hoare Conservative Void election
Barrow-in-Furness 6 April 1886 David Duncan Liberal William Sproston Caine Liberal Void Election
Halifax 3 April 1886[a] Sir James Stansfeld Liberal Sir James Stansfeld Liberal President of the Local Government Board[b]
Altrincham 26 March 1886 John Brooks Conservative Sir William Cunliffe Brooks Conservative Death
Flintshire 2 March 1886 Lord Richard Grosvenor Liberal Samuel Smith Liberal Resignation
Battersea 1 March 1886[a] Octavius Vaughan Morgan Liberal Octavius Vaughan Morgan Liberal Sought re-election to pre-empt disqualification
Cardiff Boroughs 27 February 1886 Sir Edward James Reed Liberal Sir Edward James Reed Liberal Junior Lord of the Treasury[b]
South Somerset 24 February 1886 Viscount Kilcoursie Liberal Viscount Kilcoursie Liberal Vice-Chamberlain of the Household[b]
Grantham 23 February 1886[a] John William Mellor Liberal John William Mellor Liberal Judge Advocate General[b]
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire 13 February 1886[a] John Balfour Liberal John Balfour Liberal Lord Advocate[b]
Berwickshire 13 February 1886[a] Edward Marjoribanks Liberal Edward Marjoribanks Liberal Comptroller of the Household[b]
Banffshire 13 February 1886[a] Robert Duff Liberal Robert Duff Liberal Civil Lord of the Admiralty[b]
Luton 13 February 1886[a] Cyril Flower Liberal Cyril Flower Liberal Junior Lord of the Treasury[b]
Great Grimsby 13 February 1886 Edward Heneage Liberal Edward Heneage Liberal Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[b]
Queen's County Ossory 12 February 1886[a] Arthur O'Connor Irish Parliamentary Stephen O'Mara Irish Parliamentary Sat for East Donegal
Elgin Burghs 12 February 1886[a] Alexander Asher Liberal Alexander Asher Liberal Solicitor General for Scotland[b]
North West Staffordshire 12 February 1886[a] George Leveson-Gower Liberal George Leveson-Gower Liberal Junior Lord of the Treasury[b]
Mid Northamptonshire 12 February 1886[a] Charles Spencer Liberal Charles Spencer Liberal Parliamentary Groom in Waiting[b]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 12 February 1886 John Morley Liberal John Morley Liberal Chief Secretary for Ireland[b]
Leeds South 12 February 1886[a] Sir Lyon Playfair Liberal Sir Lyon Playfair Liberal Vice President of the Committee
of Council on Education[b]
Galway Borough 11 February 1886 T. P. O'Connor Irish Parliamentary William O'Shea[d] Irish Parliamentary Sat for Liverpool Scotland
Hackney South 11 February 1886 Charles Russell Liberal Charles Russell Liberal Attorney General for England and Wales[b]
Hawick Burghs 10 February 1886[a] George Otto Trevelyan Liberal George Otto Trevelyan Liberal Secretary for Scotland[b]
Midlothian 10 February 1886[a] William Ewart Gladstone Liberal William Ewart Gladstone Liberal Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal[b]
North Monaghan 10 February 1886 Tim Healy Irish Parliamentary Patrick O'Brien Irish Parliamentary Sat for South Londonderry
Stirling Burghs 10 February 1886[a] Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Secretary of State for War[b]
Birmingham West 9 February 1886[a] Joseph Chamberlain Liberal Joseph Chamberlain Liberal President of the Local Government Board[b]
Derby 9 February 1886[a] Sir William Harcourt Liberal Sir William Harcourt Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer[b]
Edinburgh South 9 February 1886[a] Hugh Childers Liberal Hugh Childers Liberal Secretary of State for the Home Department[b]
Sheffield Brightside 9 February 1886[a] A. J. Mundella Liberal A. J. Mundella Liberal President of the Board of Trade[b]
Mid Armagh 1 February 1886 John McKane Conservative Sir James Corry Conservative Death
County Carlow 29 January 1886[a] Edmund Dwyer Gray Irish Parliamentary John Aloysius Blake Irish Parliamentary Sat for Dublin St Stephen's Green
Edinburgh South[c] 29 January 1886 Sir George Harrison Independent Liberal Hugh Childers Liberal Death
Croydon 27 January 1886 William Grantham Conservative Sidney Herbert Conservative Resignation (High Court Judge)
  1. [a]
    An uncontested by-election.
  2. [b]
    Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  3. [c]
    Gain retained at the 1886 UK general election.
  4. [d]
    The biographical article on William O'Shea suggests he was not a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. However, Walker classifies O'Shea as a Nationalist candidate which, for someone standing at an election in 1886, implies membership of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
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Sources

  • List of MPs since 1660
  • Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987.
  • Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1832–1987.
  • Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918.
  • Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.

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