1877 Salford by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1877 Salford by-election was fought on 19 April 1877. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Edward Cawley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Oliver Ormerod Walker.[1]

1877 Salford by-election (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Ormerod Walker 8,642 50.8 N/A
Liberal Joseph Kay[3] 8,372 49.2 N/A
Majority 270 1.6 +1.0
Turnout 17,014 77.2 +5.4
Registered electors 22,041
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. ^ "The Candidates for Salford". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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