1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

Main article: 1880 United Kingdom general election
1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
31 March – 27 April 1880 (1880-03-31 – 1880-04-27)[1]
All 60 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Marquess of Hartington Earl of Beaconsfield
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since January 1875 27 February 1868
Seats before 41[a] 19[a]
Seats won 53[a] 7[a]
Seat change 12 12
Popular vote 195,517[b] 75,145[b]
Percentage 70.1%[b] 29.9%[b]
Swing 1.7% 0.1%
Results of the 1880 election in Scotland
  Liberal
  Conservative

A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and members were returned for all 60 seats in Scotland.[2] Scotland was allocated 54 territorial seats, comprising 22 burgh constituencies and 32 county constituencies,[c] and two university constituencies, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities. As voters in university constituencies voted in addition to their territorial vote, the results are compiled separately.

Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.

Results

Seats Summary

Party Seats Last Election Seats change
  Liberal 53 41 12
  Conservative 7 19 12
Total 72 60 12

Burgh & County constituencies

Party Seats[2] Seats change Votes[2] % % Change
Liberal 52 12 195,517 70.1 1.7
Conservative 6 12 75,145 29.9 1.7
Total 60 269,662 100.0

University constituencies

General election 1880: Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lyon Playfair 2,522 50.7 N/A
Conservative Edward Robert Bickersteth[5] 2,448 49.3 New
Majority 74 1.4 N/A
Turnout 4,970 83.3 N/A
Registered electors 5,966
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Alexander Campbell unopposed unopposed N/A
Conservative hold

Votes summary

Popular vote
Liberal
 
 70.10%
Conservative
 
 29.90%
Parliamentary seats
Liberal
 
 88.33%
Conservative
 
 11.67%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Combined results for burgh, county and university seats
  2. ^ a b c d Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only
  3. ^ Two burgh seats, Dundee and Edinburgh, were represented by two members of parliament, whilst Glasgow returned three members.

References

  1. ^ "Data" (PDF). parliament.uk.
  2. ^ a b c Colin Rallings; Micheal Thrasher (2006). British Electoral Facts. Total Politics. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-907278-03-7.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh And St Andrew's Universities". The Cornishman. No. 92. 15 July 1880. p. 5.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ^ "Election Intelligence". Reading Mercury. 21 February 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 25 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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