1880 United Kingdom general election
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← 1874 | 31 March – 27 April 1880 (1880-03-31 – 1880-04-27)[1] | 1885 → |
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All 60 Scottish seats to the House of Commons |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Marquess of Hartington | Earl of Beaconsfield | Party | Liberal | Conservative | Leader since | January 1875 | 27 February 1868 | Seats before | 40 | 18 | Seats won | 52 | 6 | Seat change | 12 | 12 | Popular vote | 195,517 | 75,145 | Percentage | 70.1% | 29.9% | Swing | 1.7% | 0.1% | |
A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and all 60 seats in Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.
Results
Below is a table summarising the results of the 1880 general election in Scotland.
Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % Change |
| Liberal | 52 | 12 | 195,517 | 70.1 | 1.7 |
| Conservative | 6 | 12 | 75,145 | 29.9 | 1.7 |
Total | 58 | | 269,662 | 100 | |
University constituencies
General election 1880: Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities [2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lyon Playfair | 2,254 | 50.3% | |
| Conservative | Bickersteth | 2,224 | 49.7% | |
Majority | 30 | 0.6% | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Votes summary
Popular vote | | | | Liberal | | 70.10% | Conservative | | 29.90% | |
Parliament seats | | | | Liberal | | 88.33% | Conservative | | 11.67% | |
See also
References
- ^ "Data" (PDF). parliament.uk.
- ^ "Edinburgh And St Andrew's Universities". The Cornishman. No. 92. 15 July 1880. p. 5.