Leominster by-election, 1876

The Leominster by-election was a by-election held on 15 February 1876 for the British House of Commons constituency of Leominster in Herefordshire.
The by-election was caused by the resignation on 8 February 1876 of the serving Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Arkwright. After a close-fought campaign, the result was a gain for the Liberal candidate, Thomas Blake, with a majority of 85 over the Conservative, Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox, brother of Lord Bateman. This came as something of a surprise as no Liberal had been elected to the constituency for the previous 25 years.
Votes
References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)

See also

List of United Kingdom by-elections
Leominster constituency

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