1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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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 | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lyon Playfair | 2,254 | 50.3% | ||
Conservative | Bickersteth | 2,224 | 49.7% | ||
Majority | 30 | 0.6% | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Votes summary
See also
References
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