United Kingdom general election, 1880 (Scotland)

United Kingdom general election, 1880

31 March–27 April 1880
All 60 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Lord Hartington Lord Beaconsfield Party Liberal Conservative Leader since January 1875 27 February 1868 Last election 40 Seats 18 Seats Seats won 52 6 Seat change 12 12 Popular vote 195,517 75,145 Percentage 70.1% 29.9% Swing 1.7% 0.1%
Prime Minister before election Lord Beaconsfield Conservative Subsequent Prime Minister Lord Hartington Liberal

These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 1880 for the country of Scotland. The election was held between 31 March–27 April 188 and all 60 seats in Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Ewart Gladstone.

Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the UK 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

Votes summary

See also

• United Kingdom general election, 1880

References

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