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Main article: 1880 United Kingdom general election

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 Increase 12 195,517 70.1 Increase 1.7
Conservative 6 Decrease 12 75,145 29.9 Decrease 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

  1. ^ "Data" (PDF). parliament.uk.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh And St Andrew's Universities". The Cornishman. No. 92. 15 July 1880. p. 5.


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