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The '''1878 [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] by-election''' was fought on 24 April 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP, [[Robert William Hanbury]], in order to contest North Staffordshire. It was won by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate [[Hamar Bass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-date=7 June 2008|title=Leigh Rayment - Commons|url-status=usurped|website=leighrayment.com}}</ref>
The '''1878 [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] by-election''' was fought on 24 April 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP, [[Robert William Hanbury]], in order to contest North Staffordshire. It was won by the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate [[Hamar Bass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm|archive-date=7 June 2008|title=Leigh Rayment - Commons|url-status=dead|website=leighrayment.com}}</ref>


{{Election box begin| title=1878 Tamworth by-election (1 seat)<ref name="craig1832">F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885'' (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)</ref>
{{Election box begin| title=1878 Tamworth by-election (1 seat)<ref name="craig1832">F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885'' (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)</ref>

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The 1878 Tamworth by-election was fought on 24 April 1878. The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent, Conservative MP, Robert William Hanbury, in order to contest North Staffordshire. It was won by the Liberal candidate Hamar Bass.[1]

1878 Tamworth by-election (1 seat)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hamar Bass 1,186 66.1 +20.2
Conservative Francis Bridgeman 607 33.9 −4.4
Majority 579 32.2 N/A
Turnout 1,793 85.5 +9.0
Registered electors 2,096
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.3

References

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  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
  2. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)


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