1869 Bewdley by-election
The Bewdley by-election of 1869 was held on 11 March 1869. The Parliamentary by-election was called due to the voiding of the 1868 election of the incumbent MP, the Conservative Party's Richard Atwood Glass. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Cunliffe.
On petition Cunliffe was unseated and his liberal opponent Augustus Anson was declared elected. He was re-elected in the 1874 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Pickersgill-Cunliffe | 477 | 50.7 | -4.6 | |
Liberal | Augustus Anson | 463 | 49.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 14 | 1.4 | -9.3 | ||
Turnout | 940 | 90.1 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,043 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 |
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- 1869 elections in the United Kingdom
- 1869 in England
- 19th century in Worcestershire
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies
- Bewdley
- March 1869 events
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs