The 1870 Brecon by-election was fought on 13 June 1870. The by-election was fought due to the Succession to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Lord Hyde. It was won by the Conservative candidate James Gwynne-Holford.[1]

1870 Brecon by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Gwynne-Holford 372 52.4 +1.4
Liberal Hugh Powell Price[3] 338 47.6 -1.4
Majority 34 4.8 +2.7
Turnout 710 87.2 -2.4
Registered electors 814
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.4

References

  1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  3. "Brecon Boroughs". Western Daily Press. 9 July 1870. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive.


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