1886 Blackpool by-election

The 1886 Blackpool by-election was held on 20 August 1886 after the incumbent Conservative MP Frederick Stanley was elevated to the House of Lords and thus had to resign his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate Sir Matthew Ridley.

Blackpool by-election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew White Ridley	6,263	71.4	*N/A*
	Liberal	John Ormerod Pilkington	2,513	28.6	New
Majority			3,750	42.8	N/A
Turnout			8,776	73.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,903
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, F. W. S. Craig
^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Lancashire North