1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

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.

1880 United Kingdom general election

31 March – 27 April 1880 (1880-03-31 – 1880-04-27)
All 60 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Marquess of Hartington Earl of Beaconsfield Party Liberal Conservative Leader since January 1875 27 February 1868 Seats before 40 18 Seats won 52 6 Seat change 12 12 Popular vote 195,517 75,145 Percentage 70.1% 29.9% Swing 1.7% 0.1%

Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the 1880 general election in Scotland.

Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% Change
	Liberal	52	12	195,517	70.1	1.7
	Conservative	6	12	75,145	29.9	1.7
Total		58		269,662	100

University constituencies

General election 1880: Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities

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

• History of Scotland § 19th century