1870 Southwark by-election

The 1870 Southwark by-election was fought on 17 February 1870. The by-election was fought due to the resignation (Ambassador to Spain) of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Austen Henry Layard. It was won by the Conservative candidate Marcus Beresford.^[1]

Southwark by-election, 1870^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marcus Beresford	4,686	38.9	+21.6
	Lib-Lab	George Odger	4,382	36.4	N/A
	Liberal	S. H. Waterlow	2,966	24.6	−58.1
Majority			304	2.5	N/A
Turnout			12,034	68.0	+20.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+39.9

^ "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
^ Thomas Otte et al, By-Elections in British Politics, 1832-1914, p.120

[1] "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

[2] Thomas Otte et al, By-Elections in British Politics, 1832-1914, p.120

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