1879 Cockermouth by-election

The 1879 Cockermouth by-election was fought on 16 April 1879. The by-election took place due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Isaac Fletcher. It was won by the Liberal candidate William Fletcher.[1]

Cockermouth by-election, 1879[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Fletcher 557 60.3 +3.7
Conservative Mr. Rapley 366 39.7 −3.7
Majority 191 20.6 +7.4
Turnout 923 83.8 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing +3.7
  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ^ "Cockermouth Election". South Wales Daily News. 17 April 1879. Retrieved 6 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.