UK Elections 1880's
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Election Results for General Elections during the 1880's
1886 (5th August)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 2,353 | 63 |
| Liberal Unionist | H. Hoare | 1,382 | 37 |
1885 (12th August)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Liberal | Leonard Lyell | 3,352 | 63.3 |
| Conservative | C. T. Dundas | 1,940 | 36.7 |
1880 (29th April)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Liberal | Samuel Laing | 896 | |
| Conservative | G. R. Badenoch | 578 |
