1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

Main article: 1880 United Kingdom general election
1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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 41 19
Seats won 53 7
Seat change 12 12
Popular vote 195,517 75,145
Percentage 70.1% 29.9%
Swing 1.7% 0.1%
Results of the 1880 election in Scotland
  Liberal
  Conservative

A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and members were returned for all 60 seats in Scotland. Scotland was allocated 54 territorial seats, comprising 22 burgh constituencies and 32 county constituencies, and two university constituencies, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities. As voters in university constituencies voted in addition to their territorial vote, the results are compiled separately.

Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.


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