May 1873 Bath by-election

The 1873 Bath by-election was fought on 6 May 1873. The byelection was fought due to the Death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Sir William Tite. It was won by the Conservative candidate Viscount Chelsea.[1]

By-election, 7 May 1873: Bath (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Cadogan	2,251	53.1	+22.8
	Liberal	Jerom Murch[2]	1,991	46.9	-22.8
Majority			260	6.2	N/A
Turnout			4,242	81.9	-4.8
Registered electors			5,182
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+22.8

References

"House of Commons". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Topics of the Week". Western Gazette. 26 September 1873. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] "House of Commons". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Topics of the Week". Western Gazette. 26 September 1873. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.