The 1872 Southern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election was held on 8 July 1872. The byelection was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Milton. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Spencer-Stanhope,[1] who was unopposed.[2] The Conservatives retained this gain at the 1874 general election.

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 494.


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