The 1876 North Shropshire by-election was fought on 3 February 1876. The by-election was fought due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Ormsby-Gore. It was won by the Conservative candidate Stanley Leighton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanley Leighton | 2,737 | 50.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring | 2,700 | 49.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,437 | 74.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,342 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- "North Shropshire". York Herald. 7 January 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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