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| Election of 11th Dec, 1861 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 1643 | Elected |
| Liberal | 1296 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 11th Jul 1865 to 24th Jul, 1865 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 2108 | Elected |
| Liberal | 1073 | |
More information about the 1865 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Nov 1868 to 7th Dec, 1868 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 2921 | Elected |
| Liberal | 2039 | |
More information about the 1868 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Jan 1874 to 17th Feb, 1874 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 3692 | Elected |
| Liberal | 1580 | |
More information about the 1874 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th Nov, 1874 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 3474 | Elected |
| Conservative | 3421 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 31st Mar 1880 to 27th Apr, 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 4025 | Elected |
| Liberal | 3658 | |
More information about the 1880 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5733 | Elected |
| Liberal | 4560 | |
More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5255 | Elected |
| Liberal | 4086 | |
More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5760 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5156 | |
More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Oct, 1894 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 6149 | Elected |
| Liberal | 6043 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 6178 | Elected |
| Liberal | 5974 | |
More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | -1 | Elected |
More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal-Labour | 7074 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5271 | |
| Independent | 2118 | |
More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal-Labour | 8120 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7976 | |
More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 8304 | Elected |
| Liberal-Labour | 7249 | |
More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Birkenhead Constituency (PBCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12744808/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 10th April 2026