1874 City of Durham by-election

The City of Durham by-election of 1874 was fought on 13 June 1874. The byelection was fought due to the voiding of the incumbent Liberal MP, Thomas Charles Thompson's election. It was retained by the Liberal candidate Farrer Herschell.[1]

By-election, 13 Jun 1874: Durham (2 seats)[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Farrer Herschell	930	27.8	-7.1
	Liberal	Arthur Monck[n 1]	918	27.5	-5.7
	Conservative	Francis Duncan	752	22.5	+6.5
	Conservative	Francis Lyon Barrington	742	22.2	+6.2
Majority			166	5.0	+3.8
Turnout			1,671 (est)	81.2 (est)	-3.7
Registered electors			2,059
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

References

1. Monck changed his surname to Middleton in 1876

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. "Durham City Nomination". York Herald. 10 June 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.