1877 Salford by-election

The Salford by-election of 1877 was fought on 19 April 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Edward Cawley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Oliver Ormerod Walker.[1]

1877 Salford by-election (1 seat)[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Oliver Ormerod Walker	8,642	50.8	N/A
	Liberal	Joseph Kay[3]	8,372	49.2	N/A
Majority			270	1.6	+1.0
Turnout			17,014	77.2	+5.4
Registered electors			22,041
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Commons". leighrayment.com.
2. F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
3. "The Candidates for Salford". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.