June 1873 Bath by-election

The Bath by-election of 1873 was fought on 27 June 1873. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent MP of the Conservative Party, Viscount Chelsea. It was won by the Conservative candidate Viscount Grey de Wilton.[1]

By-election, 28 June 1873: Bath (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Arthur Egerton	2,194	50.4	+20.1
	Liberal	Arthur Hayter	2,143	49.2	-20.5
	Independent Liberal	John Charles Cox[2][3]	15	0.3	N/A
Majority			51	1.2	N/A
Turnout			4,352	84.0	-2.7
Registered electors			5,182
	Conservative hold		Swing	+20.3

References

http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
"Bath Election". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 26 June 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Bath and Berwickshire Elections". Derby Mercury. 2 July 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] ttp://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm

[2] "Bath Election". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 26 June 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Bath and Berwickshire Elections". Derby Mercury. 2 July 1873. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.