List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900)

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1885 and 1900, with the names of the previous incumbent and the victor in the by-election and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: light blue for a Conservative (including Liberal Unionist and Irish Unionist) gain, orange for a Liberal (including Liberal-Labour and Liberal/Crofter) gain, light green for an Irish Parliamentary Party (including the Irish National Federation Anti-Parnellite Nationalist group from March 1891, but not the Irish National League Parnellite Nationalist faction when the IPP was split between December 1890 and 1900) gain and grey for any other gain.

Resignations

Further information: Resignation from the British House of Commons

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Steward of the Manor of Northstead. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

By-elections

26th Parliament (1895–1900)
By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Wilton	17 July 19001	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	James Archibald Morrison		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
Manchester South	29 May 1900	Marquis of Lorne		Liberal Unionist	William Wellesley Peel		Liberal Unionist	Succession to the peerage
Isle of Wight	23 May 1900	Sir Richard Webster		Conservative	John Seely		Conservative	Resignation
Dublin University	16 May 19001	Edward Carson		Irish Unionist	Edward Carson		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General2
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	3 May 19001	Sir William Overend Priestley		Conservative	Sir John Batty Tuke		Conservative	Death
Portsmouth	3 May 1900	Walter Owen Clough		Liberal	Thomas Arthur Bramsdon		Liberal	Resignation
Holborn	23 March 19001	Sir Charles Hall		Conservative	James Remnant		Conservative	Death
Brixton	20 March 19001	Evelyn Hubbard		Conservative	Sir Robert Mowbray		Conservative	Resignation
North Sligo	7 March 19001	Bernard Collery		Irish National Federation	John O'Dowd		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
South Mayo	27 February 1900	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	John O'Donnell		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Newark	16 February 1900	Viscount Newark		Conservative	Sir Charles Welby, Bt		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
Plymouth	16 February 19001	Sir Edward Clarke		Conservative	Ivor Churchill Guest		Conservative	Resignation
Rossendale	13 February 1900	John Henry Maden		Liberal	Sir William Mather		Liberal	Resignation
Mid Armagh	12 February 1900	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	John Brownlee Lonsdale		Irish Unionist	Resignation
London University	6–10 February 1900	Sir John Lubbock		Liberal Unionist	Sir Michael Foster		Liberal Unionist	Elevation to the peerage
York	6 February 1900	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Denison Faber		Conservative	Resignation
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire	20 December 1899	John Balfour		Liberal	Eugene Wason		Liberal	Resignation
Wells	7 December 18991	Hylton Jolliffe		Conservative	Robert Edmund Dickinson		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
Exeter	6 November 1899	Henry Northcote		Conservative	Sir Edgar Vincent		Conservative	Resignation
Bow and Bromley	27 October 1899	Lionel Holland		Conservative	Walter Guthrie		Conservative	Resignation
St Pancras East	12 July 1899	Robert Grant Webster		Conservative	Thomas Wrightson		Conservative	Resignation
Oldham6	6 July 1899	Robert Ascroft		Conservative	Alfred Emmott		Liberal	Death
		James Francis Oswald		Conservative	Walter Runciman		Liberal	Resignation
Osgoldcross4	5 July 1899	Sir John Austin		Liberal	Sir John Austin		Independent Liberal	Seeks re-election on leaving party
Edinburgh East	23 June 1899	Robert Wallace		Liberal	George McCrae		Liberal	Death
Edinburgh South3	19 June 1899	Robert Cox		Liberal Unionist	Arthur Dewar		Liberal	Death
Southport5	30 May 1899	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland		Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington		Liberal	Death
Oxford University	11 May 18991	Sir John Robert Mowbray		Conservative	Sir William Reynell Anson		Liberal Unionist	Death
Merionethshire	2 May 18991	Thomas Edward Ellis		Liberal	Owen Morgan Edwards		Liberal	Death
Harrow	5 April 1899	William Ambrose		Conservative	Irwin Cox		Conservative	Resignation (Master in Lunacy)
North Norfolk	16 March 1899	Herbert Cozens-Hardy		Liberal	William Brampton Gurdon		Liberal	Resignation
Elland	8 March 1899	Thomas Wayman		Liberal	Charles Philips Trevelyan		Liberal	Resignation
Hythe	1 March 1899	Sir James Bevan Edwards		Conservative	Sir Edward Sassoon		Conservative	Resignation
North Antrim	25 February 18991	Hugh McCalmont		Irish Unionist	William Moore		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Rotherham	23 February 1899	Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland		Liberal	William Henry Holland		Liberal	Resignation
North West Lanarkshire	21 February 1899	John Goundry Holburn		Liberal	Charles Mackinnon Douglas		Liberal	Death
Londonderry City	16 February 1899	Edmund Francis Vesey Knox		Irish National Federation	Arthur John Moore		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Birmingham North	14 February 18991	William Kenrick		Liberal Unionist	John Throgmorton Middlemore		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Epsom	23 January 18991	Thomas Bucknill		Conservative	William Keswick		Conservative	Resignation
Newton	16 January 18991	Thomas Wodehouse Legh		Conservative	Richard Pilkington		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
Aylesbury	6 January 18991	Ferdinand James de Rothschild		Liberal Unionist	Lionel Walter Rothschild		Liberal Unionist	Death
Liverpool Kirkdale	9 December 18981	Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell		Conservative	David MacIver		Conservative	Death
Oxford	4 November 18981	The Viscount Valentia		Conservative	The Viscount Valentia		Conservative	Comptroller of the Household2
North Fermanagh	1 November 1898	Richard Martin Dane		Irish Unionist	Edward Archdale		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Ormskirk	20 October 18981	Sir Arthur Bower Forwood		Conservative	Arthur Stanley		Conservative	Death
Darlington	17 September 1898	Arthur Pease		Liberal Unionist	Herbert Pike Pease		Liberal Unionist	Death
North Down	7 September 1898	Thomas Waring		Irish Unionist	John Blakiston-Houston		Irish Unionist	Death
Southport5	24 August 1898	George Nathaniel Curzon		Conservative	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland		Liberal	Resignation
Launceston	3 August 1898	Thomas Owen		Liberal	Sir John Fletcher Moulton		Liberal	Death
Great Grimsby4	2 August 1898	Sir George Doughty		Liberal	Sir George Doughty		Liberal Unionist	Seeks re-election on changing party
Reading4	25 July 1898	Charles Townshend Murdoch		Conservative	George William Palmer		Liberal	Death
West Down	18 July 18981	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Arthur Hill		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Gravesend	13 July 1898	James Dampier Palmer		Conservative	John Ryder		Conservative	Resignation
Durham4	30 June 1898	Matthew Fowler		Liberal	Arthur Elliot		Liberal Unionist	Death
Hertford	22 June 1898	Abel Smith		Conservative	Evelyn Cecil		Conservative	Death
South Norfolk4	12 May 1898	Francis Taylor		Liberal Unionist	Arthur Wellesley Soames		Liberal	Resignation
Newark	11 May 18981	Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton		Conservative	Viscount Newark		Conservative	Resignation
West Staffordshire	10 May 1898	Hamar Alfred Bass		Liberal Unionist	Sir Alexander Henderson		Liberal Unionist	Death
Wokingham	30 March 1898	Sir George Russell		Conservative	Oliver Young		Conservative	Death
Maidstone	26 March 1898	Sir Frederick Hunt		Conservative	Fiennes Cornwallis		Conservative	Resignation
Stepney3	9 March 1898	Frederick Wootton Isaacson		Conservative	William Charles Steadman		Lib-Lab	Death
Cricklade4	24 February 1898	Alfred Hopkinson		Liberal Unionist	Lord Edmond FitzMaurice		Liberal	Resignation
Birmingham Edgbaston	15 February 18981	George Dixon		Liberal Unionist	Sir Francis William Lowe		Conservative	Death
Pembrokeshire	15 February 1898	William Rees-Davies		Liberal	John Wynford Philipps		Liberal	Resignation
Marylebone West	3 February 18981	Sir Horace Brand Townsend Farquhar		Liberal Unionist	Sir Samuel Edward Scott		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
South East Durham3	3 February 1898	Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan		Liberal Unionist	Joseph Richardson		Liberal	Death
Wolverhampton South	3 February 1898	Charles Pelham Villiers		Liberal Unionist	John Lloyd Gibbons		Liberal Unionist	Death
Dublin St Stephen's Green	21 January 1898	William Kenny		Liberal Unionist	James Henry Mussen Campbell		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Mid Armagh	21 January 18981	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General for Ireland2
York4	13 January 1898	Frank Lockwood		Liberal	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Death
Plymouth	12 January 1898	Charles Harrison		Liberal	Sigismund Mendl		Liberal	Death
Deptford	15 November 1897	Charles John Darling		Conservative	Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton		Conservative	Resignation
Liverpool Exchange	10 November 1897	John Charles Bigham		Liberal Unionist	Charles McArthur		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Middleton3	4 November 1897	Thomas Fielden		Conservative	James Duckworth		Liberal	Death
Barnsley	28 October 1897	Earl Compton		Liberal	Joseph Walton		Liberal	Succession to the peerage
East Denbighshire	28 September 1897	Sir George Osborne Morgan		Liberal	Samuel Moss		Liberal	Death
Sheffield Brightside	6 August 1897	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	Frederick Maddison		Lib-Lab	Death
South Roscommon	15 July 18971	Luke Patrick Hayden		Irish National League	John Patrick Hayden		Irish National League	Death
Petersfield	8 June 1897	William Wickham		Conservative	William Graham Nicholson		Conservative	Death
Halifax	3 March 1897	William Rawson Shaw		Liberal	Alfred Billson		Liberal	Resignation
Chertsey	18 February 1897	Charles Harvey Combe		Conservative	Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett		Conservative	Resignation
Glasgow Bridgeton	15 February 1897	Sir George Otto Trevelyan		Liberal	Sir Charles Cameron		Liberal	Resignation
Walthamstow3	3 February 1897	Edmund Widdrington Byrne		Conservative	Sam Woods		Lib-Lab	Resignation
Romford	1 February 1897	Alfred Money Wigram		Conservative	Louis Sinclair		Conservative	Resignation
Forfarshire	30 January 1897	James Martin White		Liberal	John Sinclair		Liberal	Resignation
Salisbury	27 January 1897	Edward Hulse		Conservative	Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen		Conservative	Resignation
Cleveland	12 January 1897	Henry Fell Pease		Liberal	Alfred Edward Pease		Liberal	Death
Bradford East	10 November 1896	Henry Byron Reed		Conservative	Ronald Henry Fulke Greville		Conservative	Death
Frome4	2 June 1896	Viscount Weymouth		Conservative	John Barlow		Liberal	Succession to the peerage
Wick Burghs3	2 June 1896	Sir John Pender		Liberal Unionist	Thomas Charles Hunter Hedderwick		Liberal	Resignation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	12 May 18961	Sir Charles John Pearson		Conservative	Sir William Overend Priestley		Conservative	Resignation
Aberdeen North	1 May 1896	William Alexander Hunter		Liberal	Duncan Vernon Pirie		Liberal	Resignation
North Kerry	24 April 18961	Thomas Sexton		Irish National Federation	Michael Joseph Flavin		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Dublin College Green	6 April 18961	Joseph Edward Kenny		Irish National League	James Laurence Carew		Irish National League	Resignation
East Kerry	27 March 1896	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	James Roche		Irish National Federation	Chose to sit for South Mayo
South Louth	19 March 1896	Daniel Ambrose		Irish National Federation	Richard McGhee		Irish National Federation	Death
Lichfield	26 February 1896	Henry Charles Fulford		Liberal	Courtenay Warner		Liberal	Void election
Montrose Burghs	22 February 1896	John Shiress Will		Liberal	John Morley		Liberal	Resignation
Southampton3	22 February 1896	Tankerville Chamberlayne		Conservative	Sir Francis Henry Evans		Liberal	Void election
Wycombe	21 February 18961	Viscount Curzon		Conservative	Viscount Curzon		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household2
Brixton	30 January 1896	Marquess of Carmarthen		Conservative	Evelyn Hubbard		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
St Pancras South	28 January 1896	Sir Julian Goldsmid		Liberal Unionist	Herbert Merton Jessel		Liberal Unionist	Death
Belfast North	22 January 1896	Sir Edward Harland		Irish Unionist	Sir James Horner Haslett		Irish Unionist	Death
Dublin University	2–6 December 1895	David Robert Plunket		Irish Unionist	William Edward Hartpole Lecky		Liberal Unionist	Elevation to the peerage
Harrow	30 November 18951	William Ambrose		Conservative	William Ambrose		Conservative	Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster2
Liverpool East Toxteth	29 November 18951	Henry de Worms		Conservative	Augustus Frederick Warr		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Kensington South	28 November 18951	Sir Algernon Borthwick		Conservative	Lord Lovaine		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
West Waterford	12 September 18951	Alfred Webb		Irish National Federation	James John Shee		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Limerick City4	11 September 1895	John Daly		Irish National League	Francis Arthur O'Keefe		Irish National Federation	Disqualification
South Kerry	5 September 1895	Denis Kilbride		Irish National Federation	Thomas Joseph Farrell		Irish National Federation	Chose to sit for North Galway
Dublin St Stephen's Green	2 September 1895	William Kenny		Liberal Unionist	William Kenny		Liberal Unionist	Solicitor General for Ireland2
Inverness Burghs	31 August 18951	Robert Finlay		Liberal Unionist	Robert Finlay		Liberal Unionist	Solicitor General2
West Cavan	2 August 18951	Edmund Francis Vesey Knox		Irish National Federation	James Patrick Farrell		Irish National Federation	Chose to sit for Londonderry City
1 An uncontested by-election. 2 Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted. 3 Gain not retained at the 1900 general election. 4 Gain retained at the 1900 UK general election. 5 Gain in 1898 retained at the 1899 Southport by-election, but not retained at the 1900 general election. 6 One gain (Runciman) not retained and one gain (Emmott) retained at the 1900 UK general election, in the two member Oldham constituency.
25th Parliament (1892–1895)
By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Ealing	8 July 18951	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Secretary of State for India2
Sleaford	6 July 18951	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	President of the Local Government Board2
Blackpool	6 July 18951	Sir Matthew Ridley		Conservative	Sir Matthew Ridley		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Home Department2
Croydon	5 July 18951	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	President of the Board of Trade2
Manchester East	1 July 18951	Arthur Balfour		Conservative	Arthur Balfour		Conservative	First Lord of the Treasury2
Bristol West	1 July 18951	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Chancellor of the Exchequer2
Birmingham West	1 July 18951	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal Unionist	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal Unionist	Secretary of State for the Colonies2
St George's Hanover Square	29 June 18951	George Goschen		Conservative	George Goschen		Conservative	First Lord of the Admiralty2
Cork City	27 June 1895	William O'Brien		Irish National Federation	J. F. X. O'Brien		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Inverness-shire4	13 June 1895	Donald MacGregor		Liberal	James Evan Bruce Baillie		Conservative	Resignation
Chorley	7 June 18951	Randle Joseph Feilden		Conservative	Lord Balniel		Conservative	Death
Edinburgh West	29 May 1895	Viscount Wolmer		Liberal Unionist	Lewis McIver		Liberal Unionist	Succession to a peerage
Croydon	24 May 18951	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Warwick and Leamington	23 May 1895	Arthur Wellesley Peel		Liberal Unionist	Alfred Lyttelton		Liberal Unionist	Elevation to the peerage
West Dorset	14 May 1895	Henry Richard Farquharson		Conservative	Robert Williams		Conservative	Death
Newington Walworth4	14 May 1895	William Saunders		Liberal	Sir James Bailey		Conservative	Death
Leeds East	30 April 1895	John Lawrence Gane		Liberal	Thomas Richmond Leuty		Liberal	Death
East Wicklow	26 April 1895	John Sweetman		Irish National Federation	Edward Peter O'Kelly		Irish National Federation	Seeks re-election upon becoming a Parnellite Nationalist
Mid Norfolk	23 April 1895	Clement Higgins		Liberal Unionist	Robert Gurdon		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Oxford	20 April 1895	Sir George Tomkyns Chesney		Conservative	The Viscount Valentia		Conservative	Death
Bristol East	21 March 1895	Sir Joseph Dodge Weston		Liberal	Sir William Henry Wills		Liberal	Death
Colchester4	19 February 1895	Herbert Naylor-Leyland		Conservative	Weetman Dickinson Pearson		Liberal	Resignation
Paddington South	9 February 18951	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	George Fardell		Conservative	Death
Evesham	22 January 1895	Sir Edmund Lechmere		Conservative	Charles Wigram Long		Conservative	Death
Brigg3	7 December 1894	Samuel Danks Waddy		Liberal	John Maunsell Richardson		Conservative	Resignation (Recorder of Sheffield)
Forfarshire3	17 November 1894	Sir John Rigby		Liberal	Charles Maule Ramsay		Conservative	Resignation (Lord Justice of Appeal)
York	14 November 18941	Frank Lockwood		Liberal	Frank Lockwood		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales2
Sutherland	26 October 18941	Angus Sutherland		Liberal	John MacLeod		Liberal	Resignation (Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland)
Birkenhead	17 October 1894	Viscount Bury		Conservative	Elliott Lees		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
South Kilkenny	7 September 18941	Patrick Chance		Irish National Federation	Samuel Morris		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Leicester	29 August 1894	Sir James Whitehead		Liberal	Henry Broadhurst		Lib-Lab	Resignation
		James Allanson Picton		Liberal	Walter Hazell		Liberal
Chichester	16 August 18941	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot		Conservative	Resignation
Sheffield Attercliffe	5 July 1894	Bernard John Seymour Coleridge		Liberal	J. Batty Langley		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Dumfries Burghs	7 May 18941	Robert Reid		Liberal	Robert Reid		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales2
Hackney South	7 May 1894	Sir Charles Russell		Liberal	John Fletcher Moulton		Liberal	Resignation
Mid Lanarkshire	5 April 1894	John Wynford Philipps		Liberal	James Caldwell		Liberal	Resignation
Wisbech	3 April 1894	Arthur Brand		Liberal	Arthur Brand		Liberal	Treasurer of the Household2
Romford	2 April 1894	James Theobald		Conservative	Alfred Money Wigram		Conservative	Death
Berwickshire	29 March 1894	Edward Marjoribanks		Liberal	Harold Tennant		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Montgomeryshire	29 March 1894	Stuart Rendel		Liberal	Arthur Humphreys-Owen		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Hawick Burghs	27 March 1894	Thomas Shaw		Liberal	Thomas Shaw		Liberal	Solicitor General for Scotland2
Leith Burghs	26 March 1894	Ronald Munro-Ferguson		Liberal	Ronald Munro-Ferguson		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
Leeds West	16 March 18941	Herbert Gladstone		Liberal	Herbert Gladstone		Liberal	First Commissioner of Works2
Horncastle	11 January 1894	Edward Stanhope		Conservative	Lord Willoughby de Eresby		Conservative	Death
Accrington	21 December 1893	Joseph Francis Leese		Liberal	Joseph Francis Leese		Liberal	Recorder of Manchester2
Brighton	14 December 18931	Sir William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth		Conservative	Resignation
South Wexford	30 November 18931	John Barry		Irish National Federation	Peter Ffrench		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Hereford4	15 August 1893	William Grenfell		Liberal	Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke		Conservative	Resignation
West Mayo	8 August 18931	John Deasy		Irish National Federation	Robert Ambrose		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Cardiganshire	4 July 18931	William Bowen Rowlands		Liberal	William Bowen Rowlands		Liberal	Recorder of Swansea2
South East Cork	28 June 18931	John Morrogh		Irish National Federation	Andrew Commins		Irish National Federation	Resignation
North East Cork	28 June 18931	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	William Abraham		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Pontefract	26 June 1893	Harold James Reckitt		Liberal	Sir Thomas Willans Nussey		Liberal	Void election
Swansea District	19 June 18931	Sir Henry Hussey Vivian		Liberal	William Williams		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Linlithgowshire3	15 June 1893	Peter McLagan		Liberal	Thomas Hope		Conservative	Resignation
Banffshire	15 March 1893	Robert William Duff		Liberal	Sir William Wedderburn		Liberal	Resignation
Great Grimsby3	6 March 1893	Henri Josse		Liberal	Edward Heneage		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Mid Tipperary	24 February 18931	John McCarthy		Irish National Federation	James Francis Hogan		Irish National Federation	Death
Horsham	24 February 1893	Sir Walter Barttelot		Conservative	John Heywood Johnstone		Conservative	Death
Gateshead	24 February 1893	Walter Henry James		Liberal	William Allan		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Cirencester5	23 February 1893	Thomas Chester-Master		Conservative	Harry Lawson Webster Lawson		Liberal	Void election
Stockport	22 February 1893	Louis John Jennings		Conservative	George Whiteley		Conservative	Death
North Meath	21 February 1893	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	James Gibney		Irish National Federation	Election declared void
South Meath	17 February 1893	Patrick Fulham		Irish National Federation	Jeremiah Jordan		Irish National Federation	Election declared void
Hexham3	17 February 1893	Nathaniel George Clayton		Conservative	Miles MacInnes		Liberal	Void election
Pontefract4	13 February 1893	Rowland Winn		Conservative	Harold James Reckitt		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Walsall3	9 February 1893	Frank James		Conservative	Sir Arthur Divett Hayter		Liberal	Void election
Halifax	9 February 1893	Thomas Shaw		Liberal	William Rawson Shaw		Liberal	Death
North East Cork	8 February 18931	William O'Brien		Irish National Federation	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	Chose to sit for Cork City
Rochester	8 February 18931	Horatio David Davies		Conservative	Viscount Cranborne		Conservative	Void election
Burnley	6 February 1893	Jabez Balfour		Liberal	Philip Stanhope		Liberal	Resignation
Huddersfield3	4 February 1893	William Summers		Liberal	Sir Joseph Crosland		Conservative	Death
Liverpool West Derby	10 January 1893	William Henry Cross		Conservative	Walter Hume Long		Conservative	Death
East Aberdeenshire	10 December 1892	Peter Esslemont		Liberal	Thomas Buchanan		Liberal	Resignation (Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland)
Cirencester5	13 October 1892	Arthur Brend Winterbotham		Liberal	Thomas Chester-Master		Conservative	Death
Luton	29 September 1892	Cyril Flower		Liberal	Samuel Howard Whitbread		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Leeds South	22 September 1892	Sir Lyon Playfair		Liberal	John Lawson Walton		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Saffron Walden	19 September 18921	Herbert Gardner		Liberal	Herbert Gardner		Liberal	President of the Board of Agriculture2
Dundee	9 September 18921	Edmund Robertson		Liberal	Edmund Robertson		Liberal	Civil Lord of the Admiralty2
Merionethshire	26 August 18921	Thomas Edward Ellis		Liberal	Thomas Edward Ellis		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
East Fife	25 August 18921	H. H. Asquith		Liberal	H. H. Asquith		Liberal	Secretary of State for the Home Department2
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire	25 August 18921	John Balfour		Liberal	John Balfour		Liberal	Lord Advocate2
Stirling Burghs	25 August 18921	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Secretary of State for War2
Elgin Burghs	25 August 18921	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Solicitor General for Scotland2
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	25 August 1892	John Morley		Liberal	John Morley		Liberal	Chief Secretary for Ireland2
Rotherham	25 August 18921	Arthur Dyke Acland		Liberal	Arthur Dyke Acland		Liberal	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education2
Forfarshire	24 August 18921	John Rigby		Liberal	John Rigby		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales2
Midlothian (or Edinburghshire)	24 August 18921	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal2
Glasgow Bridgeton	24 August 18921	Sir George Trevelyan		Liberal	Sir George Trevelyan		Liberal	Secretary for Scotland2
Mid Northamptonshire	24 August 18921	Charles Spencer		Liberal	Charles Spencer		Liberal	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household2
Nottingham East	24 August 18921	Arnold Morley		Liberal	Arnold Morley		Liberal	Postmaster General2
Derby	24 August 1892	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Chancellor of the Exchequer2
Aberdeen South	23 August 18921	James Bryce		Liberal	James Bryce		Liberal	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster2
St Austell	23 August 18921	William Alexander McArthur		Liberal	William Alexander McArthur		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
Wolverhampton East	23 August 18921	Henry Fowler		Liberal	Henry Fowler		Liberal	President of the Local Government Board2
Stoke-upon-Trent	23 August 18921	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	Comptroller of the Household2
Sheffield Brightside	23 August 18921	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	President of the Board of Trade2
Bury St Edmunds	23 August 18921	Lord Francis Hervey		Conservative	Viscount Chelsea		Conservative	Resignation (Civil Service Commissioner)
Bradford Central	23 August 18921	George Shaw-Lefevre		Liberal	George Shaw-Lefevre		Liberal	First Commissioner of Works2
Southwark West	23 August 18921	Richard Knight Causton		Liberal	Richard Knight Causton		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
Hackney South	23 August 18921	Sir Charles Russell		Liberal	Sir Charles Russell		Liberal	Attorney General for England and Wales2
Holborn	12 August 18921	Gainsford Bruce		Conservative	Sir Charles Hall		Conservative	Resignation (High Court Judge)
1 An uncontested by-election. 2 Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted. 3 Gain not retained at the 1895 UK general election. 4 Gain retained at the 1895 UK general election. 5 Cirencester was won by the Liberal Party at the 1892 general election, by the Conservative Party at the 1892 Cirencester by-election, by the Liberal Party at the 1893 Cirencester by-election, and by the Conservative Party at the 1895 general election.
24th Parliament (1886–1892)
By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Hackney North	11 May 1892	Sir Lewis Pelly		Conservative	William Robert Bousfield		Conservative	Death
Chelmsford	30 April 18921	William James Beadel		Conservative	Thomas Usborne		Conservative	Death
East Worcestershire	30 March 18921	George Woodyatt Hastings		Liberal Unionist	Joseph Austen Chamberlain		Liberal Unionist	Expelled after a criminal conviction
Kirkcaldy Burghs	11 March 1892	Sir George Campbell		Liberal	James Henry Dalziel		Liberal	Death
North Wexford4	11 March 18921	John Edward Redmond		Parnellite Nationalist	Thomas Joseph Healy		Irish National Federation	Resignation in order to contest Cork City
Belfast East	9 March 1892	Edward de Cobain		Irish Unionist	Gustav Wilhelm Wolff		Irish Unionist	Expelled after a criminal conviction
South Derbyshire	4 March 1892	Henry Wardle		Liberal	Harrington Evans Broad		Liberal	Death
Chertsey	3 March 1892	Frederick Alers Hankey		Conservative	Charles Harvey Combe		Conservative	Death
Liverpool Everton	15 February 18921	Edward Whitley		Conservative	John Archibald Willox		Conservative	Death
Rossendale4	23 January 1892	Marquess of Hartington		Liberal Unionist	John Henry Maden		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Waterford City	23 December 1891	Richard Power		Parnellite Nationalist	John Edward Redmond		Parnellite Nationalist	Death
Mid Armagh	17 December 18911	Sir James Porter Corry		Irish Unionist	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Death
Chichester	9 December 18911	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household2
East Dorset	27 November 1891	George Hawkesworth Bond		Conservative	Humphrey Napier Sturt		Conservative	Death
Leeds North	23 November 18911	William Lawies Jackson		Conservative	William Lawies Jackson		Conservative	Chief Secretary for Ireland2
South Molton4	13 November 1891	Viscount Lymington		Liberal Unionist	George Lambert		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Cork City4	6 November 1891	Charles Stewart Parnell		Parnellite Nationalist	Martin Flavin		Irish National Federation	Death
North Kilkenny	29 October 18911	Sir John Pope-Hennessy		Irish National Federation	Patrick McDermott		Irish National Federation	Death
Strand	27 October 1891	William Henry Smith		Conservative	William Frederick Danvers Smith		Conservative	Death
Cambridge University	9 October 18911	Henry Cecil Raikes		Conservative	Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb		Conservative	Death
Buteshire	9 October 1891	James Robertson		Conservative	Andrew Murray		Conservative	Resignation (Lord Justice General)
Manchester North East	8 October 1891	Sir James Fergusson		Conservative	Sir James Fergusson		Conservative	Postmaster General2
Lewisham	26 August 1891	Viscount Lewisham		Conservative	John Penn		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Walsall	12 August 1891	Sir Charles Forster		Liberal	Edward Thomas Holden		Liberal	Death
Wisbech4	23 July 1891	Charles William Selwyn		Conservative	Arthur Brand		Liberal	Resignation
County Carlow	7 July 1891	James Patrick Mahon		Irish National Federation	John Hammond		Irish National Federation	Death
City of London	3 June 18911	Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler		Conservative	Sir Reginald Hanson		Conservative	Death
West Derbyshire	2 June 18911	Lord Edward Cavendish		Liberal Unionist	Victor Christian William Cavendish		Liberal Unionist	Death
Paisley	1 June 1891	William Boyle Barbour		Liberal	William Dunn		Liberal	Death
Buckingham	28 May 1891	Edmund Hope Verney		Liberal	Herbert Samuel Leon		Liberal	Expelled after a criminal conviction
Strand	12 May 18911	William Henry Smith		Conservative	William Henry Smith		Conservative	Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports2
Harborough4	8 May 1891	Thomas Keay Tapling		Conservative	John William Logan		Liberal	Death
South Dorset	7 May 1891	Charles Joseph Theophilus Hambro		Conservative	William Ernest Brymer		Conservative	Death
Stowmarket4	5 May 1891	Edward Greene		Conservative	Sydney Stern		Liberal	Death
Whitehaven	24 April 1891	George Cavendish-Bentinck		Conservative	Sir James Bain		Conservative	Death
Woodstock	21 April 1891	Francis William Maclean		Liberal Unionist	George Herbert Morrell		Conservative	Resignation (Master in Lunacy)
City of London	18 April 18911	Thomas Charles Baring		Conservative	Hucks Gibbs		Conservative	Death
North Sligo	2 April 1891	Peter McDonald		Parnellite Nationalist	Bernard Collery		Irish National Federation	Death
Aston Manor	20 March 1891	George Kynoch		Conservative	George William Grice-Hutchinson		Conservative	Death
Northampton	12 February 1891	Charles Bradlaugh		Liberal	Moses Philip Manfield		Liberal	Death
The Hartlepools4	21 January 1891	Thomas Richardson		Liberal Unionist	Christopher Furness		Liberal	Death
North Kilkenny	22 December 1890	Edward Purcell Mulhallen Marum		Irish Parliamentary	Sir John Pope-Hennessy		Irish Parliamentary (Anti-Parnellite)	Death
Bassetlaw	15 December 1890	William Beckett-Denison		Conservative	Frederick George Milner		Conservative	Death
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	12 November 18901	Moir Tod Stormonth Darling		Conservative	Sir Charles John Pearson		Conservative	Resignation (Senator of the College of Justice)
Eccles4	22 October 1890	Alfred John Francis Egerton		Conservative	Henry John Roby		Liberal	Death
East Carmarthenshire	8 August 18901	David Pugh		Liberal	Abel Thomas		Liberal	Death
Mid Durham	17 July 1890	William Crawford		Lib-Lab	John Wilson		Lib-Lab	Death
Barrow-in-Furness3	2 July 1890	William Sproston Caine		Liberal Unionist	James Duncan		Liberal	Resigned to restand as an Independent Liberal
North Donegal	25 June 18901	James Edward O'Doherty		Irish Parliamentary	James Rochfort Maguire		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
West Donegal	30 May 18901	Patrick O'Hea		Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph Dalton		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Mid Tipperary	15 May 18901	Thomas Mayne		Irish Parliamentary	Henry Harrison		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
East Galway	14 May 18901	Matthew Harris		Irish Parliamentary	John Roche		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Bristol East	9 May 1890	Handel Cossham		Liberal	Joseph Dodge Weston		Liberal	Death
Caernarvon Boroughs4	10 April 1890	Edward Swetenham		Conservative	David Lloyd George		Liberal	Death
Windsor	2 April 1890	Robert Richardson-Gardner		Conservative	Francis Tress Barry		Conservative	Resignation
West Cavan	26 March 18901	Joseph Gillis Biggar		Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Francis Vesey Knox		Irish Parliamentary	Death
East Down	25 March 18901	Richard William Blackwood Ker		Irish Unionist	James Alexander Rentoul		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Ayr Burghs5	25 March 1890	John Sinclair		Liberal	James Somervell		Conservative	Resignation
Stoke-upon-Trent	14 March 1890	William Leatham Bright		Liberal	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	Resignation
Stamford	7 March 1890	John Compton Lawrance		Conservative	Henry John Cockayne Cust		Conservative	Resignation (High Court Judge)
St Pancras North4	4 March 1890	Charles Cochrane-Baillie		Conservative	Thomas Henry Bolton		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
West Waterford	24 February 18901	Jasper Douglas Pyne		Irish Parliamentary	Alfred Webb		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Mid Glamorganshire	20 February 18901	Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot		Liberal	Samuel Thomas Evans		Liberal	Death
Partick	11 February 1890	Alexander Craig Sellar		Liberal Unionist	James Parker Smith		Liberal Unionist	Death
Brighton	25 October 1889	Sir William Tindal Robertson		Conservative	Gerald Walter Erskine Loder		Conservative	Death
Buckingham4	11 October 1889	Egerton Hubbard		Conservative	Edmund Hope Verney		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Elginshire and Nairnshire	8 October 1889	Charles Henry Anderson		Liberal	John Seymour Keay		Liberal	Death
Peterborough4	7 October 1889	John Wentworth-FitzWilliam		Liberal Unionist	Alpheus Cleophas Morton		Liberal	Death
Sleaford	26 September 1889	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	President of the Board of Agriculture2
Dundee	25 September 18891	Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth		Liberal	John Leng		Liberal	Death
Belfast North	12 August 18891	Sir William Ewart		Irish Unionist	Edward James Harland		Irish Unionist	Death
Marylebone East	19 July 1889	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Edmund Boulnois		Conservative	Resignation
West Carmarthenshire	17 July 1889	Walter Rice Howell Powell		Liberal	John Lloyd Morgan		Liberal	Death
Dover	12 July 18891	Alexander George Dickson		Conservative	George Wyndham		Conservative	Death
West Fife	5 July 1889	Robert Preston Bruce		Liberal	Augustine Birrell		Liberal	Resignation
South East Cork	3 June 18891	John Hooper		Irish Parliamentary	John Morrogh		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Rochester3	16 April 1889	Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett		Conservative	Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen		Liberal	Resignation
Birmingham Central	15 April 1889	John Bright		Liberal Unionist	John Albert Bright		Liberal Unionist	Death
Enfield	30 March 1889	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	Henry Ferryman Bowles		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Gorton	22 March 1889	Richard Peacock		Liberal	William Mather		Liberal	Death
Kennington4	15 March 1889	Robert Gent-Davis		Conservative	Mark Hanbury Beaufoy		Liberal	Resignation
Barnsley	11 March 1889	Courtney Stanhope Kenny		Liberal	Earl Compton		Liberal	Resignation
Burnley	27 February 18891	John Slagg		Liberal	Jabez Balfour		Liberal	Resignation
East Perthshire	19 February 1889	Robert Stewart Menzies		Liberal	Sir John Kinloch		Liberal	Death
Govan4	18 January 1889	Sir William Pearce		Conservative	John Wilson		Liberal	Death
Stockton-on-Tees	21 December 1888	Joseph Dodds		Liberal	Sir Horace Davey		Liberal	Resignation
Colchester	18 December 1888	Henry John Trotter		Conservative	Lord Brooke		Conservative	Death
Maidstone	14 December 1888	Alexander Henry Ross		Conservative	Fiennes Cornwallis		Conservative	Death
Holborn	29 November 1888	Francis Duncan		Conservative	Gainsford Bruce		Conservative	Death
Dewsbury	16 November 1888	Sir John Simon		Liberal	Mark Oldroyd		Liberal	Resignation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	6 November 18881	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	Moir Tod Stormonth Darling		Conservative	Resignation (Lord Justice Clerk)
Merthyr Tydfil6	26 October 1888	Henry Richard		Liberal	William Pritchard Morgan		Independent Liberal	Death
Liverpool West Derby	10 August 18881	Lord Claud John Hamilton		Conservative	William Henry Cross		Conservative	Resignation
South Sligo	6 July 18881	Edward Joseph Kennedy		Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Leamy		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
South Longford	30 June 18881	Laurence Connolly		Irish Parliamentary	James Gubbins Fitzgerald		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Isle of Thanet	29 June 1888	Edward Robert King-Harman		Conservative	James Lowther		Conservative	Death
Ayr Burghs5	15 June 1888	Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell		Liberal Unionist	John Sinclair		Liberal	Death
Southampton4	23 May 1888	Sir John Edmund Commerell		Conservative	Francis Henry Evans		Liberal	Resignation
Dublin St Stephen's Green7	12 May 1888	Edmund Dwyer Gray		Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Alexander Dickson		Liberal	Death
Mid Lanarkshire	27 April 1888	Stephen Mason		Liberal	John Wynford Philipps		Liberal	Resignation
Limerick City	17 April 18881	Henry Joseph Gill		Irish Parliamentary	Francis Arthur O'Keefe		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Gower	27 March 1888	Frank Ash Yeo		Liberal	David Randell		Liberal	Death
Melton	21 March 18881	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Marquess of Granby		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Merthyr Tydfil	14 March 18881	Charles Herbert James		Liberal	David Alfred Thomas		Liberal	Resignation
Chichester	14 March 18881	Earl of March		Conservative	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Resignation
Deptford	29 February 1888	William John Evelyn		Conservative	Charles John Darling		Conservative	Resignation
Hampstead	28 February 18881	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Edward Brodie Hoare		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Doncaster3	23 February 1888	Walter Shirley Shirley		Liberal	William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Bristol West	20 February 18881	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	President of the Board of Trade2
Edinburgh West3	18 February 1888	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan		Liberal Unionist	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan		Liberal	Resigned to restand as a Liberal
Southwark West	17 February 1888	Arthur Cohen		Liberal	Richard Knight Causton		Liberal	Resignation
Dundee	16 February 1888	Charles Carmichael Lacaita		Liberal	Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth		Liberal	Resignation
Liverpool Walton	3 February 18881	John George Gibson		Conservative	Miles Walker Mattinson		Conservative	Resignation (Irish High Court Judge)
Dublin University	3 February 18881	Dodgson Hamilton Madden		Irish Unionist	Dodgson Hamilton Madden		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General for Ireland2
Winchester	5 January 1888	Arthur Loftus Tottenham		Conservative	Richard Moss		Conservative	Death
Dulwich	1 December 1887	John Morgan Howard		Conservative	John Blundell Maple		Conservative	Resignation (County Court Judge)
Cambridge University	17 November 18871	Alexander Beresford Hope		Conservative	Sir George Gabriel Stokes		Conservative	Death
South Kerry	27 September 18871	John O'Connor		Irish Parliamentary	Denis Kilbride		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Ramsey	30 August 1887	William Fellowes		Conservative	Ailwyn Fellowes		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
County Carlow	24 August 18871	John Aloysius Blake		Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Mahon		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Northwich4	13 August 1887	Robert Verdin		Liberal Unionist	John Tomlinson Brunner		Liberal	Death
Glasgow Bridgeton	2 August 1887	Sir Edward Richard Russell		Liberal	Sir George Otto Trevelyan		Liberal	Resignation
Forest of Dean	29 July 1887	Thomas Blake		Liberal	Godfrey Blundell Samuelson		Liberal	Resignation
City of London	27 July 18871	John Gellibrand Hubbard		Conservative	Thomas Charles Baring		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Hornsey	19 July 1887	Sir James McGarel-Hogg		Conservative	Henry Charles Stephens		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Brixton	19 July 1887	Ernest Baggallay		Conservative	Marquess of Carmarthen		Conservative	Resignation
Basingstoke	18 July 1887	George Sclater-Booth		Conservative	Arthur Frederick Jeffreys		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Dublin University	12 July 1887	Hugh Holmes		Irish Unionist	Dodgson Hamilton Madden		Irish Unionist	Resignation (Irish High Court Judge)
St Ives	9 July 18871	Sir John St Aubyn		Liberal Unionist	Thomas Bedford Bolitho		Liberal Unionist	Elevation to the peerage
Coventry4	9 July 1887	Henry William Eaton		Conservative	William Henry Walter Ballantine		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Paddington North	8 July 1887	Lionel Cohen		Conservative	John Aird		Conservative	Death
Spalding4	1 July 1887	Murray Finch-Hatton		Conservative	Halley Stewart		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
St Austell	18 May 1887	William Copeland Borlase		Liberal	William Alexander McArthur		Liberal	Resignation
North East Cork	16 May 18871	Edmund Leamy		Irish Parliamentary	William O'Brien		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Taunton	23 April 1887	Samuel Charles Allsopp		Conservative	Alfred Percy Allsopp		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Ilkeston	24 March 1887	Thomas Watson		Liberal	Sir Balthazar Walter Foster		Liberal	Death
Burnley4	19 February 1887	Peter Rylands		Liberal Unionist	John Slagg		Liberal	Death
North Antrim	11 February 1887	Edward Macnaghten		Irish Unionist	Sir Charles Edward Lewis		Irish Unionist	Resignation (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary)
St George's Hanover Square	9 February 1887	Lord Algernon Percy		Conservative	George Goschen		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
South Sligo	7 February 18871	Thomas Sexton		Irish Parliamentary	Edward Joseph Kennedy		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Belfast West
North Longford	5 February 18871	Justin McCarthy		Irish Parliamentary	Timothy Michael Healy		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Londonderry City
Dartford	2 February 18871	Sir William Hart Dyke		Conservative	Sir William Hart Dyke		Conservative	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education2
South Donegal	2 February 1887	Bernard Kelly		Irish Parliamentary	John Gordon Swift MacNeill		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Liverpool Exchange	26 January 1887	David Duncan		Liberal	Ralph Neville		Liberal	Death
Brentford	23 December 1886	Octavius Edward Coope		Conservative	James Bigwood		Conservative	Death
Brighton	29 November 18861	David Smith		Conservative	Dr William Tindal Robertson		Conservative	Death
King's Lynn	25 August 1886	Robert Bourke		Conservative	Alexander Weston Jarvis		Conservative	Resignation (Governor of Madras
Leith Burghs	20 August 1886	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	Ronald Munro-Ferguson		Liberal	Chose to sit for Midlothian (or Edinburghshire)
Burton	20 August 1886	Sir Michael Bass		Liberal	Sydney Evershed		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Blackpool	20 August 1886	Sir Frederick Stanley		Conservative	Sir Matthew Ridley		Conservative	President of the Board of Trade2 and elevation to the peerage
North Northamptonshire	16 August 18861	Lord Burghley		Conservative	Lord Burghley		Conservative	Parliamentary Groom in Waiting2
Newton	16 August 1886	Richard Assheton Cross		Conservative	Thomas Wodehouse Legh		Conservative	Secretary of State for India2 and elevation to the peerage
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	13 August 18861	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	Lord Advocate2
Cambridge University	13 August 18861	Henry Cecil Raikes		Conservative	Henry Cecil Raikes		Conservative	Postmaster General2
Melton	13 August 18861	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster2
Dublin University	13 August 18861	David Robert Plunket		Irish Unionist	David Robert Plunket		Irish Unionist	First Commissioner of Works2
		Hugh Holmes		Irish Unionist	Hugh Holmes		Irish Unionist	Attorney General for Ireland2
West Down	13 August 18861	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Comptroller of the Household2
Wigtownshire	12 August 18861	Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell		Conservative	Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
Buteshire	12 August 18861	James Robertson		Conservative	James Robertson		Conservative	Solicitor General for Scotland2
Enfield	12 August 18861	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household2
Ealing	12 August 18861	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	First Lord of the Admiralty2
Horncastle	12 August 18861	Edward Stanhope		Conservative	Edward Stanhope		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Colonies2
Isle of Wight	12 August 18861	Sir Richard Webster		Conservative	Sir Richard Webster		Conservative	Attorney General for England and Wales2
Tiverton	12 August 18861	William Walrond		Conservative	William Walrond		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
St George's, Tower Hamlets	12 August 1886	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	President of the Local Government Board2
Sheffield Ecclesall	11 August 18861	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett		Conservative	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett		Conservative	Civil Lord of the Admiralty2
Plymouth	11 August 18861	Edward Clarke		Conservative	Edward Clarke		Conservative	Solicitor General for England and Wales2
Manchester East	11 August 18861	Arthur Balfour		Conservative	Arthur Balfour		Conservative	Secretary for Scotland2
Liverpool Walton	11 August 18861	John George Gibson		Conservative	John George Gibson		Conservative	Solicitor General for Ireland2
Croydon	11 August 18861	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury2
Bristol West	11 August 18861	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Chief Secretary for Ireland2
Brighton	11 August 18861	William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	Judge Advocate General2
Birmingham East	11 August 18861	Henry Matthews		Conservative	Henry Matthews		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Home Department2
Strand	11 August 18861	William Henry Smith		Conservative	William Henry Smith		Conservative	Secretary of State for War2
Paddington South	11 August 18861	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	Chancellor of the Exchequer2
Marylebone East	11 August 18861	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Junior Naval Lord2
Lewisham	11 August 18861	Viscount Lewisham		Conservative	Viscount Lewisham		Conservative	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household2
Hampstead	11 August 18861	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education2
1 An uncontested by-election. 2 Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted. 3 Gain not retained at the 1892 UK general election. 4 Gain retained at the 1892 UK general election. 5 Ayr Burghs was won by the Liberal Unionist Party at the 1886 general election, by the Liberal Party at the 1888 Ayr Burghs by-election, by the Conservative Party at the 1890 Ayr Burghs by-election, and by the Liberal Party at the 1892 general election. 6 Seat retained by the candidate, at the 1892 general election, using a different party label. 7 This was only technically a gain, as Dickson was nominated by the Irish Parliamentary Party, though without signing the usual 'pledge' to vote with them.
23rd Parliament (1885–1886)
By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Bradford Central	21 April 1886	William Edward Forster		Liberal	George Shaw-Lefevre		Liberal	Death
Clitheroe	19 April 1886[23 1]	Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth		Liberal	Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth		Liberal	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[23 2]
Ipswich[23 3]	14 April 1886	Henry Wyndham West		Liberal	Charles Dalrymple		Conservative	Void election
		Jesse Collings		Liberal	Lord Elcho		Conservative
Norwich	7 April 1886[23 1]	Harry Bullard		Conservative	Samuel Hoare		Conservative	Void election
Barrow-in-Furness	6 April 1886	David Duncan		Liberal	William Sproston Caine		Liberal	Void Election
Halifax	3 April 1886[23 1]	Sir James Stansfeld		Liberal	Sir James Stansfeld		Liberal	President of the Local Government Board[23 2]
Altrincham	26 March 1886	John Baguley Brooks		Conservative	Sir William Cunliffe Brooks		Conservative	Death
Flintshire	2 March 1886	Lord Richard de Aquila Grosvenor		Liberal	Samuel Smith		Liberal	Resignation
Battersea	1 March 1886[23 1]	Octavius Vaughan Morgan		Liberal	Octavius Vaughan Morgan		Liberal	Sought re-election to pre-empt disqualification
Cardiff Boroughs	27 February 1886	Sir Edward James Reed		Liberal	Sir Edward James Reed		Liberal	Junior Lord of the Treasury[23 2]
South Somerset	24 February 1886	Viscount Kilcoursie		Liberal	Viscount Kilcoursie		Liberal	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household[23 2]
Grantham	23 February 1886[23 1]	John William Mellor		Liberal	John William Mellor		Liberal	Judge Advocate General[23 2]
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire	13 February 1886[23 1]	John Balfour		Liberal	John Balfour		Liberal	Lord Advocate[23 2]
Berwickshire	13 February 1886[23 1]	Edward Marjoribanks		Liberal	Edward Marjoribanks		Liberal	Comptroller of the Household[23 2]
Banffshire	13 February 1886[23 1]	Robert William Duff		Liberal	Robert William Duff		Liberal	Civil Lord of the Admiralty[23 2]
Luton	13 February 1886[23 1]	Cyril Flower		Liberal	Cyril Flower		Liberal	Junior Lord of the Treasury[23 2]
Great Grimsby	13 February 1886	Edward Heneage		Liberal	Edward Heneage		Liberal	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[23 2]
Queen's County Ossory	12 February 1886[23 1]	Arthur O'Connor		Irish Parliamentary	Stephen O'Mara		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for East Donegal
Elgin Burghs	12 February 1886[23 1]	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Solicitor General for Scotland[23 2]
North West Staffordshire	12 February 1886[23 1]	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	Junior Lord of the Treasury[23 2]
Mid Northamptonshire	12 February 1886[23 1]	Charles Robert Spencer		Liberal	Charles Robert Spencer		Liberal	Parliamentary Groom in Waiting[23 2]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	12 February 1886	John Morley		Liberal	John Morley		Liberal	Chief Secretary for Ireland[23 2]
Leeds South	12 February 1886[23 1]	Sir Lyon Playfair		Liberal	Sir Lyon Playfair		Liberal	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education[23 2]
Galway Borough	11 February 1886	Thomas Power O'Connor		Irish Parliamentary	William Henry O'Shea[23 4]		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Liverpool Scotland
Hackney South	11 February 1886	Charles Russell		Liberal	Charles Russell		Liberal	Attorney General for England and Wales[23 2]
Hawick Burghs	10 February 1886[23 1]	George Otto Trevelyan		Liberal	George Otto Trevelyan		Liberal	Secretary for Scotland[23 2]
Midlothian	10 February 1886[23 1]	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal[23 2]
North Monaghan	10 February 1886	Timothy Michael Healy		Irish Parliamentary	Patrick O'Brien		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for South Londonderry
Stirling Burghs	10 February 1886[23 1]	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Secretary of State for War[23 2]
Birmingham West	9 February 1886[23 1]	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal	President of the Local Government Board[23 2]
Derby	9 February 1886[23 1]	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Chancellor of the Exchequer[23 2]
Edinburgh South	9 February 1886[23 1]	Hugh Culling Eardley Childers		Liberal	Hugh Culling Eardley Childers		Liberal	Secretary of State for the Home Department[23 2]
Sheffield Brightside	9 February 1886[23 1]	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	President of the Board of Trade[23 2]
Mid Armagh	1 February 1886	John McKane		Conservative	Sir James Porter Corry		Conservative	Death
County Carlow	29 January 1886[23 1]	Edmund Dwyer Gray		Irish Parliamentary	John Aloysius Blake		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Dublin St Stephen's Green
Edinburgh South[23 3]	29 January 1886	Sir George Harrison		Independent Liberal	Hugh Culling Eardley Childers		Liberal	Death
Croydon	27 January 1886	William Grantham		Conservative	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Resignation (High Court Judge)
An uncontested by-election. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted. Gain retained at the 1886 UK general election. The biographical article on William Henry O'Shea suggests he was not a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. However, Walker classifies O'Shea as a Nationalist candidate which, for someone standing at an election in 1886, implies membership of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

References

• List of MPs since 1660^[usurped]
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1832-1987
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918
• F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833-1987
• Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.