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

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 1900^1	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 1900^1	Edward Carson		Irish Unionist	Edward Carson		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General^2
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	3 May 1900^1	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 1900^1	Sir Charles Hall		Conservative	James Remnant		Conservative	Death
Brixton	20 March 1900^1	Evelyn Hubbard		Conservative	Sir Robert Mowbray		Conservative	Resignation
North Sligo	7 March 1900^1	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 1900^1	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 1899^1	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
Oldham^6	6 July 1899	Robert Ascroft		Conservative	Alfred Emmott		Liberal	Death
		James Francis Oswald		Conservative	Walter Runciman		Liberal	Resignation
Osgoldcross^4	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 South^3	19 June 1899	Robert Cox		Liberal Unionist	Arthur Dewar		Liberal	Death
Southport^5	30 May 1899	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland		Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington		Liberal	Death
Oxford University	11 May 1899^1	Sir John Robert Mowbray		Conservative	Sir William Reynell Anson		Liberal Unionist	Death
Merionethshire	2 May 1899^1	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 1899^1	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 1899^1	William Kenrick		Liberal Unionist	John Throgmorton Middlemore		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Epsom	23 January 1899^1	Thomas Bucknill		Conservative	William Keswick		Conservative	Resignation
Newton	16 January 1899^1	Thomas Wodehouse Legh		Conservative	Richard Pilkington		Conservative	Succession to the peerage
Aylesbury	6 January 1899^1	Ferdinand James de Rothschild		Liberal Unionist	Lionel Walter Rothschild		Liberal Unionist	Death
Liverpool Kirkdale	9 December 1898^1	Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell		Conservative	David MacIver		Conservative	Death
Oxford	4 November 1898^1	Viscount Valentia		Conservative	Viscount Valentia		Conservative	Comptroller of the Household^2
North Fermanagh	1 November 1898	Richard Martin Dane		Irish Unionist	Edward Archdale		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Ormskirk	20 October 1898^1	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
Southport^5	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 Grimsby^4	2 August 1898	Sir George Doughty		Liberal	Sir George Doughty		Liberal Unionist	Seeks re-election on changing party
Reading^4	25 July 1898	Charles Townshend Murdoch		Conservative	George William Palmer		Liberal	Death
West Down	18 July 1898^1	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Arthur Hill		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Gravesend	13 July 1898	James Dampier Palmer		Conservative	John Ryder		Conservative	Resignation
Durham^4	30 June 1898	Matthew Fowler		Liberal	Arthur Elliot		Liberal Unionist	Death
Hertford	22 June 1898	Abel Smith		Conservative	Evelyn Cecil		Conservative	Death
South Norfolk^4	12 May 1898	Francis Taylor		Liberal Unionist	Arthur Wellesley Soames		Liberal	Resignation
Newark	11 May 1898^1	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
Stepney^3	9 March 1898	Frederick Wootton Isaacson		Conservative	William Charles Steadman		Lib-Lab	Death
Cricklade^4	24 February 1898	Alfred Hopkinson		Liberal Unionist	Lord Edmond FitzMaurice		Liberal	Resignation
Birmingham Edgbaston	15 February 1898^1	George Dixon		Liberal Unionist	Sir Francis William Lowe		Conservative	Death
Pembrokeshire	15 February 1898	William Rees Morgan Davies		Liberal	John Wynford Philipps		Liberal	Resignation
Marylebone West	3 February 1898^1	Sir Horace Brand Townsend Farquhar		Liberal Unionist	Sir Samuel Edward Scott		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
South East Durham^3	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 1898^1	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General for Ireland^2
York^4	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
Middleton^3	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 1897^1	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
Walthamstow^3	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
Frome^4	2 June 1896	Viscount Weymouth		Conservative	John Barlow		Liberal	Succession to the peerage
Wick Burghs^3	2 June 1896	Sir John Pender		Liberal Unionist	Thomas Charles Hunter Hedderwick		Liberal	Resignation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	12 May 1896^1	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 1896^1	Thomas Sexton		Irish National Federation	Michael Joseph Flavin		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Dublin College Green	6 April 1896^1	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
Southampton^3	22 February 1896	Tankerville Chamberlayne		Conservative	Sir Francis Henry Evans		Liberal	Void election
Wycombe	21 February 1896^1	Viscount Curzon		Conservative	Viscount Curzon		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household^2
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 1895^1	William Ambrose		Conservative	William Ambrose		Conservative	Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster^2
Liverpool East Toxteth	29 November 1895^1	Henry de Worms		Conservative	Augustus Frederick Warr		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Kensington South	28 November 1895^1	Sir Algernon Borthwick		Conservative	Lord Lovaine		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
West Waterford	12 September 1895^1	Alfred Webb		Irish National Federation	James John Shee		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Limerick City^4	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 Ireland^2
Inverness Burghs	31 August 1895^1	Robert Finlay		Liberal Unionist	Robert Finlay		Liberal Unionist	Solicitor General^2
West Cavan	2 August 1895^1	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 1895^1	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Secretary of State for India^2
Sleaford	6 July 1895^1	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	Henry Chaplin		Conservative	President of the Local Government Board^2
Blackpool	6 July 1895^1	Sir Matthew Ridley		Conservative	Sir Matthew Ridley		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Home Department^2
Croydon	5 July 1895^1	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	President of the Board of Trade^2
Manchester East	1 July 1895^1	Arthur James Balfour		Conservative	Arthur James Balfour		Conservative	First Lord of the Treasury^2
Bristol West	1 July 1895^1	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Chancellor of the Exchequer^2
Birmingham West	1 July 1895^1	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal Unionist	Joseph Chamberlain		Liberal Unionist	Secretary of State for the Colonies^2
St George's Hanover Square	29 June 1895^1	George Goschen		Conservative	George Goschen		Conservative	First Lord of the Admiralty^2
Cork City	27 June 1895	William O'Brien		Irish National Federation	J. F. X. O'Brien		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Inverness-shire^4	13 June 1895	Donald MacGregor		Liberal	James Evan Bruce Baillie		Conservative	Resignation
Chorley	7 June 1895^1	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 1895^1	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 Walworth^4	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	Viscount Valentia		Conservative	Death
Bristol East	21 March 1895	Sir Joseph Dodge Weston		Liberal	Sir William Henry Wills		Liberal	Death
Colchester^4	19 February 1895	Herbert Naylor-Leyland		Conservative	Weetman Dickinson Pearson		Liberal	Resignation
Paddington South	9 February 1895^1	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	George Fardell		Conservative	Death
Evesham	22 January 1895	Sir Edmund Lechmere		Conservative	Charles Wigram Long		Conservative	Death
Brigg^3	7 December 1894	Samuel Danks Waddy		Liberal	John Maunsell Richardson		Conservative	Resignation (Recorder of Sheffield)
Forfarshire^3	17 November 1894	Sir John Rigby		Liberal	Charles Maule Ramsay		Conservative	Resignation (Lord Justice of Appeal)
York	14 November 1894^1	Frank Lockwood		Liberal	Frank Lockwood		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales^2
Sutherland	26 October 1894^1	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 1894^1	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 1894^1	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 1894^1	Robert Reid		Liberal	Robert Reid		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales^2
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 Household^2
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 Scotland^2
Leith Burghs	26 March 1894	Ronald Munro-Ferguson		Liberal	Ronald Munro-Ferguson		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
Leeds West	16 March 1894^1	Herbert Gladstone		Liberal	Herbert Gladstone		Liberal	First Commissioner of Works^2
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 Manchester^2
Brighton	14 December 1893^1	Sir William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	Bruce Canning Vernon-Wentworth		Conservative	Resignation
South Wexford	30 November 1893^1	John Barry		Irish National Federation	Peter Ffrench		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Hereford^4	15 August 1893	William Grenfell		Liberal	Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke		Conservative	Resignation
West Mayo	8 August 1893^1	John Deasy		Irish National Federation	Robert Ambrose		Irish National Federation	Resignation
Cardiganshire	4 July 1893^1	William Bowen Rowlands		Liberal	William Bowen Rowlands		Liberal	Recorder of Swansea^2
South East Cork	28 June 1893^1	John Morrogh		Irish National Federation	Andrew Commins		Irish National Federation	Resignation
North East Cork	28 June 1893^1	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 1893^1	Sir Henry Hussey Vivian		Liberal	William Williams		Liberal	Elevation to the peerage
Linlithgowshire^3	15 June 1893	Peter McLagan		Liberal	Thomas Hope		Conservative	Resignation
Banffshire	15 March 1893	Robert William Duff		Liberal	Sir William Wedderburn		Liberal	Resignation
Great Grimsby^3	6 March 1893	Henri Josse		Liberal	Edward Heneage		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Mid Tipperary	24 February 1893^1	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
Cirencester^5	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
Hexham^3	17 February 1893	Nathaniel George Clayton		Conservative	Miles MacInnes		Liberal	Void election
Pontefract^4	13 February 1893	Rowland Winn		Conservative	Harold James Reckitt		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Walsall^3	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 1893^1	William O'Brien		Irish National Federation	Michael Davitt		Irish National Federation	Chose to sit for Cork City
Rochester	8 February 1893^1	Horatio David Davies		Conservative	Viscount Cranborne		Conservative	Void election
Burnley	6 February 1893	Jabez Spencer Balfour		Liberal	Philip Stanhope		Liberal	Resignation
Huddersfield^3	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)
Cirencester^5	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 1892^1	Herbert Gardner		Liberal	Herbert Gardner		Liberal	President of the Board of Agriculture^2
Dundee	9 September 1892^1	Edmund Robertson		Liberal	Edmund Robertson		Liberal	Civil Lord of the Admiralty^2
Merionethshire	26 August 1892^1	Thomas Edward Ellis		Liberal	Thomas Edward Ellis		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
East Fife	25 August 1892^1	H. H. Asquith		Liberal	H. H. Asquith		Liberal	Secretary of State for the Home Department^2
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire	25 August 1892^1	John Blair Balfour		Liberal	John Blair Balfour		Liberal	Lord Advocate^2
Stirling Burghs	25 August 1892^1	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Henry Campbell-Bannerman		Liberal	Secretary of State for War^2
Elgin Burghs	25 August 1892^1	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Alexander Asher		Liberal	Solicitor General for Scotland^2
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	25 August 1892	John Morley		Liberal	John Morley		Liberal	Chief Secretary for Ireland^2
Rotherham	25 August 1892^1	Arthur Dyke Acland		Liberal	Arthur Dyke Acland		Liberal	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education^2
Forfarshire	24 August 1892^1	John Rigby		Liberal	John Rigby		Liberal	Solicitor General for England and Wales^2
Midlothian (or Edinburghshire)	24 August 1892^1	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	William Ewart Gladstone		Liberal	Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Privy Seal^2
Glasgow Bridgeton	24 August 1892^1	Sir George Trevelyan		Liberal	Sir George Trevelyan		Liberal	Secretary for Scotland^2
Mid Northamptonshire	24 August 1892^1	Charles Spencer		Liberal	Charles Spencer		Liberal	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household^2
Nottingham East	24 August 1892^1	Arnold Morley		Liberal	Arnold Morley		Liberal	Postmaster General^2
Derby	24 August 1892	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Sir William Vernon Harcourt		Liberal	Chancellor of the Exchequer^2
Aberdeen South	23 August 1892^1	James Bryce		Liberal	James Bryce		Liberal	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^2
St Austell	23 August 1892^1	William Alexander McArthur		Liberal	William Alexander McArthur		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
Wolverhampton East	23 August 1892^1	Henry Fowler		Liberal	Henry Fowler		Liberal	President of the Local Government Board^2
Stoke-upon-Trent	23 August 1892^1	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	George Leveson-Gower		Liberal	Comptroller of the Household^2
Sheffield Brightside	23 August 1892^1	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	Anthony John Mundella		Liberal	President of the Board of Trade^2
Bury St Edmunds	23 August 1892^1	Lord Francis Hervey		Conservative	Viscount Chelsea		Conservative	Resignation (Civil Service Commissioner)
Bradford Central	23 August 1892^1	George Shaw-Lefevre		Liberal	George Shaw-Lefevre		Liberal	First Commissioner of Works^2
Southwark West	23 August 1892^1	Richard Knight Causton		Liberal	Richard Knight Causton		Liberal	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
Hackney South	23 August 1892^1	Sir Charles Russell		Liberal	Sir Charles Russell		Liberal	Attorney General for England and Wales^2
Holborn	12 August 1892^1	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 1892^1	William James Beadel		Conservative	Thomas Usborne		Conservative	Death
East Worcestershire	30 March 1892^1	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 Wexford^4	11 March 1892^1	John Edward Redmond		Irish National League	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 1892^1	Edward Whitley		Conservative	John Archibald Willox		Conservative	Death
Rossendale^4	23 January 1892	Marquess of Hartington		Liberal Unionist	John Henry Maden		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Waterford City	23 December 1891	Richard Power		Irish National League	John Edward Redmond		Irish National League	Death
Mid Armagh	17 December 1891^1	Sir James Porter Corry		Irish Unionist	Dunbar Plunket Barton		Irish Unionist	Death
Chichester	9 December 1891^1	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household^2
East Dorset	27 November 1891	George Hawkesworth Bond		Conservative	Humphrey Napier Sturt		Conservative	Death
Leeds North	23 November 1891^1	William Lawies Jackson		Conservative	William Lawies Jackson		Conservative	Chief Secretary for Ireland^2
South Molton^4	13 November 1891	Viscount Lymington		Liberal Unionist	George Lambert		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
Cork City^4	6 November 1891	Charles Stewart Parnell		Irish National League	Martin Flavin		Irish National Federation	Death
North Kilkenny	29 October 1891^1	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 1891^1	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 General^2
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
Wisbech^4	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 1891^1	Sir Robert Nicholas Fowler		Conservative	Sir Reginald Hanson		Conservative	Death
West Derbyshire	2 June 1891^1	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 1891^1	William Henry Smith		Conservative	William Henry Smith		Conservative	Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports^2
Harborough^4	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
Stowmarket^4	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 1891^1	Thomas Baring		Conservative	Hucks Gibbs		Conservative	Death
North Sligo	2 April 1891	Peter McDonald		Irish Parliamentary	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 Hartlepools^4	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	Death
Bassetlaw	15 December 1890	William Beckett-Denison		Conservative	Frederick George Milner		Conservative	Death
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	12 November 1890^1	Moir Tod Stormonth Darling		Conservative	Sir Charles John Pearson		Conservative	Resignation (Senator of the College of Justice)
Eccles^4	22 October 1890	Alfred John Francis Egerton		Conservative	Henry John Roby		Liberal	Death
East Carmarthenshire	8 August 1890^1	David Pugh		Liberal	Abel Thomas		Liberal	Death
Mid Durham	17 July 1890	William Crawford		Lib-Lab	John Wilson		Lib-Lab	Death
Barrow-in-Furness^3	2 July 1890	William Sproston Caine		Liberal Unionist	James Duncan		Liberal	Resigned to restand as an Independent Liberal
North Donegal	25 June 1890^1	James Edward O'Doherty		Irish Parliamentary	James Rochfort Maguire		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
West Donegal	30 May 1890^1	Patrick O'Hea		Irish Parliamentary	James Joseph Dalton		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Mid Tipperary	15 May 1890^1	Thomas Mayne		Irish Parliamentary	Henry Harrison		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
East Galway	14 May 1890^1	Matthew Harris		Irish Parliamentary	John Roche		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Bristol East	9 May 1890	Handel Cossham		Liberal	Joseph Dodge Weston		Liberal	Death
Caernarvon Boroughs^4	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 1890^1	Joseph Gillis Biggar		Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Francis Vesey Knox		Irish Parliamentary	Death
East Down	25 March 1890^1	Richard William Blackwood Ker		Irish Unionist	James Alexander Rentoul		Irish Unionist	Resignation
Ayr Burghs^5	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 North^4	4 March 1890	Charles Cochrane-Baillie		Conservative	Thomas Henry Bolton		Liberal	Succession to a peerage
West Waterford	24 February 1890^1	Jasper Douglas Pyne		Irish Parliamentary	Alfred Webb		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Mid Glamorganshire	20 February 1890^1	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
Buckingham^4	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
Peterborough^4	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 Agriculture^2
Dundee	25 September 1889^1	Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth		Liberal	John Leng		Liberal	Death
Belfast North	12 August 1889^1	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 1889^1	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 1889^1	John Hooper		Irish Parliamentary	John Morrogh		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
Rochester^3	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
Kennington^4	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 1889^1	John Slagg		Liberal	Jabez Spencer Balfour		Liberal	Resignation
East Perthshire	19 February 1889	Robert Stewart Menzies		Liberal	Sir John Kinloch		Liberal	Death
Govan^4	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 1888^1	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	Moir Tod Stormonth Darling		Conservative	Resignation (Lord Justice Clerk)
Merthyr Tydfil^6	26 October 1888	Henry Richard		Liberal	William Pritchard Morgan		Independent Liberal	Death
Liverpool West Derby	10 August 1888^1	Lord Claud John Hamilton		Conservative	William Henry Cross		Conservative	Resignation
South Sligo	6 July 1888^1	Edward Joseph Kennedy		Irish Parliamentary	Edmund Leamy		Irish Parliamentary	Resignation
South Longford	30 June 1888^1	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 Burghs^5	15 June 1888	Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell		Liberal Unionist	John Sinclair		Liberal	Death
Southampton^4	23 May 1888	Sir John Edmund Commerell		Conservative	Francis Henry Evans		Liberal	Resignation
Dublin St Stephen's Green^7	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 1888^1	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 1888^1	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Marquess of Granby		Conservative	Succession to a peerage
Merthyr Tydfil	14 March 1888^1	Charles Herbert James		Liberal	David Alfred Thomas		Liberal	Resignation
Chichester	14 March 1888^1	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 1888^1	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Edward Brodie Hoare		Conservative	Elevation to the peerage
Doncaster^3	23 February 1888	Walter Shirley Shirley		Liberal	William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam		Liberal Unionist	Resignation
Bristol West	20 February 1888^1	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	President of the Board of Trade^2
Edinburgh West^3	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 1888^1	John George Gibson		Conservative	Miles Walker Mattinson		Conservative	Resignation (Irish High Court Judge)
Dublin University	3 February 1888^1	Dodgson Hamilton Madden		Irish Unionist	Dodgson Hamilton Madden		Irish Unionist	Solicitor General for Ireland^2
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 1887^1	Alexander Beresford Hope		Conservative	Sir George Gabriel Stokes		Conservative	Death
South Kerry	27 September 1887^1	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 1887^1	John Aloysius Blake		Irish Parliamentary	James Patrick Mahon		Irish Parliamentary	Death
Northwich^4	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 1887^1	John Gellibrand Hubbard		Conservative	Thomas 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 1887^1	Sir John St Aubyn		Liberal Unionist	Thomas Bedford Bolitho		Liberal Unionist	Elevation to the peerage
Coventry^4	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
Spalding^4	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 1887^1	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
Burnley^4	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 1887^1	Thomas Sexton		Irish Parliamentary	Edward Joseph Kennedy		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Belfast West
North Longford	5 February 1887^1	Justin McCarthy		Irish Parliamentary	Timothy Michael Healy		Irish Parliamentary	Chose to sit for Londonderry City
Dartford	2 February 1887^1	Sir William Hart Dyke		Conservative	Sir William Hart Dyke		Conservative	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education^2
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 1886^1	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 Trade^2 and elevation to the peerage
North Northamptonshire	16 August 1886^1	Lord Burghley		Conservative	Lord Burghley		Conservative	Parliamentary Groom in Waiting^2
Newton	16 August 1886	Richard Assheton Cross		Conservative	Thomas Wodehouse Legh		Conservative	Secretary of State for India^2 and elevation to the peerage
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities	13 August 1886^1	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	John Hay Athole Macdonald		Conservative	Lord Advocate^2
Cambridge University	13 August 1886^1	Henry Cecil Raikes		Conservative	Henry Cecil Raikes		Conservative	Postmaster General^2
Melton	13 August 1886^1	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Lord John Manners		Conservative	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^2
Dublin University	13 August 1886^1	David Robert Plunket		Irish Unionist	David Robert Plunket		Irish Unionist	First Commissioner of Works^2
		Hugh Holmes		Irish Unionist	Hugh Holmes		Irish Unionist	Attorney General for Ireland^2
West Down	13 August 1886^1	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Lord Arthur William Hill		Irish Unionist	Comptroller of the Household^2
Wigtownshire	12 August 1886^1	Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell		Conservative	Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
Buteshire	12 August 1886^1	James Robertson		Conservative	James Robertson		Conservative	Solicitor General for Scotland^2
Enfield	12 August 1886^1	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	Viscount Folkestone		Conservative	Treasurer of the Household^2
Ealing	12 August 1886^1	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	Lord George Hamilton		Conservative	First Lord of the Admiralty^2
Horncastle	12 August 1886^1	Edward Stanhope		Conservative	Edward Stanhope		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Colonies^2
Isle of Wight	12 August 1886^1	Sir Richard Webster		Conservative	Sir Richard Webster		Conservative	Attorney General for England and Wales^2
Tiverton	12 August 1886^1	William Walrond		Conservative	William Walrond		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
St George's, Tower Hamlets	12 August 1886	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	Charles Thomson Ritchie		Conservative	President of the Local Government Board^2
Sheffield Ecclesall	11 August 1886^1	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett		Conservative	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett		Conservative	Civil Lord of the Admiralty^2
Plymouth	11 August 1886^1	Edward George Clarke		Conservative	Edward George Clarke		Conservative	Solicitor General for England and Wales^2
Manchester East	11 August 1886^1	Arthur James Balfour		Conservative	Arthur James Balfour		Conservative	Secretary for Scotland^2
Liverpool Walton	11 August 1886^1	John George Gibson		Conservative	John George Gibson		Conservative	Solicitor General for Ireland^2
Croydon	11 August 1886^1	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Sidney Herbert		Conservative	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury^2
Bristol West	11 August 1886^1	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Sir Michael Hicks Beach		Conservative	Chief Secretary for Ireland^2
Brighton	11 August 1886^1	William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	William Thackeray Marriott		Conservative	Judge Advocate General^2
Birmingham East	11 August 1886^1	Henry Matthews		Conservative	Henry Matthews		Conservative	Secretary of State for the Home Department^2
Strand	11 August 1886^1	William Henry Smith		Conservative	William Henry Smith		Conservative	Secretary of State for War^2
Paddington South	11 August 1886^1	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	Lord Randolph Churchill		Conservative	Chancellor of the Exchequer^2
Marylebone East	11 August 1886^1	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Lord Charles Beresford		Conservative	Junior Naval Lord^2
Lewisham	11 August 1886^1	Viscount Lewisham		Conservative	Viscount Lewisham		Conservative	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household^2
Hampstead	11 August 1886^1	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Sir Henry Holland		Conservative	Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education^2
^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
• 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
• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)