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The UK general election of 1880 was a general election in the United Kingdom held from March to April 1880.
At the culmination of Midlothian campaign, the Liberals, led by the fierce oratory of retired former Liberal leader William Gladstone in attacking the supposedly immoral foreign policy of the Disraeli government, secured one of their largest ever majorities in the election, leaving the Conservatives a distant second. As a result of the campaign, the Liberal leaders, Lord Hartington and Lord Granville, withdrew in favour of Gladstone, who thus became Prime Minister a second time.
[edit] Results
| UK General Election 1880 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/- |
| |
Liberal |
352 |
|
|
+ 110 |
|
54.7 |
1,836,423 |
+ 2.7 |
| |
Conservative |
237 |
|
|
- 113 |
|
42.5 |
1,426,351 |
- 1.8 |
| |
Home Rule |
63 |
|
|
+ 3 |
|
2.8 |
95,535 |
- 0.9 |
| |
Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,107 |
0.0 |
Total votes cast: 3,359,416.
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