1869 Bewdley by-election

The Bewdley by-election of 1869 was held on 11 March 1869. The Parliamentary by-election was called due to the voiding of the 1868 election of the incumbent MP, the Conservative Party's Richard Atwood Glass. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate John Cunliffe.

On petition Cunliffe was unseated and his liberal opponent Augustus Anson was declared elected. He was re-elected in the 1874 general election.

By-election, 11 Mar 1869: Bewdley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pickersgill-Cunliffe 477 50.7 -4.6
Liberal Augustus Anson 463 49.3 +4.6
Majority 14 1.4 -9.3
Turnout 940 90.1 +0.4
Registered electors 1,043
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

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