1859 election United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...  • MPs

1865 election United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...  • MPs

1868 election • MPs MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1868 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1868 general election.-See also:*UK general election, 1868*List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom...

1874 election United Kingdom general election, 1874 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...  • MPs MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1874 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1874 general election.-See also:*UK general election, 1874*List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom...

1880 election United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...  • MPs MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1880 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1880 general election, held from March to April 1880....

The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867

Reform Act 1867

The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....

, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom. It was the first election held in the United Kingdom in which more than a million votes were cast; nearly triple the number of votes were cast compared to the previous election

United Kingdom general election, 1865

The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...

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The result saw the Liberals, led by William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...

, again increase their large majority over Benjamin Disraeli's

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. Starting from comparatively humble origins, he served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...

Conservatives to more than 100 seats.

This was the last election at which all the seats were taken by only the two leading parties.

Results

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Total votes cast: 2,333,251