1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
# 1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

A general election was held in the United Kingdom between 31 March and 27 April 1880 and all 60 seats in Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone.

## Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the 1880 general election in Scotland.

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | 52 | 12 | 195,517 | 70.1 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 12 | 75,145 | 29.9 | 1.7 |
| Total | Total | 58 | | 269,662 | 100 | |

### University constituencies

General election 1880: Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Lyon Playfair | 2,254 | 50.3% |
| | Conservative | Bickersteth | 2,224 | 49.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

General election 1880: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Campbell | unopposed | unopposed | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Votes summary

Popular vote

Liberal

70.10%

Conservative

29.90% :

Parliament seats

Liberal

88.33%

Conservative

11.67% :

