title: 1887 Forest of Dean by-election
text: # 1887 Forest of Dean by-election
  
  The 1887 Forest of Dean by-election was held on 29 July 1887 after the retirement of the incumbent Liberal MP Thomas Blake. The seat was retained by the Liberal candidate Godfrey Blundell Samuelson.
  
  Forest of Dean by-election, 1887 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Godfrey Blundell Samuelson | 4,286 | 61.0 |
  | | Conservative | E Wyndham | 2,736 | 39.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,550 | 22.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,022 | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
  