title: 1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
text: # 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% :
  
  