title: 1880 Radnor Boroughs by-election
text: # 1880 Radnor Boroughs by-election
  
  The 1880 Radnor Boroughs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Radnor Boroughs in Wales on 17 May 1880.
  
  ## Vacancy
  
  The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP, Spencer Cavendish who was also elected MP for North East Lancashire and opted to sit there, causing a by-election.
  
  ## Candidates
  
  Two candidates nominated.
  
  The Liberal Party nominated former Acting Governor of Grenada Samuel Williams.
  
  The Conservative Party nominated a soldier, Cecil Alfred Tufton Otway.
  
  ## Results
  
  1880 Radnor Boroughs by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Samuel Williams | 458 | 54.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Cecil Alfred Tufton Otway | 390 | 46.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 8.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 848 | 89.7 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 945 | | |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
  