title: 1883 Ipswich by-election
text: # 1883 Ipswich by-election
  
  The 1883 by-election for Ipswich was held when the sitting Conservative MP Thomas Clement Cobbold died. It was won by the previous Liberal MP for Ipswich, Henry Wyndham West. The unsuccessful conservative candidate was William Thomas Charley.
  
  1883 Ipswich by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Henry Wyndham West | 3,266 | 53.7 | +3.7 |
  | | Conservative | William Thomas Charley | 2,816 | 46.3 | -3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 7.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,082 | 76.9 | -5.6 (est) |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,914 | | |
  | | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.8 | |
  