1881 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election

In 1881, Dudley Marjoribanks, MP, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedmouth. At the 26 October Berwick-upon-Tweed 1881 by-election, Hubert Jerningham defeated Henry Trotter by a then record margin, despite attacks on Jerningham for supporting the right of atheist Charles Bradlaugh, who had won in Northampton at the 1880 general election, to sit in Parliament.

Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election, 1881
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hubert Jerningham 1,046 66.41 +10.1
Conservative Henry John Trotter 529 33.58 −10.1
Majority 517 32.82 +30.1
Turnout 1,575 79.2 −0.8 (est)
Registered electors 1,989
Liberal hold Swing +10.1