Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Stirling Boroughs was won by Liberal at the 1880 general election, with a majority of 2,774 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stirling Boroughs from 1832 to 1880.
Full Election History, 1832–1880
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
Archibald Primrose (Whig)
492
57.3%
James Johnston (Whig)
126 (14.7 pts)
89.7%
1835
Archibald Primrose (Whig)
418
54.8%
John Crawfurd (Radical)
73 (9.6 pts)
72.0%
1837
Archibald Primrose (Whig)
455
99.6%
Thomas Perronet Thompson (Radical)
453 (99.1 pts)
36.8%
1841
Archibald Primrose (Whig)
438
51.0%
James Aytoun (Radical)
18 (2.1 pts)
75.2%
1847
John Benjamin Smith (Radical)
345
42.4%
Alexander Charles Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland (Whig)
33 (4.1 pts)
72.3%
1852
James Anderson (Radical)
431
51.2%
John Miller (Whig)
20 (2.4 pts)
76.8%
1857
James Anderson (Radical)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
James Caird (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Laurence Oliphant (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1868
Henry Campbell (Liberal)
2,201
56.7%
John Ramsay (Liberal)
519 (13.4 pts)
88.8%
1874
Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1880
Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal)
2,906
95.7%
James Ramsay Gibson-Maitland (Conservative)
2,774 (91.3 pts)
63.2%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Archibald Primrose
Whig
492
57.3%
Yes
James Johnston
Whig
366
42.7%
No
1835
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Archibald Primrose
Whig
418
54.8%
Yes
John Crawfurd
Radical
345
45.2%
No
1837
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Archibald Primrose
Whig
455
99.6%
Yes
Thomas Perronet Thompson
Radical
2
0.4%
No
1841
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Archibald Primrose
Whig
438
51.0%
Yes
James Aytoun
Radical
420
49.0%
No
1847
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Benjamin Smith
Radical
345
42.4%
Yes
Alexander Charles Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland
Whig
312
38.4%
No
Alexander Alison
Whig
156
19.2%
No
1852
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Anderson
Radical
431
51.2%
Yes
John Miller
Whig
411
48.8%
No
1857
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Anderson
Radical
Unopposed
Yes
1859
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
James Caird
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1865
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Laurence Oliphant
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1868
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry Campbell
Liberal
2,201
56.7%
Yes
John Ramsay
Liberal
1,682
43.3%
No
1874
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal
Unopposed
Yes
1880
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal
2,906
95.7%
Yes
James Ramsay Gibson-Maitland
Conservative
132
4.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Stirling Boroughs has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Radical, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stirling Boroughs in the 1880 general election?
Liberal won Stirling Boroughs in 1880 with 2,906 votes (95.7%), a majority of 2,774 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Stirling Boroughs since 1832?
Since 1832, Stirling Boroughs has been won by: Liberal, Radical, Whig.
What was the closest result in Stirling Boroughs?
The closest result on record for Stirling Boroughs was 1841, when Whig beat Radical by just 18 votes (2.1 percentage points).