# Canonical recap data for British General Election (1880)
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slug: british-election-1880
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1880/british-election-1880"
title: British General Election
subtitle: Gladstone's landslide victory marked a turning point in British electoral politics and the rise of modern parliamentary campaigning.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1880-03-31
endDate: 1880-04-27
datePrecision: day
year: 1880
decade: 1880
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The 1880 United Kingdom general election was held from 31 March to 27 April 1880. It saw the Liberal opposition triumph with 352 seats.
summaryLong: The 1880 United Kingdom general election was held from 31 March to 27 April 1880. It saw the Liberal opposition triumph with 352 seats.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Picture_of_Spencer_Cavendish%2C_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire.jpg/1280px-Picture_of_Spencer_Cavendish%2C_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1880 United Kingdom general election"
importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  title: British general election, 1880
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The 1880 United Kingdom general election was held from 31 March to 27 April 1880. It saw the Liberal opposition triumph with 352 seats.
wikidataQid: Q2074515
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260610234115/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-10
  label: British general election, 1880
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election"
