The 1872 Southern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election was held on 8 July 1872.
The by-election was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Milton.
It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Spencer-Stanhope,[1] who was unopposed.
[2] The Conservatives retained this gain at the 1874 general election.
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