United Kingdom general election, 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885 ← 1880 24 November – 18 December 1885 ( 1885-11-24 – 1885-12-18 ) 1886 → ← outgoing members elected members → All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader William Ewart Gladstone Marquess of Salisbury Charles Stewart Parnell Party Liberal Conservative Irish Parliamentary Leader since April 1880 April 1881 17 October 1882 Leader's seat Midlothian House of Lords Cork City Last election 352 seats, 54.7% 237 seats, 42.5% 63 seats, 2.8% Seats won 319 247 86 Seat change 33 10 23 Popular vote 2,071,868 1,869,560 299,178 Percentage 47.4% 43.4% 6.8% Swing 7.3% 0.9% 4.0% Colours denote the winning party Prime Minister before election Marquess of Salisbury Conservative Appointed Prime Minister Willia