| Year: | 1880 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1880 General Election |
| Constituency: | Pontefract |
| Turnout: | 76.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Childers, Hugh Culling Eardley | Liberal | 1154 |
| Woolf, Sidney | Liberal | 1029 |
| Green, Edward | Conservative | 904 |
| Shaw, John | Conservative | 627 |