United Kingdom general election, 1895

The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held between 13 July and 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery.

Campaign in Normanton
Due to the popularity of Benjamin Pickard in the district, Wilson did little to conflict with him. One of the key questions in the debate was that of the Eight Hours Bill which Lib-Lab MPs were putting through Parliament to provide a fixed limit to hours a miner could spend underground. Wilson promised not to vote against it if elected.