1880 General Election - Peterborough
| Year | 1880 |
| General election | 1880 General Election |
| Constituency | Peterborough |
| Turnout | 69.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wentworth-FitzWilliam, William John | Independent Liberal | 1,615 |
| Whalley, George Hampden | Liberal | 1,257 |
| Tennant, Robert | Conservative | 987 |
| Hankey, Thomson | Liberal | 841 |