<page_title> 1878 Middlesbrough by-election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Liberal <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Isaac Wilson <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 37.6 <col_header> % </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
The result was a victory was for Wilson, who held the 1878 Middlesbrough seat for the Liberal with a majority of 37.6% of the votes.