| Election Name: | 1874 Birkenhead by-election |
| Percentage1: | 58.0% |
| Swing1: | 12.0% |
| Registered: | 7,458 |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | David MacIver |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Before Election: | John Laird |
| MP | |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,474 |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Candidate2: | Samuel Stitt |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,421 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Candidate1: | David MacIver |
| Seats For Election: | Constituency of Birkenhead |
| Next Election: | 1880 United Kingdom general election |
| Election Date: | 24 November 1874 |
| Previous Year: | 1874 (GE) |
| Previous Election: | 1874 United Kingdom general election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Turnout: | 79.0% (8.3%) |
| Swing2: | 12.0% |
The 1874 Birkenhead by-election was fought on 24 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Laird. It was won by the Conservative candidate David MacIver.