| Election Name: | 1874 Wenlock by-election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Turnout: | 88.1% (4.6%) |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1874 United Kingdom general election |
| Previous Year: | 1874 (GE) |
| Election Date: | 12 November 1874 |
| Next Election: | 1880 United Kingdom general election |
| Seats For Election: | Constituency of Wenlock |
| Candidate1: | Cecil Weld-Forester |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,720 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| Candidate2: | Beilby Lawley |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,401 |
| Percentage2: | 44.9% |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | George Weld-Forester |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Cecil Weld-Forester |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Registered: | 3,541 |
The 1874 Wenlock by-election was fought on 12 November 1874. The by-election was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Conservative MP, George Weld-Forester. It was won by the Conservative candidate Cecil Weld-Forester.[1]