1908 Pudsey by-election
The Member of Parliament for Pudsey, the Rt. Hon. George Whiteley resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, resulting in a by-election in the constituency.[1]
Electoral history[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Whiteley | 7,043 | 66.5 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | C W Ford | 3,541 | 33.5 | -14.1 | |
Majority | 3,502 | 33.0 | +28.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,909 | 66.5 | -11.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Candidates[]
Frederick Ogden, John James Oddy and J. W. Benson were the three candidates. Eccentric poet Arthur Hunnable announced that he would contest the election, but failed to submit nomination papers.[3]
Campaign[]
Polling Day was arranged for 20 June 1908, just 18 days after the retirement of the previous MP.
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John James Oddy | 5,444 | 45.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 5,331 | 44.2 | -22.4 | |
Independent Labour | J. W. Benson | 1,291 | 10.7 | New | |
Majority | 113 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12066 | 78.3 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Aftermath[]
On 26 June, it was announced that Whiteley, the former MP, had been awarded a peerage and would take a seat in the House of Lords.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Parliament - House Of Commons - New Writ", The Times, p. 6, 4 June 1908
- ^ "The General Election - The Polls", The Times, p. 10, 22 January 1906
- ^ "Pudsey by-election", Manchester Guardian, 8 June 1908
- ^ "Election Intelligence", The Times, p. 9, 22 June 1908
- ^ A Liberal Chronicle: Journals and Papers of J.A. Pease
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- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Leeds constituencies
- 1908 in England
- 1908 elections in the United Kingdom
- Pudsey
- 1900s in Leeds