1911 Forest of Dean by-election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Forest of Dean by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Previous result[]

General election December 1910[1] Electorate 10,336
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Dilke 5,544 66.3
Conservative David Hope Kyd 2,820 33.7
Majority 2,724 32.6
Turnout 8,364
Liberal hold Swing

Candidates[]

Liberal Party Henry Webb Conservative Party David Hope Kyd

Result[]

Harry Webb
Forest of Dean by-election, 1911:[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Webb 6,174 66.5 +0.2
Conservative David Hope Kyd 3,106 33.5 -0.2
Majority 3,068 33.0 +0.4
Turnout 9,280
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Aftermath[]

Webb was appointed as a Junior Whip in 1912, which required him to face the electorate again, when he was returned unopposed. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted [*approved but not adopted] to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General Election 1914/15: Electorate 11,513[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Webb
Labour

At the 1918 general election, Webb received the coupon of endorsement from the Coalition government.

General election 14 December 1918:[4] Electorate 27,624
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Wignall 9,731 62.8
Liberal Henry Webb 5,765 37.2
Majority 3,966 25.6
Turnout 15,496
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

References[]

  1. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
  3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons 1916
  4. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
Retrieved from ""