1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 September 2014 The 1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 July 1911.Craig F. W. S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 105 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. Vacancy Seymour King the Conservative MP since 1885 was unseated on petition on 1 June 1911. Electoral history December 1910 general election: Kingston upon Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1885–1918, F. W. S. Craig Conservative Party (UK) Seymour King 3,625 51.5 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Aske 3,418 48.5 -1.4 207 3.0 +2.8 7,043 86.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) +2.4 The Candidates Mark Sykes was chosen as the new Conservative candidate to defend the seat. He had contested unsuccessfully, the Buckrose seat in Yorkshire at both 1910 general elections. The Liberals re-selected Robert Aske, their candidate here from the last election. The result The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Mark Sykes. 1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885–1918, F. W. S. Craig Conservative Party (UK) Mark Sykes 3,823 51.9 +0.4 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Aske 3,545 48.1 -0.4 278 3.8 +0.8 7,368 84.6 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) +0.4 Aftermath A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. Unionist Party:Mark Sykes Liberal Party: 1918 general election: Kingston upon Hull CentralBritish parliamentary election results 1918–1949, F. W. S. Craig Unionist Party (UK) *Mark Sykes 13,805 80.1 +28.2 Liberal Party (UK) Roderick Kedward 3,434 19.9 -28.2 10,371 60.2 +56.4 17,239 54.9 -29.7 Unionist Party (UK) Sykes was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Kingston upon Hull Central by-election Kingston upon Hull Central by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Yorkshire and the Humber constituencies Category:Elections in Kingston upon Hull Category:1910s in the East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull Central by-election Category:20th century in Kingston upon Hull