1910 Shipley by-election

Parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1910 Shipley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 10 March 1910. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Liberal MP, Percy Illingworth to the post of Junior Lord of the Treasury,The Times ,1 March 1910 p12 i.e. one of the government whips. Under the Parliamentary rules applying at that time this required him to resign his seat and fight a by-election. Candidates Liberals The Shipley Liberals re-selected Illingworth. He had been returned unopposed in the general election of 1906 and had seen off a Liberal Unionist challenger in the general election held in January 1910 just a few weeks before by a healthy majority of 3775 votes.The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico’s Publishing 2004 p87 Shipley Liberals welcomed their member’s appointment to the government and foresaw no reason to doubt he would be re-elected in the forthcoming by-election.The Times, 1 March 1910 p12 Unionists It was reported that the Unionists in the Shipley constituency were unprepared to fight another contest so soon after the general election The Times, 3 March 1910 p12 and the Shipley Division Liberal Unionists decided not to oppose Illingworth on the formal grounds that his appointment as a whip should not involve him in a fresh contest.The Times, 4 March 1910 p7 Result There being no other candidates putting themselves forward, Illingworth was returned unopposed.The Times, 11 March 1910 p8 Shipley by-election, 1910 Liberal Party (UK) Percy Illingworth Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) References See also List of United Kingdom by-elections United Kingdom by-election records Category:1910 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Unopposed ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies Category:1910 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Bradford constituencies Category:Shipley, West Yorkshire Category:1910s in Yorkshire Category:March 1910 in the United Kingdom