1905 Brighton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election January 2015 January 2015 1905 Brighton by-election presidential United Kingdom Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1900 Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 5 April 1905 Villiers 85px Liberal Party (UK) 8,209 52.6% Loder 85px Conservative Party (UK) 7,392 47.4% 250px MP Subsequent MP Loder Conservative Party (UK) Villiers Liberal Party (UK) The 1905 Brighton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 April 1905.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 99 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. It was one of only eight ministerial by-elections in the UK not to be retained by the incumbent.March 2023 Vacancy Gerald Loder had been Conservative MP for the seat of Brighton since the 1889 Brighton by-election. He vacated his seat upon appointment as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury so as to seek re-election. Electoral history Brighton returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The seat had been Conservative since they gained it in 1885. They easily held both seats at the last election: General election January 1900British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Loder 7,858 40.9 +20.4 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Vernon-Wentworth 6,626 34.6 -2.0 Independent Conservative J. Kensit 4,693 24.5 New 1,933 10.1 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) 1,232 6.2 Conservative Party (UK) 19,177 62.2 -12.2 Candidates The Conservatives re-selected 44-year-old Gerald Loder to defend the seat. He was private secretary to the President of the Local Government Board (Charles Ritchie) from 1888 to 1892 and to Lord George Hamilton (the Secretary of State for India) from 1896 to 1901.Who's Who The local Liberal Association selected 42-year-old Ernest Villiers as their candidate. He was ordained as an Anglican priest. After three years as a curate in Halifax, he became rector of Haveringland, Norfolk. He resigned from holy orders to pursue a political career.Who's Who Campaign Polling Day was fixed for 5 April 1905. Result The Liberals gained the seat from the Conservatives: Brighton by-election, 1905British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Villiers 8,209 52.6 New Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Loder 7,392 47.4 -28.1 817 5.2 N/A 15,601 76.3 +14.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aftermath At the following General Election, the Liberals gained the other seat from the Conservatives, the result was: General election January 1906British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Villiers 9,062 26.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Aurelian Ridsdale 8,919 26.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) George Tryon 8,188 23.8 -17.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Gordon 8,176 23.8 -10.8 731 2.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 886 2.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 34,345 82.5 +20.3 References Category:1905 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1905 in England Category:20th century in Brighton and Hove Category:Politics of Brighton and Hove Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in East Sussex constituencies