1908 Dewsbury by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1908 Dewsbury by-election presidential United Kingdom Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s Jan. 1910 23 April 1908 Runciman 65px Liberal Party (UK) 5,594 46.1% Carpenter Conservative Party (UK) 4,078 33.7% Turner 65px Labour Party (UK) 2,446 20.2% 250px MP Subsequent MP Walter Runciman Liberal Party (UK) Walter Runciman Liberal Party (UK) The 1908 Dewsbury by-election was held on 23 April 1908. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Walter Runciman being appointed President of the Board of Education. It was retained by Runciman.May 2021 History General election 1906: Dewsbury Liberal Party (UK) Walter Runciman 6,764 54.7 −6.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. B. Boyd-Carpenter 2,959 24.0 −15.2 Labour Representation Committee (1900) Ben Turner 2,629 21.3 New 3,805 30.7 +9.1 12,352 88.5 +13.7 13,951 Liberal Party (UK) +4.6 Result thumb|120px|Runciman Dewsbury by-election, 1908Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 1974 Macmillan Press London 9781349022984 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Runciman 5,594 46.1 −8.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. B. Boyd-Carpenter 4,078 33.7 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Ben Turner 2,446 20.2 −1.1 1,516 12.4 −18.3 12,118 86.2 −2.3 14,056 Liberal Party (UK) −9.2 References Category:1908 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1908 in England Category:1900s in Yorkshire Category:April 1908 in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Kirklees Category:Dewsbury Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies Category:Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom