1911 Cheltenham by-election

1911 UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 June 2025 The 1911 Cheltenham by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 28 April 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. Previous result thumb|120px|Richard Mathias General election December 1910 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Mathias 3,846 50.6 -1.5 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) Vere Ponsonby 3,753 49.4 +1.5 93 1.2 N/A 7,599 91.0 -2.8 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Unionist Party (UK) +1.5 Result The Conservative Party gained the seat from the Liberal Party. Cheltenham by-election, 1911: Electorate Conservative Party (UK) James Agg-Gardner 4,043 50.0 +0.6 Liberal Party (UK) Lewis Mathias 4,039 50.0 -0.6 4 0.0 N/A 8,082 92.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +0.6 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. General Election 1914/15: Electorate 8,755 Unionist Party (UK) James Agg-Gardner Liberal Party (UK) General election 14 December 1918: Electorate 23,217 Unionist Party (UK) James Agg-Gardner 9,602 60.3 +10.3 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Davies 6,317 39.7 -10.3 3,285 20.6 +20.6 15,919 68.6 -24.2 Unionist Party (UK) Agg-Gardner was officially supported by the Coalition Government. References Craig, F. W. S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Category:1911 in England Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Gloucestershire constituencies Category:Politics of Cheltenham Category:20th century in Gloucestershire Category:April 1911 in the United Kingdom