1899 Elland by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 May 2022 A by-election was held for the British House of Commons in the constituency of Elland on 8 March 1899. Vacancy The seat became vacant following the retirement on grounds of ill-health of the sitting Member of Parliament, Thomas Wayman. Electoral history thumb|120px|Thomas Wayman General election 1895: EllandBritish parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 156 (180 in web page) Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Wayman 5,387 51.5 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Travis Clay 5,081 48.5 +8.4 306 3.0 -16.8 10,468 83.6 +15.3 Liberal Party (UK) -8.4 Candidates The Liberal candidate was Charles Philips Trevelyan, opposed by the Unionist Philip Foster. Campaign Important issues in the campaign included the Liberal demands for disestablishment of the Church of England, school building, and payment for Members of Parliament. According to The Times, "One of the Unionist placards told the electorate if they wanted their rates and taxes raised, if they wished to pay members of Parliament, and to build Board schools where they were not required, they must vote for Mr Trevelyan; but if they wanted peace, good trade, and their rates and taxes raised, then they ought to vote for Mr Foster".The Times, "Election Intelligence", 9 March 1899 Result When the count, which took just two hours and seven minutes, was completed, the result was as expected: a hold for the Liberal Party, with a majority of around three times what it had been in the last election. thumb|120px|C.P. Trevelyan Elland by-election, 1899British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 156 (180 in web page) Liberal Party (UK) Charles Philips Trevelyan 6,041 54.4 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Staveley Foster 5,057 45.6 -2.9 984 8.8 +5.8 11,098 85.9 +2.3 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.9 Since the Conservative vote was only slightly less than the last time despite an increase of about 4–500 in the electorate, the Liberals claimed this as a sign that "radicalism was growing right through the West Riding".The Times, "Election Intelligence", 10 March 1899. Aftermath Trevelyan would go on to hold the seat until the general election of 1900; General election 1900: EllandBritish parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig) Liberal Party (UK) Charles Philips Trevelyan 6,154 57.7 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Feetham Coates 4,512 42.3 -3.3 1,642 15.4 +6.6 10,666 81.1 -4.8 Liberal Party (UK) +3.3 See also Elland (UK Parliament constituency) List of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:1899 in England Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies Category:1899 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Calderdale Category:19th century in Yorkshire