1911 Wellington by-election

By-election in the United Kingdom April 2022 The 1911 Wellington by-election was held on 21 July 1911.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 105 The vacancy came about when the sitting MP Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood was elevated to the peerage. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Dennis Boles. Vacancy Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood had been Conservative MP for Wellington, Somerset since 1892.Mr Alexander Acland-Hood https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/alexander_acland-hood/wellington_(somerset) They work for you 9 September 2012 The seat had been Conservative since it was gained from the Liberals in 1886. He was raised to the peerage as Baron St Audries, of St Audries in the County of Somerset and given a seat in the House of Lords. Electoral history Acland-Hood was returned at the last election unopposed. In the previous election before that the result was; General election January 1910: Wellington Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood 5,216 55.7 +4.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. King 4,150 44.3 -4.2 1,066 11.4 +8.4 9,366 90.9 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) +4.2 Candidates Devonian Dennis Boles was chosen by the Conservatives to defend the seat, having never stood for parliament before. The Liberals chose C.H. Dudley Ward, who had stood here in 1906. Result The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Dennis Boles. Wellington by-election, 1911 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Boles 5,025 53.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Charles Humble Dudley Ward 4,421 46.8 New 604 6.4 N/A 9,446 88.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A 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; Unionist: Dennis Boles Liberal: Following boundary changes the seat was abolished and mostly replaced by Taunton General election 1918: Taunton Unionist Party (UK) Dennis Boles 12,619 72.4 Labour Party (UK) George Woods 4,816 27.6 7,803 44.8 17,435 Unionist Party (UK) Boles was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Category:1911 in England Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Category:Taunton Deane Category:20th century in Somerset Category:July 1911 in the United Kingdom