1910 Tower Hamlets St George by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 1910 Tower Hamlets St George by-election presidential United Kingdom Tower Hamlets St George (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1910 Tower Hamlets St George (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1910 1 March 1910 Benn 85px Liberal Party (UK) 1,598 59.5% Simmons Conservative Party (UK) 1,089 40.5% File:StGeorgesintheEast1885.png 250px MP Subsequent MP Wedgwood Benn Liberal Party (UK) Wedgwood Benn Liberal Party (UK) The 1910 Tower Hamlets St George by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It 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 held on 1 March 1910. Vacancy The by-election was caused due to the incumbent Liberal MP, William Wedgwood Benn, becoming a Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring him to seek re-election. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal since Benn gained it in 1906. Benn easily held the seat at the January 1910 election, with a reduced majority; General election January 1910: Tower Hamlets, St. GeorgeCraig, F.W.S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) William Wedgwood Benn 1,568 58.0 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Percy Coleman Simmons 1,134 42.0 +3.3 434 16.0 -6.6 2,702 Liberal Party (UK) -3.3 Candidates The local Liberal Association re-selected 33-year-old Wedgwood Benn to defend the seat. The Conservatives retained Percy Coleman Simmons as their candidate. Campaign Polling Day was fixed for the 1 March 1910. Result The Liberals held the seat and managed a slightly increased majority; 1910 Tower Hamlets St George by-electionCraig, F.W.S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) William Wedgwood Benn 1,598 59.5 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Percy Coleman Simmons 1,089 40.5 -1.5 509 19.0 +3.0 2,687 Liberal Party (UK) +1.5 Aftermath Benn was re-elected at the general election 9 months later. General election December 1910: Tower Hamlets, St. GeorgeCraig, F.W.S. (1974). British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. Liberal Party (UK) William Wedgwood Benn 1,401 57.8 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Clifton Brown 1,022 42.2 +1.7 379 15.6 -3.4 2,423 Liberal Party (UK) -1.7 References Tower Hamlets St George by-election Tower Hamlets St George by-election Tower Hamlets St George,1910 Tower Hamlets St George,1910 Tower Hamlets St George by-election