1908 Pudsey by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1908 Pudsey by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1908.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 102 The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was caused when the Member of Parliament, the George Whiteley resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. June 4, 1908 Parliament - House Of Commons - New Writ The Times 6 Electoral history General election Saturday 20 January 1906 Electorate January 22, 1906 The General Election - The Polls The Times 10 Liberal Party (UK) George Whiteley 7,043 66.5 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) C W Ford 3,541 33.5 -14.1 3,502 33.0 +28.2 15,909 66.5 -11.7 Liberal Party (UK) +14.1 Candidates Frederick Ogden, John James Oddy and J. W. Benson were the three candidates. Eccentric poet Arthur Hunnable announced that he would contest the election, but failed to submit nomination papers."Pudsey by-election", Manchester Guardian, 8 June 1908 Campaign Polling Day was arranged for 20 June 1908, just 18 days after the retirement of the previous MP. Result 1908 Pudsey by-election June 22, 1908 Election Intelligence The Times 9 Electorate Conservative Party (UK) John James Oddy 5,444 45.1 +11.7 Liberal Party (UK) Frederick Ogden 5,331 44.2 -22.4 Independent Labour J. W. Benson 1,291 10.7 New 113 0.9 N/A 12066 78.3 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +17.0 Aftermath On 26 June, it was announced that Whiteley, the former MP, had been awarded a peerage and would take a seat in the House of Lords.A Liberal Chronicle: Journals and Papers of J.A. Pease References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Leeds constituencies Category:1908 in England Category:1908 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Pudsey Category:1900s in Leeds Category:June 1908 in the United Kingdom