1910 Ilkeston by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 The 1910 Ilkeston by-election was a Parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Ilkeston in Derbyshire. 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. The by-election was held on 7 March 1910. Vacancy The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Walter Foster, becoming Baron Ilkeston and taking a seat in the House of Lords. Foster had been Liberal MP for the seat of Ilkeston since the 1887 Ilkeston by-election. Electoral history The seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885. They easily held the seat at the last election, with a reduced majority; thumb|120px|Sir Walter Foster General election January 1910: Ilkeston Debretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig Liberal Party (UK) Walter Foster 10,632 62.3 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Forbes St John Morrow 6,432 37.7 +2.0 4,200 24.6 -4.0 17,064 87.7 +0.5 Liberal Party (UK) -2.0 Candidates The local Liberal Association selected 42-year-old Rt Hon. Jack Seely to defend the seat. Campaign Polling Day was fixed for the 7 March 1910. Result The Liberals held the seat and managed a slightly reduced majority; thumb|120px|Seely 1910 Ilkeston by-electionDebretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916 Liberal Party (UK) J. E. B. Seely 10,204 59.7 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Henry FitzHerbert Wright 6,871 40.3 +2.6 3,333 19.4 -5.2 17,075 87.7 0.0 Liberal Party (UK) -2.5 Aftermath General election December 1910: IlkestonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig Liberal Party (UK) J. E. B. Seely 9,990 62.7 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) William Marshall Freeman 5,946 37.3 -0.4 4,044 25.4 +0.8 15,936 81.9 -5.8 Liberal Party (UK) +2.9 References Category:1910 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1910 in England Category:1910s in Derbyshire Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies Category:Ilkeston