1911 Forest of Dean by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1911 Forest of Dean by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 24 February 1911.Craig F.W.S. 1987 Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 Chichester Parliamentary Research Services 105 It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. Previous result General election December 1910British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Electorate 10,336 Liberal Party (UK) Charles Dilke 5,544 66.3 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Hope Kyd 2,820 33.7 -1.1 2,724 32.6 +2.2 8,364 76.9 -9.7 Liberal Party (UK) +1.1 Candidates For the Liberal Party: Henry Webb and for the Conservative Party: David Hope Kyd. Result thumb|120px|Harry Webb Forest of Dean by-election, 1911:British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Liberal Party (UK) Henry Webb 6,174 66.5 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Hope Kyd 3,106 33.5 -0.2 3,068 33.0 +0.4 9,280 82.8 +5.9 Liberal Party (UK) +0.2 Aftermath Webb was appointed as a Junior Whip in 1912, which required him to face the electorate again, when he was returned unopposed. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted [*approved but not adopted] to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. General Election 1914/15: Electorate 11,513Debrett's House of Commons 1916 Liberal Party (UK) Henry Webb Labour Party (UK) *James Wignall At the 1918 general election, Webb received the coupon of endorsement from the Coalition government. General election 14 December 1918:British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 Electorate 27,624 Labour Party (UK) James Wignall 9,731 62.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Henry Webb 5,765 37.2 -29.1 3,966 25.6 N/A 15,496 56.1 -20.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References Category:1911 in England Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Forest of Dean Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Gloucestershire constituencies Category:20th century in Gloucestershire Category:February 1911 in the United Kingdom