1911 Luton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election October 2019 March 2023 The 1911 Luton by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 July 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. Vacancy Thomas Ashton had been the Liberal MP here since 1895. Luton had been Liberal since the seat was created in 1885. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Ashton of Hyde, in the County of Chester, with a seat in the House of Lords. Electoral history thumb|120px|Thomas Ashton General election December 1910 Electorate 16,564 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Ashton 7,601 53.4 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Owen Hickman 6,623 46.6 -0.5 978 6.8 +1.0 14,224 85.9 -4.8 Liberal Party (UK) +0.5 Candidates The new Liberal candidate selected to defend the seat was Cecil Harmsworth. He had been Liberal MP for Droitwich, Worcestershire until his defeat there in January 1910. The Conservatives re-selected John Owen Hickman, who had been their candidate last time. Result Cecil Harmsworth held the seat for the Liberal Party. thumb|120px|Cecil Harmsworth Luton by-election, 1911 Electorate 17,177 Liberal Party (UK) Cecil Harmsworth 7,619 52.1 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Owen Hickman 7,006 47.9 +1.3 613 4.2 -2.6 14,625 85.1 -0.8 Liberal Party (UK) -1.3 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. General Election 1914/15 Electorate 19,199 Liberal Party (UK) Cecil Harmsworth Unionist Party (UK) General election 14 December 1918 Electorate 37,051 Liberal Party (UK) *Cecil Harmsworth 13,501 69.4 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) Willet Ball 5,964 30.6 New 7,537 38.8 +32.0 19,465 52.5 -23.4 Liberal Party (UK) Harmsworth was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Luton by-election Luton Luton 1911 Category:Politics of Luton Luton by-election 1911 Luton by-election