1900 Blackpool by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1900 Blackpool by-election was held on 21 December 1900 after the incumbent Conservative MP Sir Matthew Ridley was appointed Crown Stewart and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds on 11 December 1900, 27256 14 December 1900 8461 ahead of being elevated to the peerage as Viscount Ridley on 17 December 1900. 27257 18 December 1900 8538 Ridley had been Home Secretary from 1895 to 12 November 1900. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Henry Worsley-Taylor. Blackpool by-election, 1900The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Lancashire North Conservative Party (UK) Henry Worsley-Taylor 7,059 55.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Heap 5,589 44.2 New 1,470 11.6 N/A 12,648 78.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Category:1900 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1900 in England Category:December 1900 in the United Kingdom Category:1900s in Lancashire