1911 Middleton by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1911 Middleton by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 2 August 1911 for the Middleton division of Lancashire, a constituency of the British House of Commons. Vacancy Ryland Adkins had been Liberal MP for Middleton since 1906 when he gained the seat from the Conservatives. Upon his appointment as Recorder of Nottingham on 17 July 1911,28514 5350 18 July 1911 Adkins was obliged by the electoral law of the day to resign his seat and re-contest it at a by-election.Election Intelligence The Times 2 August 1911 11 Electoral history thumb|140px|Ryland Adkins General election December 1910: MiddletonBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig) Electorate 15,391 Liberal Party (UK) Ryland Adkins 7,071 52.9 -2.1 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) William Hewins 6,284 47.1 +2.1 787 5.8 -4.2 13,355 86.8 -3.7 Liberal Party (UK) -2.1 Candidates Adkins's Unionist opponent was William Hewins who was his opponent at the December 1910 general election. Campaign The by-election was fought mainly on the issue of National Insurance which Hewins took up vigorously, if by some accounts rather cynically. In the course of the campaign Lloyd George had to send Adkins a letter for public consumption refuting in detail Hewins’ claims. Result Adkins held on, although Hewins reduced his majority again, this time to 411 votes.Middleton By-Election. Liberal Majority Reduced The Times 3 August 1911 6 Middleton by-election, 1911British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig) Electorate 15,447 Liberal Party (UK) Ryland Adkins 6,863 51.5 -1.4 Liberal Unionist Party (UK) William Hewins 6,452 48.5 +1.4 411 3.0 -2.8 13,315 86.2 -0.6 Liberal Party (UK) -1.4 Aftermath Hewins was elected in a by-election at Hereford in 1912. 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. General Election 1914/15: Middleton Electorate Liberal Party (UK) Ryland Adkins Unionist Party (UK) Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. In 1918, following boundary changes, the Middleton constituency was combined with Prestwich. General election 14 December 1918: Middleton & Prestwich Electorate 36,563 Liberal Party (UK) Ryland Adkins 14,831 69.5 +18.0 Labour Party (UK) John B Battle 6,501 30.5 New 8,330 39.0 +36.0 21,332 Liberal Party (UK) Adkins was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government. References Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1911 in England Category:1910s in Lancashire Category:Elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies Category:August 1911 in the United Kingdom