1911 Kilmarnock Burghs by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2019 November 2013 The 1911 Kilmarnock Burghs by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1911. 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 constituency consisted of five parliamentary burghs: Kilmarnock in the county of Ayr, Dumbarton in the county of Dumbarton, Rutherglen in the county of Lanark and Renfrew and Port Glasgow in the county of Renfrew. Vacancy Adam Rolland Rainy had been Liberal MP for Kilmarnock Burghs since gaining the seat from the Conservatives in 1906. He died on 26 August 1911 at the youthful age of 49, causing the by-election.thumb|120px|Dr Adam Rainy Electoral history Dr Rainy's Liberal victory in 1906 coincided with the landslide win for his party across the UK. However, when the Liberals lost ground in January 1910, Rainy managed to increase his majority. That comfortable win was confirmed 11 months later; General election December 1910: Kilmarnock BurghsBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig, F.W.S. (1974) Liberal Party (UK) Adam Rolland Rainy 8,657 60.9 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) James Buyers Black 5,569 39.1 +0.2 3,088 21.8 -0.4 14,226 86.4 -2.5 Liberal Party (UK) -0.2 Candidates thumb|120px|WGC GladstoneTwenty-six-year-old William Glynne Charles Gladstone was chosen as the new Liberal candidate. He was a grandson of the former Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone and the son of former Liberal MP, William Henry Gladstone. In 1909, Gladstone was the Assistant Private Secretary to John Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen who was serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.WILLIAM G. C. GLADSTONE http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/29th-june-1918/14/william-g-c-gladstone 17 January 2014 The Spectator 28 June 1918 14–15 In early 1911, he served for a few months at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. as an Honorary Attaché.W G C Gladstone an MP https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/09/28/105031843.pdf 17 January 2014 The New York Times 28 September 1911 This was his first election as a candidate. The Conservatives chose a new candidate in 57-year-old Sir John David Rees. He was a former colonial administrator in India. He was a former Liberal MP for Montgomery Boroughs until December 1910 when he did not defend his seat. He crossed the floor before the dissolution of parliament November 1910."Portraits and Personal Notes." Illustrated London News [London, England] 16 September 1911: 434. Illustrated London News. Web. 5 March 2014.thumb|120px|JD Rees A Labour party candidate, in the form of 29-year-old Thomas McKerrell appeared for the first time. At the last election, he had contested Liverpool Kirkdale. He sat on the executives of the Scottish and British Miners unions."Speeches on the Crisis." Times [London, England] 4 March 1912: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 5 March 2014. He was also supported by Scottish suffragettes, like Muriel Scott.22 September 1911 The By-election at Kilmarnock Burghs 803 Votes for Women (Complied in Votes for Women: October 7 1910 – September 29 1911 · Volume 4, Publisher: St. Clements Press) He had been a Kilmarnock magistrate. He was the organiser of the Ayrshire Miners Union."Kilmarnock Burghs Election." Times [London, England] 11 September 1911: 5. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 5 March 2014. He was a member of Kilmarnock Town Council. Campaign March 2014 Result The Liberal Party held the seat.1911 Kilmarnock Burghs by-electionBritish parliamentary election results 1885-1918 by Craig, F. W. S. (1974) Liberal Party (UK) Will Gladstone 6,923 48.3 -12.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Rees 4,637 32.4 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Thomas McKerrell 2,761 19.3 New 2,286 15.9 -5.9 14,321 Liberal Party (UK) -3.0 Aftermath June 2026 Rees was to get elected at the 1912 Nottingham East by-election. 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. Liberal: Will Gladstone Unionist: Labour: Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place. In 1915 while serving in France, Gladstone was Killed in action. This resulted in the 1915 Kilmarnock Burghs by-election in which the Liberal Alexander Shaw was returned unopposed. McKerrell did not stand for parliament again. References Category:1911 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1911 in Scotland Category:1910s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:Politics of Kilmarnock Category:September 1911 in the United Kingdom