1903 Warwick and Leamington by-election

Warwick and Leamington, 1903

←  1900 23 October 1903 1906  →

Candidate Lyttelton Berridge Party Liberal Unionist Liberal Popular vote 2,689 2,499 Percentage 51.8% 48.2%

MP before election Alfred Lyttelton Conservative Subsequent MP Alfred Lyttelton Conservative

The Warwick and Leamington by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 23 October 1903. ^[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Electoral history

General Election 1900: Warwick and Leamington ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alfred Lyttelton	2,785	58.8
	Liberal	Halford Mackinder	1,954	41.2
Majority			831	17.6
Turnout			4,739	80.1
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Result

The Liberal Unionist Party held the seat:

Warwick and Leamington by-election, 1903 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alfred Lyttelton	2,689	51.8	−7.0
	Liberal	Thomas Berridge	2,499	48.2	+7.0
Majority			190	3.6	−14.0
Turnout			5,188	86.5	+6.4
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	-7.0

Aftermath

At the following General Election the result was:

General Election 1906: Warwick and Leamington ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Berridge	3,011	51.8	+3.6
	Liberal Unionist	Alfred Lyttelton	2,802	48.2	−3.6
Majority			209	3.6	N/A
Turnout			5,813	92.3	+5.8
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	+3.6

References

1. Craig, F.W.S. (1987). Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 97.
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig