The 1905 Kingswinford by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Kingswinford, Staffordshire held on 3 July 1905.
It was triggered by the death of incumbent MP William George Webb. It was won by Conservative Henry Staveley-Hill. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Staveley-Hill | 5,490 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward Marten Dunne | 4,887 | 47.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 603 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,377 | 78.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,301 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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