1907 Hexham by-election

1907 Hexham by-election

←  1906 27 March 1907 Jan. 1910  →

Candidate Holt Bates Party Liberal Conservative Popular vote 5,401 4,244 Percentage 56.0% 44.0%

MP before election Wentworth Beaumont Liberal Subsequent MP Richard Durning Holt Liberal

The 1907 Hexham by-election was held on 27 March 1907. The by-election was held due to the succession to the barony of Allendale of the incumbent Liberal MP, Wentworth Beaumont. It was won by the Liberal candidate Richard Durning Holt. ^[1]

History

Beaumont

General election 1906: Hexham ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wentworth Beaumont	5,632	61.4	+10.3
	Conservative	Nathaniel George Clayton	3,547	38.6	−10.3
Majority			2,085	22.8	+20.6
Turnout			9,179	83.1	+3.5
Registered electors			11,049
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.3

Result

Holt

Hexham by-election, 1907 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Durning Holt	5,401	56.0	−5.4
	Conservative	Charles Loftus Bates	4,244	44.0	+5.4
Majority			1,157	12.0	−10.8
Turnout			9,645	86.8	+3.7
Registered electors			11,116
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Aftermath

General election January 1910: Hexham ^{[2] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Durning Holt	5,478	55.4	−0.6
	Conservative	Charles Loftus Bates	4,417	44.6	+0.6
Majority			1,061	10.8	−1.2
Turnout			9,895	87.3	+4.2
Registered electors			11,335
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
3. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
4. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916