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The 1911 Bootle by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bootle in Merseyside on 27 March 1911. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Bonar Law.
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The 1911 Bootle by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bootle in Merseyside on 27 March 1911. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Bonar Law.
The seat had become vacant on 13 March 1911 when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), 73-year-old Thomas Myles Sandys had resigned from the House of Commons by the procedural device of accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional 'office of profit under the crown'. He had held the seat since the 1885 general election, and died on 18 October 1911.
At the previous December 1910 general election, Conservative MP Thomas Sandys was elected unopposed. However, there was a previous contest at the General election in January:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Sandys | 9,954 | 52.9 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal | W Permewan | 8,869 | 47.1 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,085 | 5.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 18,823 | 78.7 | +4.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bonar Law | 9,976 | 56.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Max Muspratt | 7,782 | 43.8 | New | |
| Majority | 2,194 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,758 | 69.7 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate, Bonar Law, who won the seat with 56% of the votes. He did not contest Bootle in 1918, and was instead elected in the Glasgow Central constituency.
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