The Forest of Dean by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 24 February 1911. [1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Dilke | 5,544 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 2,820 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 2,724 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,364 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Party Henry Webb Conservative Party David Hope Kyd
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Webb | 6,174 | 66.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 3,106 | 33.5 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 3,068 | 33.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,280 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Webb was appointed as a Junior Whip in 1912, which required him to face the electorate again, when he was returned unopposed. A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted [*approved but not adopted] to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Webb | ||||
Labour |
At the 1918 general election, Webb received the coupon of endorsement from the Coalition government.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Wignall | 9,731 | 62.8 | ||
Liberal | Henry Webb | 5,765 | 37.2 | ||
Majority | 3,966 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 15,496 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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