1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election explained

The 1911 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 July 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.

Vacancy

Seymour King the Conservative MP since 1885 was unseated on petition on 1 June 1911.

The Candidates

• Mark Sykes was chosen as the new Conservative candidate to defend the seat. He had contested unsuccessfully, the Buckrose seat in Yorkshire at both 1910 general elections.
• The Liberals re-selected Robert Aske, their candidate here from the last election.

The Result

The seat was held for the Conservative Party by Mark Sykes.

Aftermath

A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

• Unionist Party:Mark Sykes
• Liberal Party:

• Sykes was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.

Notes and References

1. Book: Craig, F. W. S. . 1987 . Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987 . Chichester . Parliamentary Research Services . 105.