List of United Kingdom by-elections (1900–1918) explained

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1900 and 1918, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: pink for a Labour (including Labour Representation Committee) gain, light blue for a Conservative (including Liberal Unionist, Irish Unionist and Scottish Unionist) gain, orange for a Liberal (including Liberal-Labour) gain, green for a Sinn Féin gain, light green for an Irish Parliamentary Party gain and grey for any other gain.

Resignations

Where the cause of by-election is given as "resignation" or "seeks re-election", this indicates that the incumbent was appointed on his own request to an "office of profit under the Crown", either the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or the Steward of the Manor of Northstead. These appointments are made as a constitutional device for leaving the House of Commons, whose Members are not permitted to resign.

By-elections

30th Parliament (August 1914 – 1918)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Wilton6 November 1918[1] Sir Charles BathurstHugh MorrisonElevation
Prestwich28 October 1918Hon. Oswald CawleyAustin HopkinsonKilled in action
South Shields28 October 1918Cecil CochraneHavelock WilsonResignation
Elgin Burghs25 October 1918John SutherlandCharles BarrieDeath
Mid Norfolk23 October 1918William Lewis BoyleNeville JodrellDeath
Bath15 October 1918Lord Alexander ThynneCharles FoxcroftKilled in action
St George's, Hanover Square4 October 1918Sir George ReidSir Newton MooreDeath
Banbury24 September 1918Hon Sir Eustace FiennesSir Rhys WilliamsGovernor of the Seychelles
Canterbury9 August 1918Francis Bennett-GoldneyGeorge Knox AndersonDeath
East Grinstead29 July 1918Henry CautleyHenry CautleyRecorder of Sunderland
Fareham18 July 1918Sir Arthur LeeJohn Humphrey DavidsonElevation
Manchester North East16 July 1918J. R. ClynesJ. R. ClynesFood Controller
Finsbury East16 July 1918Joseph Allen BakerHarry CottonDeath
Clapham21 June 1918Denison FaberHarry GreerResignation
East Cavan20 June 1918Samuel YoungArthur GriffithDeath
Bridgwater18 June 1918Robert SandersRobert SandersTreasurer of the Household
Gravesend7 June 1918Sir Gilbert ParkerAlexander RichardsonResignation
Wansbeck28 May 1918Charles FenwickRobert MasonDeath
Newcastle-upon-Tyne13 May 1918Edward ShorttEdward ShorttChief Secretary for Ireland
Exeter7 May 1918Henry DukeSir Robert NewmanLord Justice of Appeal
Ross4 May 1918Percy CliveCharles PulleyKilled in action
Keighley26 April 1918Sir Swire SmithWilliam SomervellDeath
Birmingham West25 April 1918Austen ChamberlainAusten ChamberlainMinister without Portfolio
Tullamore19 April 1918Edward John GrahamDr Patrick McCartanDeath
East Tyrone3 April 1918William RedmondThomas HarbisonResignation in order to contest Waterford
Manchester South22 March 1918Philip GlazebrookRobert StokerKilled in action
Waterford City22 March 1918John RedmondWilliam RedmondDeath
South Armagh2 February 1918Charles O'NeillPatrick DonnellyDeath
Prestwich31 January 1918Sir Frederick CawleyHon. Oswald CawleyElevation
Mid Armagh23 January 1918Sir John LonsdaleJames Rolston LonsdaleResignation
Southampton19 December 1917William Dudley WardWilliam Dudley WardVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Wisbech14 December 1917Hon. Neil PrimroseColin CooteDied of wounds
North Armagh22 November 1917Sir William MooreWilliam AllenJudge of the High Court of Justice in Ireland
Salford North2 November 1917Sir William BylesBen TillettDeath
Basingstoke25 October 1917Arthur SalterSir Auckland GeddesHigh Court judge
Spalding25 October 1917Hon. Francis McLarenHon. George PeelKilled in action
Islington East23 October 1917Sir George Heynes RadfordEdward SmallwoodDeath
Dublin University5 October 1917Arthur Warren SamuelsArthur Warren SamuelsSolicitor-General for Ireland
Norwich26 August 1917George Henry RobertsGeorge Henry RobertsMinister of Labour
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities10 August 1917Sir Christopher JohnstonSir William CheyneSenator of the College of Justice
Kilkenny City10 August 1917Patrick O'BrienW. T. CosgraveDeath
Dundee30 July 1917Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillMinister of Munitions
Chesterton27 July 1917Edwin Samuel MontaguEdwin Samuel MontaguSecretary of State for India
Cambridge25 July 1917Almeric PagetSir Eric GeddesResignation
South Monmouthshire13 July 1917Sir Ivor HerbertSir Abraham Garrod ThomasElevation
East Clare10 July 1917Willie RedmondÉamon de ValeraKilled in action
South Dublin6 July 1917William Francis CottonMichael HearnDeath
Fulham3 July 1917William Hayes FisherWilliam Hayes FisherPresident of the Local Government Board
Belfast South2 July 1917James ChambersWilliam Arthur LindsayDeath
Liverpool Abercromby28 June 1917Richard ChalonerLord StanleyElevation
Epping28 June 1917Amelius LockwoodRichard ColvinElevation
Henley20 June 1917Valentine FlemingRobert Hermon-HodgeKilled in action
Edinburgh South13 May 1917Hon. Charles Henry LyellSir Edward ParrottResignation
South Longford10 May 1917John PhillipsJoseph McGuinnessDeath
Ealing30 April 1917Herbert NieldHerbert NieldRecorder of York
Belfast South9 April 1917James ChambersJames ChambersSolicitor-General for Ireland
Aberdeen South3 April 1917George EsslemontSir John FlemingResignation
Oxford30 March 1917Viscount ValentiaJohn MarriottElevation to a UK Peerage
Stockton-on-Tees20 March 1917Jonathan SamuelBertrand WatsonDeath
Tamworth23 February 1917Francis NewdigateHenry Wilson-FoxGovernor of Tasmania
West Perthshire21 February 1917John Stewart-MurrayArchibald StirlingSuccession
Rossendale13 February 1917Lewis HarcourtSir John MadenElevation
Rotherham5 February 1917Joseph PeaseArthur RichardsonElevation
Dublin University5 February 1917James CampbellArthur Warren SamuelsLord Chief Justice of Ireland
North Roscommon3 February 1917James Joseph O'KellyCount George Noble PlunkettDeath
Inverness-shire2 January 1917Sir John DewarThomas Brash MorisonElevation
Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities29 December 1916Sir Robert FinlayChristopher JohnstonHereditary Peerage on appointment as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Derby29 December 1916Sir Thomas RoeSir William CollinsElevation
Whitechapel28 December 1916Sir Stuart SamuelJames KileyResignation
Sheffield Hallam23 December 1916[2] Charles Stuart-WortleyH. A. L. FisherElevation
Ashton-under-Lyne23 December 1916Sir Max AitkenSir Albert StanleyElevation
Hornsey6 December 1916Lawrence DundasKennedy JonesGovernor of Bengal
West Cork15 November 1916James GilhoolyDaniel O'LearyDeath
North Fermanagh27 October 1916Godfrey FetherstonhaughEdward ArchdaleResignation
Winchester19 October 1916Hon. Guy BaringHon. Douglas CarnegieKilled in action
St Pancras West16 October 1916Felix CasselRichard BarnettResignation
North Ayrshire11 October 1916Duncan CampbellAylmer Hunter-WestonDeath
Mansfield20 September 1916Sir Arthur MarkhamSir Charles SeelyDeath
Abingdon29 August 1916Hon. Harold HendersonArchie LoydResignation
Colne Valley25 August 1916Rev. Charles LeachFrederick MallalieuMember certified as insane
Berwick-upon-Tweed16 August 1916Sir Edward GreySir Francis BlakeElevation
Bodmin15 August 1916Sir Reginald Pole-CarewCharles HansonResignation
Exeter7 August 1916Henry DukeHenry DukeChief Secretary for Ireland
Berwickshire18 July 1916Harold TennantHarold TennantSecretary for Scotland
Widnes22 May 1916William WalkerWilliam WalkerSeeking re-election[3]
South Londonderry22 May 1916John GordonDenis HenryResignation (Justice of the High Court of Ireland)
Tewkesbury16 May 1916Michael Hicks BeachWilliam Frederick Hicks-BeachDied of wounds
Ossory28 April 1916William DelanyJohn Lalor FitzpatrickDeath
Dublin University25 April 1916James CampbellJames CampbellAttorney-General for Ireland
Wimbledon19 April 1916Henry ChaplinSir Stuart CoatsResignation
Hyde30 March 1916Francis NeilsonThomas JacobsenResignation
Harborough23 March 1916John William LoganPercy HarrisResignation
South Shields18 March 1916Russell ReaCecil CochraneDeath
Hertford9 March 1916Sir John RollestonNoel Pemberton BillingResignation
Cockermouth2 March 1916Sir Wilfrid LawsonJoseph BlissResignation
Droitwich29 February 1916Hon. John LytteltonHerbert WhiteleyResignation
Chester29 February 1916Robert YerburghSir Owen PhilippsResignation
Bolton29 February 1916Thomas TaylorWilliam EdgeResignation
South Tyrone28 February 1916Andrew HornerWilliam CooteDeath
North Louth24 February 1916Augustine RochePatrick WhittyDeath
Liverpool East Toxteth21 February 1916Edward Marshall HallJames Stuart RankinRecorder of Guildford
Rotherham26 January 1916Joseph PeaseJoseph PeasePostmaster-General
Mile End25 January 1916Hon. Harry Levy-Lawson[4] Warwick BrookesSuccession
Bradford Central21 January 1916Sir George Scott RobertsonJames HillDeath
Chesterton20 January 1916Edwin Samuel MontaguEdwin Samuel MontaguChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
North West Staffordshire17 January 1916Albert StanleySamuel FinneyDeath
Portsmouth15 January 1916Lord Charles BeresfordHon. Sir Hedworth MeuxElevation
St George, Hanover Square11 January 1916Sir Alexander HendersonSir George ReidElevation
Newington West10 January 1916Cecil NortonJames Daniel GilbertElevation
Cleveland9 December 1915Herbert SamuelHerbert SamuelChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Tiverton30 November 1915Hon. William WalrondCharles CarewDied of wounds
Merthyr Tydfil25 November 1915Keir HardieCharles StantonDeath
St Austell24 November 1915Thomas Agar-RobartesSir Francis Layland-BarrattDied of wounds
St Helens24 November 1915Rigby SwiftRigby SwiftRecorder of Wigan
Kingston16 November 1915George CaveGeorge CaveSolicitor General for England and Wales
Cardiff12 November 1915Lord Ninian Crichton-StuartJames CoryKilled in action
Uxbridge10 November 1915Hon. Charles Thomas MillsHon. Arthur MillsKilled in action
Heywood10 November 1915Harold Thomas CawleyAlbert IllingworthKilled in action
Appleby27 October 1915Sir Lancelot SandersonCecil LowtherHigh Court judge
Dublin Harbour1 October 1915William AbrahamAlfie ByrneDeath
Glasgow Central16 July 1915Charles DicksonJohn MacLeodLord Justice Clerk
Arfon6 July 1915William JonesGriffith ReesDeath
Keighley29 June 1915Sir Stanley BuckmasterSir Swire SmithHereditary Peerage on appointment as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
North Tipperary17 June 1915Dr John Joseph EsmondeSir John EsmondeDeath
Dublin College Green11 June 1915Joseph NannettiJohn Dillon NugentDeath
Preston9 June 1915Alfred TobinUrban H. BroughtonCounty Court judge
Kilmarnock Burghs28 May 1915William Glynne GladstoneHon. Alexander ShawKilled in action
Mid Durham29 April 1915John WilsonSamuel GalbraithDeath
Carmarthen Boroughs17 March 1915W. Llewelyn WilliamsW. Llewelyn WilliamsRecorder of Cardiff
Maidstone22 February 1915Charles Vane-Tempest-StewartCarlyon BellairsSuccession
Mid Antrim17 February 1915Hon. Arthur O'NeillHon. Hugh O'NeillKilled in action
Liverpool Kirkdale15 February 1915Gerald Kyffin-TaylorDe Fonblanque PennefatherResignation
Saffron Walden13 February 1915Cecil BeckCecil BeckCommissioner of the Treasury
Chesterton13 February 1915Edwin Samuel MontaguEdwin Samuel MontaguChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Wigtownshire12 February 1915John DalrympleHon. Hew DalrympleSuccession
Thirsk and Malton12 February 1915Charles DuncombeEdmund TurtonSuccession
Howdenshire10 February 1915Henry Harrison-BroadleyHon. Stanley JacksonDeath
Shipley9 February 1915Percy IllingworthOswald PartingtonDeath (food poisoning)
Scarborough9 February 1915Walter ReaWalter ReaCommissioner of the Treasury
Swansea District6 February 1915David Brynmor JonesThomas Jeremiah WilliamsMaster in Lunacy
Norwich6 February 1915Sir Frederick LowHilton YoungHigh Court judge
Sheffield Attercliffe28 December 1914 Joseph PointerWilliam Crawford AndersonDeath
Tullamore8 December 1914Edmund Haviland-BurkeEdward John GrahamDeath
East Galway4 December 1914John RocheJames CosgraveDeath
Londonderry City30 November 1914David Cleghorn HoggSir James Brown DoughertyDeath
The Hartlepools22 September 1914Sir Stephen FurnessSir Walter RuncimanDeath
Bolton22 September 1914Alfred GillRobert TootillDeath
West Wicklow20 August 1914Edward O'KellyJohn Thomas DonovanDeath
Swansea District13 August 1914Sir David Brynmor JonesSir David Brynmor JonesRecorder of Cardiff

30th Parliament (December 1910 – July 1914)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
North Galway21 July 1914Richard HazletonRichard HazletonSeeks re-election[5]
East Worcestershire16 July 1914Austen ChamberlainFrederick Leverton HarrisResignation in order to fight Birmingham West
Birmingham West14 July 1914Joseph ChamberlainAusten ChamberlainDeath
Oxford University30 June 1914Sir William AnsonRowland ProtheroDeath
Brighton29 June 1914Hon. John GordonCharles Thomas-StanfordResignation
Ipswich23 May 1914Silvester HorneJohn GanzoniDeath
North East Derbyshire20 May 1914W. E. HarveyHarland BowdenDeath
Great Grimsby12 May 1914Sir George DoughtyThomas TicklerDeath
East Fife8 April 1914H. H. AsquithH. H. AsquithSecretary of State for War
Belfast East6 April 1914Robert McMordieRobert Sharman-CrawfordDeath
Leith Burghs26 February 1914Ronald Munro-FergusonGeorge Welsh CurrieGovernor General of Australia
Poplar19 February 1914Sydney BuxtonAlfred William YeoGovernor-General of the Union of South Africa
Bethnal Green South West19 February 1914Charles MastermanMathew WilsonChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Cork City18 February 1914William O'BrienWilliam O'BrienResigned to re-contest
Wycombe18 February 1914Sir Charles CrippsWilliam Baring du PréElevation
North West Durham30 January 1914Llewellyn Atherley-JonesAneurin WilliamsJudge of the City of London Court
South Lanarkshire12 December 1913Sir Walter MenziesHon. William WatsonDeath
Wick Burghs8 December 1913Robert MunroRobert MunroLord Advocate
Keighley11 November 1913Sir Stanley BuckmasterSir Stanley BuckmasterSolicitor General for England and Wales
Reading8 November 1913Sir Rufus IsaacsLeslie Orme WilsonLord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Linlithgowshire7 November 1913Alexander UreJohn PrattLord President of the Court of Session
North Cork4 November 1913Patrick GuineyJohn GuineyDeath
Chesterfield20 August 1913James HaslamBarnet KenyonDeath
St George's, Hanover Square15 July 1913Alfred LytteltonSir Alexander HendersonDeath
Leicester27 June 1913Eliot Crawshay-WilliamsGordon HewartResignation
Dover23 June 1913George WyndhamVere PonsonbyDeath
Wandsworth12 June 1913Sir Henry KimberSamuel SamuelResignation
Leix9 June 1913Patrick Aloysius MeehanPatrick Joseph MeehanDeath
Altrincham28 May 1913John Kebty-FletcherGeorge HamiltonResignation
Newmarket16 May 1913Sir Charles RoseJohn Denison-PenderDeath
Whitechapel30 April 1913Sir Stuart SamuelSir Stuart SamuelUndertook a contract for the Public Service
Shrewsbury22 April 1913Sir Clement HillGeorge Butler LloydDeath
Kendal18 March 1913Sir Josceline BagotJohn WestonDeath
Houghton-le-Spring18 March 1913Robert CameronThomas WingDeath
Chorley19 February 1913David LindsaySir Henry HibbertSuccession
East Antrim19 February 1913James McCalmontRobert McCalmontDeath
East Waterford15 February 1913Patrick Joseph PowerMartin Joseph MurphyDeath
Londonderry City30 January 1913James HamiltonDavid Cleghorn HoggSuccession
Flint Boroughs21 January 1913James SummersThomas Henry ParryDeath
Bow and Bromley26 November 1912George LansburyReginald BlairResigned to recontest on platform of women's suffrage
Bolton23 November 1912George HarwoodThomas TaylorDeath
Taunton11 November 1912Hon. William PeelSir Gilbert WillsSuccession
Midlothian10 September 1912Alexander MurrayJohn HopeSuccession
East Carmarthenshire22 August 1912Abel ThomasRev Josiah Towyn JonesDeath
Manchester North West8 August 1912Sir George KempSir John RandlesResignation
Crewe26 July 1912Walter McLarenErnest CraigDeath
Hanley13 July 1912Enoch EdwardsR. L. OuthwaiteDeath
Ilkeston1 July 1912J. E. B. SeelyJ. E. B. SeelySecretary of State for War
Holmfirth20 June 1912Henry WilsonSydney ArnoldResignation
Hythe11 June 1912Sir Edward SassoonSir Philip SassoonDeath
North West Norfolk31 May 1912Sir George WhiteEdward HemmerdeDeath
Hackney South24 May 1912Horatio BottomleyHector MorisonResignation
Forest of Dean30 April 1912Henry WebbHenry WebbCommissioner of the Treasury
Nottingham East19 April 1912James MorrisonSir John David ReesResignation
Epsom21 March 1912William KeswickHenry KeswickDeath
Leominster18 March 1912Sir James RankinHenry FitzHerbert WrightResignation
South East Essex16 March 1912John KirkwoodHon. Rupert GuinnessResignation
Hereford8 March 1912John ArkwrightWilliam HewinsResignation
Manchester South5 March 1912Sir Arthur HaworthPhilip GlazebrookCommissioner of the Treasury
Glasgow St Rollox26 February 1912Thomas McKinnon WoodThomas McKinnon WoodSecretary for Scotland
Edinburgh East2 February 1912Sir James GibsonJames HoggeDeath
Carmarthen District29 January 1912W. Llewelyn WilliamsW. Llewelyn WilliamsRecorder of Swansea
Govan22 December 1911William HunterDaniel HolmesSenator of the College of Justice
North Ayrshire20 December 1911Andrew AndersonDuncan CampbellSolicitor General for Scotland
Hitchin23 November 1911Dr Alfred HillierRobert CecilDeath
South Somerset21 November 1911Sir Edward StracheyAubrey HerbertElevation
Oldham13 November 1911Alfred EmmottEdmund DennissElevation
Bristol East3 November 1911Charles HobhouseCharles HobhouseChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Keighley27 October 1911Sir John BriggStanley BuckmasterDeath
North Tyrone6 October 1911Redmond BarryThomas RussellLord Chancellor of Ireland
Kilmarnock Burghs26 September 1911Adam RainyWilliam Glynne Charles GladstoneDeath
Middleton2 August 1911Sir William AdkinsSir William AdkinsRecorder of Nottingham
Bethnal Green South West29 July 1911Edward PickersgillCharles MastermanResignation
Wellington21 July 1911Sir Alexander Acland HoodDennis BolesElevation
Luton20 July 1911Thomas AshtonCecil HarmsworthElevation
East Cork15 July 1911Anthony DonelanJohn MuldoonElection declared void
North East Cork15 July 1911Moreton FrewenTim HealyResignation
East Wicklow13 July 1911John MuldoonAnthony DonelanResignation in order to contest East Cork
West Ham North8 July 1911Charles MastermanBaron Maurice de ForestElection declared void
St Augustine's7 July 1911Aretas Akers-DouglasRonald McNeillElevation
Glasgow Tradeston6 July 1911Archibald CorbettJ. D. WhiteElevation
Kingston upon Hull Central5 July 1911Sir Henry KingMark SykesElection declared void
Brighton26 June 1911Hon Walter RiceHon John GordonSuccession
Ross and Cromarty14 June 1911James Galloway WeirIan MacphersonDeath
Barnstaple6 May 1911Ernest SoaresSir Godfrey BaringAppointed to the National Debt Office
Birmingham South3 May 1911Charles HowardLeo AmerySuccession
East Dorset29 April 1911Hon Frederick GuestHon Frederick GuestCommissioner of the Treasury
Cheltenham28 April 1911Richard MathiasJames Agg-GardnerElection declared void
Haddingtonshire19 April 1911Sir Richard HaldaneJohn Deans HopeHereditary Peerage on appointment as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Bootle27 March 1911Thomas SandysBonar LawResignation
Brentford23 March 1911Lord Alwyne ComptonWilliam Joynson-HicksResignation
North Louth15 March 1911Richard HazletonAugustine RocheVoid Election
North East Lanarkshire9 March 1911Thomas Fleming WilsonJames Duncan MillarResignation
Forest of Dean24 February 1911Sir Charles DilkeHenry WebbDeath
Westbury22 February 1911Sir John FullerHon Geoffrey HowardResignation
Horncastle16 February 1911Lord Willoughby de EresbyWilliam WeigallSuccession
Cambridge University11–16 February 1911Samuel ButcherSir Joseph LarmorDeath
Arfon11 February 1911William JonesWilliam JonesCommissioner of the Treasury[6]

29th Parliament (January 1910 – December 1910)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Walthamstow1 November 1910John SimonSir John SimonSolicitor General for England and Wales
South Shields27 October 1910Sir William RobsonRussell ReaLord of Appeal
Liverpool Kirkdale20 July 1910Charles McArthurGerald Kyffin-TaylorDeath
East Dorset30 June 1910Frederick GuestHenry GuestElection declared void
Hartlepool20 June 1910Sir Christopher FurnessStephen FurnessElection declared void
Lewes17 June 1910[7] Sir Henry Aubrey-FletcherWilliam CampionDeath
Dublin Harbour14 June 1910[8] Timothy HarringtonWilliam AbrahamDeath
Crewe30 April 1910James TomkinsonWalter McLarenDeath
Edinburgh South29 April 1910Arthur DewarCharles Henry LyellSenator of the College of Justice
North Down28 April 1910[9] Thomas CorbettWilliam Mitchell-ThomsonDeath
Govan28 April 1910William HunterWilliam HunterSolicitor General for Scotland
Mid Glamorganshire31 March 1910Sir Samuel Thomas EvansFrederick GibbinsPresident of the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice
West Wicklow29 March 1910[10] James O'ConnorEdward Peter O'KellyDeath
Reading12 March 1910Rufus IsaacsRufus IsaacsSolicitor General for England and Wales
Shipley10 March 1910Percy IllingworthPercy IllingworthCommissioner of the Treasury
Ilkeston7 March 1910Balthazar FosterJ. E. B. SeelyResignation
North East Cork2 March 1910[11] William O'BrienMaurice HealyElected to sit for Cork City
Barnstaple2 March 1910Ernest SoaresErnest SoaresCommissioner of the Treasury
Rotherham1 March 1910Sir William HollandJack PeaseResignation
Tower Hamlets St George1 March 1910William Wedgwood BennWilliam Wedgwood BennCommissioner of the Treasury[12]
Swansea District28 February 1910Sir David Brynmor JonesSir David Brynmor JonesRecorder of Merthyr Tydvil

28th Parliament (1906 – January 1910)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
South Armagh5 November 1909William McKillopCharles O'NeillDeath
Bermondsey28 October 1909George CooperJohn DumphreysDeath
West Clare3 September 1909[13] James HalpinArthur LynchDeath
South Kilkenny10 August 1909Nicholas Joseph MurphyMatthew KeatingDeclared bankrupt
North Sligo5 August 1909P. A. McHughThomas ScanlanDeath
High Peak22 July 1909Oswald PartingtonOswald PartingtonAppointed Junior Lord of the Treasury
Dumfries Burghs20 July 1909John GullandJohn GullandAppointed Junior Lord of the Treasury
Mid Derbyshire15 July 1909James Alfred JacobyJohn HancockDeath
Cleveland9 July 1909Herbert SamuelHerbert SamuelAppointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
East Limerick10 June 1909William LundonThomas LundonDeath
Edinburgh West17 May 1909Lewis McIverJames Avon ClydeResignation
Stratford-on-Avon4 May 1909Thomas Kincaid-SmithPhilip Staveley FosterResigned to restand following his resignation from the Liberal Party
Sheffield Attercliffe4 May 1909J. Batty LangleyJoseph PointerResignation
Cork City1 May 1909William O'BrienMaurice HealyResignation
Edinburgh East16 April 1909George McCraeJames GibsonResignation
East Denbighshire2 April 1909Edward HemmerdeEdward HemmerdeRecorder of Liverpool
Croydon29 March 1909H. O. Arnold-ForsterRobert Hermon-HodgeDeath
Hawick Burghs5 March 1909Thomas ShawJohn BarranResignation (appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary)
Edinburgh South4 March 1909Arthur DewarArthur DewarAppointed Solicitor General for Scotland
Glasgow Central2 March 1909Andrew Mitchell TorranceCharles DicksonDeath
Forfarshire27 February 1909John SinclairJames FalconerElevation to the peerage
Taunton23 February 1909Edward BoyleWilliam PeelResignation
Tamworth16 January 1909Sir Philip MuntzFrancis NewdegateDeath
Chelmsford1 December 1908Carne RaschE. G. PretymanResignation
Newcastle-upon-Tyne25 September 1908Thomas CairnsGeorge RenwickDeath
Haggerston1 August 1908Randal CremerRupert GuinnessDeath
Pembrokeshire16 July 1908John PhilippsWalter RochElevation to the peerage
Pudsey20 June 1908George WhiteleyJohn James OddyResignation
Stirling Burghs22 May 1908Henry Campbell-BannermanArthur PonsonbyDeath
Newport (Shropshire)14 May 1908William Kenyon-SlaneyBeville StanierDeath
Montrose Burghs12 May 1908John MorleyRobert HarcourtElevation to the peerage
Dundee9 May 1908Edmund RobertsonWinston ChurchillElevation to the peerage
Wolverhampton East5 May 1908Henry FowlerGeorge Rennie ThorneElevation to the peerage
Kincardineshire25 April 1908John William CrombieArthur MurrayDeath
Manchester North West24 April 1908Winston ChurchillWilliam Joynson-HicksAppointed President of the Board of Trade
Dewsbury23 April 1908Walter RuncimanWalter RuncimanAppointed President of the Board of Education
Sheffield Central21 April 1908Howard VincentJames HopeDeath
West Derbyshire15 April 1908Victor CavendishHenry Petty-FitzmauriceSuccession to the peerage
Peckham24 March 1908Charles ClarkeHarry GoochDeath
West Down20 March 1908Arthur HillWilliam MacCawResignation
Hastings3 March 1908Harvey du CrosArthur du CrosResignation
Bewdley29 February 1908Alfred BaldwinStanley BaldwinDeath
West Carmarthenshire26 February 1908John Lloyd MorganJohn Lloyd MorganRecorder of Swansea
North Leitrim21 February 1908Charles DolanFrancis MeehanResignation
Leeds South13 February 1908John Lawson WaltonWilliam MiddlebrookDeath
Mid Glamorganshire7 February 1908Samuel Thomas EvansSamuel Thomas EvansSolicitor-General for England and Wales
Worcester7 February 1908George Henry WilliamsonEdward GouldingVoid election
St Austell5 February 1908William Alexander McArthurThomas Agar-RobartesResignation
County Carlow3 February 1908John HammondWalter KavanaghDeath
Ross31 January 1908Alan Coulstoun GardnerPercy CliveDeath
Ashburton17 January 1908Harry Trelawney EveErnest Morrison-BellAppointment as a judge
Kingston upon Hull West29 November 1907Charles WilsonGuy Greville WilsonSuccession to peerage
Liverpool Kirkdale27 September 1907David MacIverCharles McArthurDeath
South Longford6 September 1907Edward BlakeJohn PhillipsResignation
West Down6 September 1907Harry LiddellArthur HillResignation
Bury St Edmunds24 August 1907Frederick HerveyWalter GuinnessSuccession to the peerage
Anglesey21 August 1907Ellis GriffithEllis GriffithRecorder of Birkenhead
North West Staffordshire31 July 1907Alfred BillsonAlbert StanleyDeath
East Wicklow29 July 1907Denis Joseph CoganJohn MuldoonResignation
South Kilkenny29 July 1907James O'MaraNicholas Joseph MurphyResignation
Colne Valley18 July 1907James KitsonVictor GraysonElevation to the peerage
Jarrow4 July 1907Charles PalmerPete CurranDeath
North Monaghan20 June 1907Patrick O'HareJames Carrige Rushe LardnerResignation
Rutlandshire11 June 1907George FinchJohn GrettonDeath
Hornsey5 June 1907Charles BalfourLawrence DundasResignation
Wimbledon14 May 1907Eric HambroHenry ChaplinResignation
Stepney10 May 1907William Evans-GordonFrederick Leverton HarrisResignation
North Belfast17 April 1907Daniel DixonGeorge ClarkDeath
South Westmeath13 April 1907Donal SullivanWalter NugentDeath
Hexham27 March 1907Wentworth BeaumontRichard Durning HoltSuccession to the peerage
North Tyrone8 March 1907William Huston DoddRedmond BarryAppointed as a Judge
Halifax6 March 1907John Henry WhitleyJohn Henry WhitleyAppointed Junior Lord of the Treasury
Brigg26 February 1907Harold ReckittBerkeley SheffieldResignation
Aberdeen South20 February 1907James BryceGeorge EsslemontAppointed British Ambassador to the United States
North Monmouthshire19 February 1907Reginald McKennaReginald McKennaAppointed President of the Board of Education
Banffshire16 February 1907Alexander William BlackWalter WaringDeath
Perth12 February 1907Robert WallaceRobert PullarResignation
North East Derbyshire30 January 1907Thomas BoltonW. E. HarveyDeath
Mid Cork31 December 1906D. D. SheehanD. D. SheehanResigned following expulsion from Nationalist group
Huddersfield28 November 1906James WoodhouseArthur SherwellAppointed Rail and Canal Traffic Commissioner
North Armagh16 November 1906Edward James SaundersonWilliam MooreDeath
Galway Borough3 November 1906Charles Ramsay DevlinStephen GwynnResignation
Mid Glamorganshire8 October 1906Samuel Thomas EvansSamuel Thomas EvansRecorder of Swansea
East Denbighshire14 August 1906Samuel MossEdward HemmerdeResignation
Cockermouth3 August 1906Sir Wilfrid LawsonSir John Scurrah RandlesDeath
East Tyrone5 July 1906Patrick DooganThomas KettleDeath
Bodmin24 July 1906Hon Thomas Agar-RobartesFreeman Freeman-ThomasUnseated on petition
St George's, Hanover Square15 June 1906Heneage LeggeAlfred LytteltonResignation
City of London15 June 1906Sir Edward ClarkeFrederick BanburyResignation
Eifion5 June 1906John Bryn RobertsEllis William DaviesResignation
Dulwich15 May 1906Frederick Rutherfoord HarrisBonar LawWent abroad
Eye6 April 1906Francis Seymour StevensonHarold PearsonResignation
Leicester30 March 1906Henry BroadhurstFranklin ThomassonResignation
Basingstoke12 March 1906Arthur Frederick JeffreysArthur SalterDeath
North Kilkenny3 March 1906Joseph DevlinMichael MeagherDouble election, chose to sit for Belfast West
North Leitrim28 February 1906P. A. McHughCharles DolanDouble election, chose to sit for North Sligo
North Galway28 February 1906Thomas HigginsRichard HazletonDeath
East Aberdeenshire28 February 1906James AnnandJames MurrayDeath
City of London27 February 1906Alban GibbsArthur BalfourRetired in favour of Balfour
Westbury26 February 1906John FullerJohn FullerAppointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury[14]

27th Parliament (1900–1906)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
New Forest6 December 1905John Douglas-Scott-MontaguHenry Francis ComptonSuccession to peerage
Normanton27 November 1905[15] William ParrottFrederick HallDeath
Hampstead26 October 1905Thomas MilvainJohn FletcherJudge Advocate General[16]
Barkston Ash[17] 13 October 1905Sir Robert GunterJoseph AndrewsDeath
Belfast North14 September 1905Sir James Horner HaslettSir Daniel DixonDeath
Elgin Burghs8 September 1905Alexander AsherJohn SutherlandDeath
Carlisle14 July 1905William GullyFrederick ChanceElevation to the peerage
West Down10 July 1905Arthur HillHarry LiddellResignation
Kingswinford3 July 1905William George WebbHenry Staveley-HillDeath
Finsbury East[18] 29 June 1905Henry Charles RichardsJoseph Allen BakerDeath
North Donegal15 June 1905William O'DohertyJohn MuldoonDeath
Cork City14 June 1905J. F. X. O'BrienAugustine RocheDeath
Chichester2 June 1905Lord Edmund TalbotLord Edmund TalbotLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Whitby1 June 1905Ernest BeckettNoel BuxtonSuccession to peerage
Brighton5 April 1905Gerald LoderErnest VilliersLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Bute3 March 1905Andrew MurrayNorman LamontResignation
Appleby2 March 1905Richard RiggLeifchild JonesResignation
Liverpool Everton22 February 1905John A. WilloxJohn Harmood-BannerResignation
North Kildare14 February 1905Edmund LeamyJohn O'ConnorDeath
North Dorset26 January 1905John Wingfield-DigbyArthur Walters WillsDeath
Mile End12 January 1905Spencer CharringtonHarry Levy-LawsonDeath
Stalybridge7 January 1905Matthew White RidleyJohn Frederick CheethamSuccession to peerage
Horsham11 November 1904John Heywood JohnstoneEdward TurnourDeath
West Monmouthshire3 November 1904Sir William HarcourtThomas RichardsDeath
Isle of Thanet7 October 1904James LowtherHarry MarksDeath
Cork City19 August 1904William O'BrienWilliam O'BrienResignation
North East Lanarkshire10 August 1904William Henry RattiganAlexander FindlayDeath
Reading6 August 1904George William PalmerRufus IsaacsResignation
Oswestry26 July 1904George Ormsby-GoreAllan Heywood BrightSuccession to peerage
Chertsey6 July 1904John Arthur FylerLord BinghamResignation
Sowerby2 July 1904John William MellorJohn Sharp HighamResignation
Devonport20 June 1904John LockieJohn BennResignation
Harborough17 June 1904John William LoganPhilip StanhopeResignation
West Cavan11 June 1904Thomas McGovernVincent KennedyDeath
Isle of Wight6 April 1904J. E. B. SeelyJ. E. B. SeelyResignation on leaving party
Dublin St Stephen's Green21 March 1904James McCannLaurence Ambrose WaldronDeath
East Dorset16 March 1904Humphrey SturtCharles Henry LyellSuccession to peerage
Rossendale15 March 1904Sir William MatherLewis HarcourtResignation
Normanton1 March 1904Benjamin PickardWilliam ParrottDeath
Birmingham South26 February 1904Joseph Powell WilliamsCharles HowardDeath
St Albans12 February 1904Vicary GibbsJohn Bamford SlackDisqualification for undertaking an Admiralty contract
City of London9 February 1904Alban GibbsAlban GibbsDisqualification for undertaking an Admiralty contract
Ayr Burghs30 January 1904Charles Lindsay Orr-EwingJoseph DobbieDeath
Gateshead20 January 1904William AllanJohn JohnsonDeath
Norwich15 January 1904Harry BullardLouis TillettDeath
Ashburton7 January 1904Charles Seale-HayneHarry Trelawney EveDeath
Ludlow22 December 1903Robert Jasper MoreRowland HuntDeath
Lewisham15 December 1903John PennMajor Edward CoatesDeath
Dulwich15 December 1903Sir John Blundell MapleFrederick Rutherfoord HarrisDeath
Chorley4 November 1903Lord BalcarresLord BalcarresLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Fareham28 October 1903Arthur LeeArthur LeeCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Westhoughton24 October 1903Lord StanleyLord StanleyPostmaster General
Warwick and Leamington23 October 1903Alfred LytteltonAlfred LytteltonSecretary of State for the Colonies
Belfast West23 October 1903H. O. Arnold-ForsterH. O. Arnold-ForsterSecretary of State for War
South Meath9 October 1903James Laurence CarewDavid SheehyDeath
Londonderry8 October 1903James HamiltonJames HamiltonTreasurer of the Household
North Leitrim3 October 1903P. A. McHughP. A. McHughBankruptcy
Rochester22 September 1903James Gascoyne-CecilCharles TuffSuccession to peerage
St Andrews Burghs17 September 1903Henry Torrens AnstrutherEdward Charles ElliceResignation
Argyllshire26 August 1903Donald Ninian NicolJohn AinsworthDeath
Barnard Castle24 July 1903Joseph PeaseArthur Henderson[19] Death
South Kildare23 May 1903Matthew MinchDenis KilbrideResignation
Preston14 May 1903Robert William HanburyJohn KerrDeath
Camborne8 April 1903William Sproston CaineWilfrid LawsonDeath
Chertsey26 March 1903Henry Leigh-BennettJohn Arthur FylerDeath
North Fermanagh20 March 1903Edward ArchdaleEdward MitchellResignation
Rye17 March 1903Arthur Montagu BrookfieldCharles Frederick HutchinsonResignation
Woolwich11 March 1903Lord Charles BeresfordWill CrooksResignation
Galway Borough9 March 1903Arthur LynchCharles Ramsay DevlinDisqualification on conviction for high treason
Dublin University5 March 1903William Edward Hartpole LeckyJames CampbellResignation
East Perthshire26 February 1903John KinlochThomas BuchananResignation
South Antrim5 February 1903William Ellison-MacartneyCharles CraigResignation
Liverpool West Derby20 January 1903Samuel HigginbottomWilliam RutherfordDeath
Newmarket2 January 1903Harry McCalmontCharles Day RoseDeath
Orkney and Shetland18–19 November 1902Cathcart WasonCathcart WasonResignation on leaving party
Liverpool East Toxteth6 November 1902Augustus Frederick WarrAustin TaylorResignation
Cleveland5 November 1902Alfred PeaseHerbert SamuelResignation
Devonport22 October 1902E. J. C. MortonJohn LockieDeath
Sevenoaks21 August 1902Henry ForsterHenry ForsterLord Commissioner of the Treasury
Belfast South18 August 1902William JohnstonThomas SloanDeath
East Worcestershire15 August 1902Austen ChamberlainAusten ChamberlainPostmaster General
Tiverton14 August 1902William WalrondWilliam WalrondChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Clitheroe1 August 1902[20] Ughtred Kay-ShuttleworthDavid ShackletonElevation to the peerage
Leeds North29 July 1902William JacksonRowland BarranElevation to the peerage
Bury10 May 1902James KenyonGeorge ToulminResignation
Woolwich25 April 1902Edwin HughesLord Charles BeresfordResignation
West Donegal25 April 1902James BoyleHugh LawResignation
Wakefield25 March 1902William Wentworth-FitzWilliamEdward BrothertonSuccession to peerage
South Monaghan4 March 1902James DalyJohn McKeanResignation
North Kilkenny26 February 1902Patrick McDermottJoseph DevlinResignation
South Down19 February 1902Michael McCartanJeremiah McVeaghResignation
East Down5 February 1902James Alexander RentoulJames WoodAssistant Judge, City of London Court
Sheffield Ecclesall3 February 1902Ellis Ashmead-BartlettSamuel RobertsDeath
Dewsbury28 January 1902Mark OldroydWalter RuncimanResignation
Hampstead24 January 1902Edward Brodie HoareThomas MilvainResignation
Galway Borough21 November 1901Martin MorrisArthur LynchSuccession to peerage
North East Lanarkshire26 September 1901John ColvilleWilliam Henry RattiganDeath
Andover26 August 1901William Wither Bramston BeachEdmund FaberDeath
Wokingham12 July 1901Oliver YoungErnest GardnerResignation
Stratford-on-Avon25 June 1901Victor MilwardPhilip Staveley FosterDeath
Saffron Walden31 May 1901Hon. Armine WodehouseJack PeaseDeath
Oswestry24 May 1901Stanley LeightonGeorge Ormsby-GoreDeath
Mid Cork17 May 1901Charles TannerD. D. SheehanDeath
Monmouth7 May 1901Frederick Rutherfoord HarrisJoseph LawrenceUnseated on petition
Maidstone1 March 1901John BarkerSir Francis EvansVoid election
Stretford26 February 1901Sir John MaclureCharles CrippsDeath
North Monaghan21 December 1900Daniel MacAleeseEdward Charles ThompsonDeath
Blackpool21 December 1900Sir Matthew White RidleyHenry Worsley-TaylorElevation to the peerage
West Derbyshire11 December 1900Victor CavendishVictor CavendishTreasurer of the Household
Woodbridge10 December 1900E. G. PretymanE. G. PretymanCivil Lord of the Admiralty
Wellington (Somerset)10 December 1900Alexander Acland-HoodAlexander Acland-HoodVice-Chamberlain of the Household
Guildford10 December 1900St John BroderickSt John BroderickSecretary of State for War
Preston8 December 1900Robert William HanburyRobert William HanburyPresident of the Board of Agriculture
Dover8 December 1900George WyndhamGeorge WyndhamChief Secretary for Ireland

References

Notes and References

  1. An uncontested by-election.
  2. A rare case of a gain in an unopposed election.
  3. Walker owned a stud of thoroughbred horses. When he was given a contract to supply horses to the Army, questions were raised as to whether this contract disqualified him from the House of Commons, so Walker sought re-election in order to remove doubts as to his position.
  4. Levy-Lawson was a until 1912, when his party merged with the Conservatives.
  5. Hazleton resigned after submitting his own bankruptcy petition.
  6. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  7. An uncontested by-election.
  8. An uncontested by-election.
  9. An uncontested by-election.
  10. An uncontested by-election.
  11. An uncontested by-election.
  12. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  13. An uncontested by-election.
  14. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  15. An uncontested by-election.
  16. Seat vacated on appointment to the office noted.
  17. Gain not retained at the 1906 general election.
  18. Gain retained at the 1906 general election.
  19. The Labour Representation Committee formally changed its name to the Labour Party in 1906.
  20. A gain at an uncontested by-election.