January 1910 United Kingdom general election explained

Election Name:January 1910 United Kingdom general election
Country:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1906 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1906
Previous Mps:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906
Next Election:December 1910 United Kingdom general election
Next Year:Dec 1910
Seats For Election:All 670 seats in the House of Commons
Majority Seats:336
Elected Mps:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, January 1910
Leader1:H. H. Asquith
Leader Since1:30 April 1908
Party1:Liberal Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:East Fife
Last Election1:397 seats, 48.9%
Seats1:274
Seat Change1:123
Popular Vote1:2,712,511
Percentage1:43.5%
Swing1:5.4%
Leader2:Arthur Balfour
Leader Since2:11 June 1902
Party2:Conservative and Liberal Unionist
Leaders Seat2:City of London
Last Election2:156 seats, 43.4%
Seats2:272
Seat Change2:116
Popular Vote2:2,919,236
Percentage2:46.8%
Swing2:3.4%
Leader3:John Redmond
Leader Since3:6 February 1900
Party3:Irish Parliamentary Party
Leaders Seat3:Waterford City
Last Election3:82 seats, 0.6%
Seats3:71
Seat Change3:11
Popular Vote3:74,047
Percentage3:1.2%
Swing3:0.6%
Leader4:Arthur Henderson
Leader Since4:22 January 1908
Party4:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat4:Barnard Castle
Last Election4:29 seats, 4.8%
Seats4:40
Seat Change4:11
Popular Vote4:435,770
Percentage4:7.0%
Swing4:2.2%
Leader5:William O'Brien
Leader Since5:March 1909
Party5:All-for-Ireland League
Leaders Seat5:North East Cork
Last Election5:Did not contest
Seats5:8
Seat Change5:8
Popular Vote5:23,605
Percentage5:0.4%
Swing5:0.4%
Map Size:400px
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:H. H. Asquith
Before Party:Liberal Party (UK)
After Election:H. H. Asquith
After Party:Liberal Party (UK)
Turnout:86.8%
Map2 Image:File:Jan 1910 UK GE Composition.svg
Map2 Caption:Composition of the House of Commons following the election.

The January 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The government called the election in the midst of a constitutional crisis caused by the rejection of the People's Budget by the Conservative-dominated House of Lords, in order to get a mandate to pass the budget.

The general election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party led by Arthur Balfour and their Liberal Unionist allies receiving the most votes, but the Liberals, who were now led by H. H. Asquith following the death of Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1908, winning the most seats, returning two more MPs than the Conservatives. Asquith's government remained in power with the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond. Another general election was soon held in December.

The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson, returned 40 MPs. Much of this apparent increase (from the 29 Labour MPs elected in 1906) came from the defection, a few years earlier, of Lib Lab MPs from the Liberal Party to Labour.

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