Ilkeston by-election, 1910

The Ilkeston by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was held on 7 March 1910.

Vacancy

The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Balthazar Foster, becoming Baron Ilkeston and taking a seat in the House of Lords. Foster had been Liberal MP for the seat of Ilkeston since the Ilkeston by-election, 1887.

The seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885. They easily held the seat at the last election, with a reduced majority;

Sir Walter Foster

General Election January 1910: Ilkeston ^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Sir Balthazar Walter Foster	10,632	62.3	-2.0
	Conservative	Forbes St John Morrow	6,432	37.7	+2.0
Majority			4,200	24.6	-4.0
Turnout				87.7	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.0

The local Liberal Association selected 42-year-old Rt Hon. Jack Seely to defend the seat.

Polling Day was fixed for the 7 March 1910.

The Liberals held the seat and managed a slightly increased majority;

Seely

**Ilkeston by-election, 1910**^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rt Hon. John Edward Bernard Seely	10,204
	Conservative	Henry FitzHerbert Wright	6,871
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election December 1910: Ilkeston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rt Hon. John Edward Bernard Seely	9,990	62.7	+2.9
	Conservative	William Marshall Freeman	5,946	37.3	-2.9
Majority			4,044	25.4	+5.8
Turnout				81.9	-5.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.9

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