The Pudsey by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1908. [1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The by-election was caused when the Member of Parliament, the George Whiteley resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Whiteley | 7,043 | 66.5 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | C W Ford | 3,541 | 33.5 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 3,502 | 33.0 | +28.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,909 | 66.5 | −11.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Frederick Ogden, John James Oddy and J. W. Benson were the three candidates. Eccentric poet Arthur Hunnable announced that he would contest the election, but failed to submit nomination papers. [4]
Polling Day was arranged for 20 June 1908, just 18 days after the retirement of the previous MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John James Oddy | 5,444 | 45.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 5,331 | 44.2 | −22.4 | |
Independent Labour | J. W. Benson | 1,291 | 10.7 | New | |
Majority | 113 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12066 | 78.3 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
On 26 June, it was announced that Whiteley, the former MP, had been awarded a peerage and would take a seat in the House of Lords. [6]
The Pudsey by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 20 June 1908. [1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The by-election was caused when the Member of Parliament, the George Whiteley resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Whiteley | 7,043 | 66.5 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | C W Ford | 3,541 | 33.5 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 3,502 | 33.0 | +28.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,909 | 66.5 | −11.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Frederick Ogden, John James Oddy and J. W. Benson were the three candidates. Eccentric poet Arthur Hunnable announced that he would contest the election, but failed to submit nomination papers. [4]
Polling Day was arranged for 20 June 1908, just 18 days after the retirement of the previous MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John James Oddy | 5,444 | 45.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 5,331 | 44.2 | −22.4 | |
Independent Labour | J. W. Benson | 1,291 | 10.7 | New | |
Majority | 113 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12066 | 78.3 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
On 26 June, it was announced that Whiteley, the former MP, had been awarded a peerage and would take a seat in the House of Lords. [6]