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1907 Hexham by-election

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Candidate	Holt	Bates
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Popular vote	5,401	4,244
Percentage	56.0%	44.0%

MP before election

Wentworth Beaumont
Liberal

Subsequent MP

Richard Durning Holt
Liberal

The 1907 Hexham by-election was held on 27 March 1907. The by-election was held due to the succession to the barony of Allendale of the incumbent Liberal MP, Wentworth Beaumont. It was won by the Liberal candidate Richard Durning Holt.

History

General election 1906: Hexham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wentworth Beaumont	5,632	61.4	+10.3
	Conservative	Nathaniel George Clayton	3,547	38.6	−10.3
Majority			2,085	22.8	+20.6
Turnout			9,179	83.1	+3.5
Registered electors			11,049
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.3

Result

Hexham by-election, 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Durning Holt	5,401	56.0	−5.4
	Conservative	Charles Loftus Bates	4,244	44.0	+5.4
Majority			1,157	12.0	−10.8
Turnout			9,645	86.8	+3.7
Registered electors			11,116
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

Aftermath

General election January 1910: Hexham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Durning Holt	5,478	55.4	−0.6
	Conservative	Charles Loftus Bates	4,417	44.6	+0.6
Majority			1,061	10.8	−1.2
Turnout			9,895	87.3	+4.2
Registered electors			11,335
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
^ Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
The Liberal Year Book, 1907
Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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