1910 Crewe by-election - Misplaced Pages

UK Parliamentary by-election

The 1910 Crewe by-election was held on 30 April 1910. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, James Tomkinson. It was contested by the Liberal candidate Walter McLaren and the Unionist Liverpool ship-owner J.H. Welsford. The Liberal candidate retained the seat.

Crewe by-election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Walter McLaren	7,639	55.8	+2.5
	Unionist	James Hugh Welsford	6,041	44.2	+7.0
Majority			1,598	11.6	−4.5
Turnout			13,680	86.2	−5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.2

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
"UNIONIST CANDIDATE FOR CREWE". Dundee Courier. British Newspaper Archive. 19 April 1910. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
^ "THE CREWE ELECTION - BIG LIBERAL MAJORITY". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 2 May 1910. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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