Dewsbury by-election, 1908
The Dewsbury by-election of 1908 was held on 23 April 1908. The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Walter Runciman being appointed President of the Board of Education. It was retained by Runciman.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Runciman | 5,594 | |||
Conservative | W. B. Boyd-Carpenter | 4,078 | |||
Labour | Ben Turner | 2,446 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book (1917), p.231
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