1907 Brigg by-election

The Brigg by-election of 1907 was held on 26 February 1907. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Harold Reckitt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Berkeley Sheffield.[1]

1907 Brigg by-election

26 February 1907

Candidate Sheffield Guest Party Conservative Liberal Popular vote 5,389 5,273 Percentage 50.5 49.5

MP before election Harold Reckitt Liberal Subsequent MP Alfred Gelder Liberal

History

General election 1906: Brigg[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Harold Reckitt	5,753	58.8	+4.2
	Conservative	Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth	4,027	41.2	−4.2
Majority			1,726	17.6	+8.4
Turnout			9,780	83.3	−0.5
Registered electors			11,737
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.2

Result

Sheffield

Brigg by-election, 1907[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Berkeley Sheffield	5,389	50.5	+9.3
	Liberal	Frederick Guest	5,273	49.5	−9.3
Majority			116	1.0	n/a
Turnout			10,662	89.5	+6.2
Registered electors			11,908
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.3

Aftermath

General election January 1910: Brigg[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Alfred Gelder	6,548	50.9	+1.4
	Conservative	Berkeley Sheffield	6,311	49.1	-1.4
Majority			237	1.8	+2.8
Turnout			12,859	91.5	+2.0
Registered electors			14,048
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.4

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 337. ISBN 9781349022984.