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 N/A
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.


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