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| United Kingdom general election, December 1910 |
| All 670 seats to the House of Commons |
| 3–19 December 1910 |
|
First party |
Second party |
|
 |
 |
|
| Leader |
H. H. Asquith |
Arthur Balfour |
| Party |
Liberal |
Conservative |
| Leader since |
30 April 1908 |
11 June 1902 |
| Leader's seat |
East Fife |
City of London |
| Last election |
274 seats, 43.1% |
272 seats, 46.7% |
| Seats won |
272 |
271 |
| Seat change |
-2 |
-1 |
| Popular vote |
2,293,869 |
2,420,169 |
| Percentage |
43.9% |
46.3% |
|
|
Third party |
Fourth party |
|
No image |
 |
|
| Leader |
George Nicoll Barnes |
John Redmond |
| Party |
Labour |
Irish Parliamentary |
| Leader since |
14 February 1910 |
6 February 1900 |
| Leader's seat |
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown |
Waterford City |
| Last election |
40 seats, 7.6% |
71 seats, 1.2% |
| Seats won |
42 |
74 |
| Seat change |
+2 |
+3 |
| Popular vote |
371,802 |
90,416 |
| Percentage |
7.1% |
1.7% |
|
|
The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December. It was the last British election to be held over several days.[1]
The Conservatives, led by Arthur Balfour with their Liberal Unionist allies , and the Liberals, led by H. H. Asquith, could not break the deadlock produced in the January general election, with the Conservatives again winning the largest number of votes. The Liberal Party under Asquith formed a government with the support of the Irish Nationalists.
Results
| UK General Election December 1910 |
|
Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
| |
Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
548 |
271 |
28 |
29 |
- 1 |
40.4 |
46.6 |
2,270,753 |
-0.3 |
| |
Liberal |
467 |
272 |
23 |
25 |
- 2 |
40.6 |
43.2 |
2,157,256 |
+0.7 |
| |
Labour |
56 |
42 |
5 |
3 |
+ 2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
309,963 |
-0.6 |
| |
Irish Parliamentary |
81 |
74 |
5 |
2 |
+ 3 |
11.0 |
1.9 |
90,416 |
+0.7 |
| |
All-for-Ireland |
21 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
30,322 |
+0.2 |
| |
Social Democratic Party |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
5,733 |
-0.1 |
| |
Independent Conservative |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
4,647 |
|
| |
Independent Labour |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
3,492 |
|
| |
Independent Liberal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
|
0.0 |
1,946 |
|
| |
Scottish Prohibition |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
913 |
|
| |
Ind. Nationalist |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
911 |
|
| |
Independent |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
57 |
|
Voting summary
| Popular vote |
|
|
|
|
|
| Liberal |
|
44.24% |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
|
46.57% |
| Labour |
|
6.36% |
| Irish Parliamentary |
|
1.85% |
| Independent |
|
0.23% |
| Others |
|
0.78% |
|
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
|
|
|
|
|
| Liberal |
|
40.6% |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
|
40.45% |
| Labour |
|
6.27% |
| Irish Parliamentary |
|
11.04% |
| All-for-Ireland |
|
1.19% |
| Independent |
|
0.45% |
|
See also
External links
- December 1910 Conservative manifesto
- December 1910 Labour manifesto
- December 1910 Liberal manifesto
References
- ^ General Election Dates 1832-2005, Parliament of the United Kingdom
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