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| United Kingdom general election, January 1910 |
| All 670 seats to the House of Commons |
| 15 January–20 February 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 |
399 seats, 48.7% |
156 seats, 42.9% |
| Seats won |
274 |
272 |
| Seat change |
-125 |
+116 |
| Popular vote |
2,866,157 |
3,104,407 |
| Percentage |
43.1% |
46.7% |
|
|
Third party |
Fourth party |
|
 |
 |
|
| Leader |
Arthur Henderson |
John Redmond |
| Party |
Labour |
Irish Parliamentary |
| Leader since |
22 January 1908 |
6 February 1900 |
| Leader's seat |
Barnard Castle |
Waterford City |
| Last election |
29 seats, 5.7% |
82 seats, 0.6% |
| Seats won |
40 |
71 |
| Seat change |
+11 |
-11 |
| Popular vote |
505,657 |
74,047 |
| Percentage |
7.6% |
1.2% |
|
|
The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910.
The election produced a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party led by Arthur Balfour and their Liberal Unionist allies receiving the largest number of votes, and the Liberals led by H. H. Asquith returning two more MPs than the Conservatives. A second election was soon held in December.
The Labour Party was led by Arthur Henderson and the Irish Parliamentary Party by John Redmond.
Results
| UK General Election January 1910 |
|
Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
| |
Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
594 |
272 |
|
|
+ 116 |
40.6 |
46.8 |
2,919,236 |
+3.4 |
| |
Liberal |
511 |
274 |
|
|
- 123 |
40.9 |
43.5 |
2,712,511 |
-5.4 |
| |
Labour |
78 |
40 |
|
|
+ 11 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
435,770 |
|
| |
Irish Parliamentary |
85 |
71 |
0 |
11 |
- 11 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
74,047 |
+0.6 |
| |
All-for-Ireland |
10 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
+ 8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
23,605 |
|
| |
Ind. Nationalist |
10 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
+ 2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
16,533 |
|
| |
Social Democratic Party |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
13,479 |
-0.1 |
| |
Independent Conservative |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
11,772 |
|
| |
Free Trader |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
11,553 |
|
| |
Independent Labour |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
|
0.2 |
9,936 |
|
| |
Independent Liberal |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
5,237 |
|
| |
Scottish Prohibition |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
756 |
|
All parties shown.
Voting summary
| Popular vote |
|
|
|
|
|
| Liberal |
|
43.51% |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
|
46.82% |
| Labour |
|
6.99% |
| Irish Parliamentary |
|
1.19% |
| Independent |
|
0.7% |
| Others |
|
0.79% |
|
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
|
|
|
|
|
| Liberal |
|
40.9% |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
|
40.6% |
| Labour |
|
5.97% |
| Irish Parliamentary |
|
10.6% |
| All-for-Ireland |
|
1.19% |
| Independent |
|
0.75% |
|
See also
External links
- January 1910 Conservative manifesto
- January 1910 Labour manifesto
- January 1910 Liberal manifesto
References
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