Bootle by-election, 1911

The Bootle by-election, 1911 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bootle in Merseyside on 27 March 1911. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Andrew Bonar Law.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant on 13 March 1911 when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), 73-year-old Thomas Myles Sandys had resigned from the House of Commons by the procedural device of accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional 'office of profit under the crown'. He had held the seat since the 1885 general election, and died on 18 October 1911.

The Result Last Time

In the General Election December 1910, Thomas Myles Sandys, Conservative was elected unopposed. However, there was a previous contest at the General election in January.

Candidates

The Conservative candidate was 52-year-old Andrew Bonar Law, who had been MP for the South London constituency of Dulwich until December 1910. The Liberal Party candidate was Max Muspratt, a 39-year-old chemist who had been MP for Liverpool Exchange from January 1910 until his defeat at the December 1910 election.

Result

The result was a victory for the Conservative candidate, Andrew Bonar Law, who won the seat with 56% of the votes. He did not contest Bootle in 1918, and was elected in the Glasgow Central constituency.

Later in 1911, Bonar Law was elected as Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons, and went on to hold a series of ministerial positions before becoming Prime Minister for seven months from 1922 to 1923

The Result

See also

• Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)
• Bootle
• Bootle by-elections, 1990
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs