United Kingdom general election, January 1910

United Kingdom general election, January 1910

15 January – 10 February 1910

All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader H. H. Asquith Arthur Balfour John Redmond Party Liberal Conservative Irish Parliamentary Leader since 30 April 1908 11 June 1902 6 February 1900 Leader's seat East Fife City of London Waterford City Last election 399 seats, 48.7% 156 seats, 42.9% 82 seats, 0.6% Seats won 274 272 71 Seat change 123 116 11 Popular vote 2,866,157 3,104,407 74,047 Percentage 43.1% 46.7% 1.2% Swing 5.4% 3.4% 0.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Arthur Henderson William O'Brien Party Labour All-for-Ireland Leader since 22 January 1908 15 January 1910 Leader's seat Barnard Castle Cork City Last election 29 seats, 5.7% N/A Seats won 40 8 Seat change 11 8 Popular vote 505,657 23,605 Percentage 7.6% 0.4% Swing 2.2% 0.4%

PM before election H. H. Asquith Liberal Subsequent PM H. H. Asquith Liberal

The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The government called the election in the midst of a constitutional crisis caused by the rejection of the People's Budget by the House of Lords, in order to get a mandate to pass the budget.

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, but the Liberals led by H. H. Asquith winning the largest number of seats, returning two more MPs than the Conservatives. Asquith formed a government with the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond. A second election was soon held in December.

The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson, continued to gain strength, going from 29 seats to 40.

Results

All parties shown.

Seat Winners in England and Wales

Voting summary

Seats summary

See also

• MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, January 1910
• The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918

External links

• January 1910 Conservative manifesto
• January 1910 Labour manifesto
• January 1910 Liberal manifesto

References

• F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
• Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
• United Kingdom election results - summary results 1885-1979

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