Elections in The 1910s
| General Election December 1910: Tower Hamlets, St. George | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Wedgwood Benn | 1,401 | 57.8 | ||
| Conservative | Douglas Clifton Brown | 1,022 | 42.2 | ||
| Majority | 379 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| St George's by-election, 1910 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Wedgwood Benn | 1,598 | 59.5 | ||
| Conservative | Percy Coleman Simmons | 1,089 | 40.5 | ||
| Majority | 509 | 19.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| General Election January 1910: Tower Hamlets, St. George | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William Wedgwood Benn | 1,568 | 58.0 | ||
| Conservative | Percy Coleman Simmons | 1,134 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 434 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
Read more about this topic: St George (UK Parliament Constituency), Election Results
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