January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
15 January to 10 February 1910
All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader H. H. Asquith Arthur Balfour Arthur Henderson
Party Liberal Conservative and Liberal Unionist Labour
Last election 58[a] 12[c][a] 2[a]
Seats won 58[a] 11[c][a] 2[a]
Seat change 1[c][a]
Popular vote 354,847[b] 260,033[c][b] 37,852[b]
Percentage 54.2%[b][b] 39.6%[c][b] 5.1%[b]
Swing 2.2 pp 1.8 pp 2.3 pp
Results of the January 1910 election in Scotland for the county and burgh seats
  Liberal
  Conservative
  Liberal Unionist
  Labour
  Independent Liberal
Main article: January 1910 United Kingdom general election

A general election was held in the United Kingdom over the period of and was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910, and members were returned for all 72 seats in Scotland.[1] Called amid a constitutional crisis after the Conservative-dominated House of Lords rejected the People's Budget, the Liberal government, seeking a mandate, lost their majority.

Scotland was allocated 72 seats in total, with 70 territorial seats, comprising 32 burgh constituencies and 37 county constituencies.[d] There were also two university constituencies, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities and Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities. As voters in university constituencies voted in addition to their territorial vote, the results are compiled separately.

In Scotland the election saw little change from the 1906 election, being a second landslide for the Liberal government, which took 58 of the 72 seats. However when combined with results from across the United Kingdom, the election resulted in a hung parliament: Arthur Balfour’s Conservatives and their Liberal Unionist allies won the most votes, but Asquith’s Liberals secured the most seats, edging out the Conservatives by two. With Irish Parliamentary Party support, Asquith remained in power. Labour retained two seats. Archibald Corbett retained his seat of Glasgow Tradeston sitting as an Independent Liberal, however as he had stood in the 1906 election a Liberal Unionist this represented a loss of one seat for the Conservative/Liberal Unionist alliance.

Another election followed in December as the Liberal government sought a mandate for the Parliament Act 1911, which would prevent the House of Lords from permanently blocking legislation linked to money bills.

Results

Seats summary

Party Seats Last Election Seats change
  Liberal 58 58
  Conservative and Liberal Unionist (Total) 11 12 1
  Conservative 8 7 1
  Liberal Unionist 3 5 2
  Labour 2 2
  Independent Liberal 1 0 1
Total 72 72

Burgh & County constituencies

Main article: January 1910 United Kingdom general election
Party Seats[1] Seats change Votes[1] % % Change
  Liberal 58 354,847 54.2 2.2
  Conservative and Liberal Unionist 9 1 260,033 39.6 1.8
  Labour Party 2 37,852 5.1 2.3
  Other 1 1 7,710 1.1
Total 70 660,442 100

University constituencies

The two university constituencies each elected an additional member to the house.

General election January 1910: Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Robert Finlay 5,205 65.9 2.0
Liberal Alexander Russell Simpson 2,693 34.1 N/A
Majority 2,512 31.8 4.0
Turnout 7,898 69.8 5.1
Registered electors 11,319
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election January 1910: Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Craik 4,879 58.9 9.9
Free Trader Frederick Pollock 3,411 41.1 24.0
Majority 1,468 17.8 2.7
Turnout 8,290 70.8 2.2
Registered electors 11,705
Conservative hold Swing 7.1


Votes summary

Popular vote[b]
Liberal
 
 54.2%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist[c]
 
 39.6%
Labour
 
 5.1%
Other
 
 1.2%
Parliamentary seats[a]
Liberal
 
 80.6%
Conservative and Liberal Unionist[c]
 
 15.2%
Labour
 
 2.8%
Independent Liberal
 
 1.4%

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Combined results for burgh, county and university seats
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only
  3. ^ a b c d e f g The seat and vote count figures given here combines the Conservatives and the Liberal Unionists.
  4. ^ One burgh seat, Dundee, was represented by two members of parliament.

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Rallings; Micheal Thrasher (2006). British Electoral Facts. Total Politics. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-907278-03-7.
  2. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1916
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