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The Ilkeston by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The by-election was held on 7 March 1910.
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Vacancy
The by-election was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Balthazar Foster, becoming Baron Ilkeston and taking a seat in the House of Lords. Foster had been Liberal MP for the seat of Ilkeston since the Ilkeston by-election, 1887.
Electoral history
The seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885. They easily held the seat at the last election, with a reduced majority;
Candidates
Campaign
Polling Day was fixed for the 7 March 1910.
Result
The Liberals held the seat and managed a slightly increased majority;
References
Ilkeston by-election, 1910 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA