Forest of Dean by-election, 1911
The Forest of Dean by-election was a Parliamentary by-election. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Previous result
General Election December 1910 [1]
Electorate 10,336 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Rt Hon. Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke | 5,544 | 66.3 | ||
Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 2,820 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 32.6 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Candidates
Liberal Party Henry Webb Conservative Party David Hope Kyd
Result

Forest of Dean by-election, 1911:[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Henry Webb | 6,174 | 66.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | David Hope Kyd | 3,106 | 33.5 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 33.0 | +0.4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Aftermath
Webb was appointed as a Junior Whip in 1912, which required him to face the electorate again, when he was returned unopposed. A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted [*approved but not actually adopted] to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
General Election 1914/15:
Electorate 11,513[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Henry Webb | ||||
Labour | |||||
At the 1918 General Election, Webb received the coupon of endorsement from the Coalition government.
General Election 14 December 1918:[4]
Electorate 27,624 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | James Wignall | 9,731 | |||
Liberal | Lt-Col. Sir Henry Webb | 5,765 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||