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Appleby — UK General Election Results

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Appleby was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 579 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Appleby from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Lowther (Conservative) 2,694 50.1% James Whitehead (Liberal) 10 (0.2 pts) 89.3%
1886 William Lowther (Conservative) 2,748 51.8% James Whitehead (Liberal) 186 (3.5 pts) 88.2%
1892 Joseph Savory (Conservative) 2,963 56.8% Alfred Charles Tufton (Liberal) 707 (13.6 pts) 80.5%
1895 Joseph Savory (Conservative) 2,950 58.7% Theodore Wilfrid Fry (Liberal) 873 (17.4 pts) 79.6%
1900 Richard Rigg (Liberal) 2,835 55.7% Joseph Savory (Conservative) 579 (11.4 pts) 75.5%
1906 Leifchild Stratten Jones (Liberal) 2,890 50.1% Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice (Conservative) 8 (0.1 pts) 88.4%
Jan 1910 Lancelot Sanderson (Conservative) 3,335 53.8% Leifchild Stratten Jones (Liberal) 467 (7.5 pts) 93.2%
Dec 1910 Lancelot Sanderson (Conservative) 3,258 54.9% Philip Whitwell Wilson (Liberal) 579 (9.8 pts) 89.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowther Conservative 2,69450.1% Yes
James Whitehead Liberal 2,68449.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowther Conservative 2,74851.8% Yes
James Whitehead Liberal 2,56248.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Savory Conservative 2,96356.8% Yes
Alfred Charles Tufton Liberal 2,25643.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Savory Conservative 2,95058.7% Yes
Theodore Wilfrid Fry Liberal 2,07741.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Rigg Liberal 2,83555.7% Yes
Joseph Savory Conservative 2,25644.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leifchild Stratten Jones Liberal 2,89050.1% Yes
Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice Conservative 2,88249.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lancelot Sanderson Conservative 3,33553.8% Yes
Leifchild Stratten Jones Liberal 2,86846.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lancelot Sanderson Conservative 3,25854.9% Yes
Philip Whitwell Wilson Liberal 2,67945.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 0.1 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 7.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Appleby has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Appleby in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won Appleby in Dec 1910 with 3,258 votes (54.9%), a majority of 579 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Appleby since 1885?

Since 1885, Appleby has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Appleby?

The closest result on record for Appleby was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 8 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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