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Central Finsbury — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Central Finsbury was won by Conservative at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 531 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Central Finsbury from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Howard Spensley (Liberal) 2,861 55.3% Saul Isaac (Conservative) 547 (10.6 pts) 69.4%
1886 Frederick Thomas Penton (Conservative) 2,245 50.1% Howard Spensley (Liberal) 5 (0.1 pts) 60.1%
1892 Dabadhai Naoroji (Liberal) 2,961 50.0% Frederick Thomas Penton (Conservative) 5 (0.1 pts) 71.2%
1895 William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring (Conservative) 3,588 56.3% Dabadhai Naoroji (Liberal) 805 (12.6 pts) 71.5%
1900 William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring (Conservative) 2,872 53.2% Joseph Benson (Liberal) 349 (6.5 pts) 63.3%
1906 William Charles Steadman (Liberal-Labour) 3,493 55.5% Edward Alfred Goulding (Conservative) 694 (11.0 pts) 76.0%
Jan 1910 Martin Archer-Shee (Conservative) 3,559 52.8% William Charles Steadman (Liberal-Labour) 372 (5.5 pts) 83.3%
Dec 1910 Martin Archer-Shee (Conservative) 3,335 54.3% Felix Rosenheim (Liberal) 531 (8.6 pts) 75.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Howard Spensley Liberal 2,86155.3% Yes
Saul Isaac Conservative 2,31444.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Penton Conservative 2,24550.1% Yes
Howard Spensley Liberal 2,24049.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dabadhai Naoroji Liberal 2,96150.0% Yes
Frederick Thomas Penton Conservative 2,95650.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring Conservative 3,58856.3% Yes
Dabadhai Naoroji Liberal 2,78343.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Frederick Barton Massey-Mainwaring Conservative 2,87253.2% Yes
Joseph Benson Liberal 2,52346.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Charles Steadman Liberal-Labour 3,49355.5% Yes
Edward Alfred Goulding Conservative 2,79944.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Archer-Shee Conservative 3,55952.8% Yes
William Charles Steadman Liberal-Labour 3,18747.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Archer-Shee Conservative 3,33554.3% Yes
Felix Rosenheim Liberal 2,80445.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 10.6 pts 1886: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 11.0 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 5.5 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Central Finsbury in the Dec 1910 general election?

Conservative won Central Finsbury in Dec 1910 with 3,335 votes (54.3%), a majority of 531 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Central Finsbury since 1885?

Since 1885, Central Finsbury has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in Central Finsbury?

The closest result on record for Central Finsbury was 1886, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 5 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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