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Egremont — UK General Election Results

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

Egremont was won by Conservative at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 111 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Egremont from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Josslyn Francis Pennington (Conservative) 3,990 53.6% David Ainsworth (Liberal) 537 (7.2 pts) 82.3%
1886 Josslyn Francis Pennington (Conservative) 3,583 51.2% David Ainsworth (Liberal) 164 (2.3 pts) 77.4%
1892 David Ainsworth (Liberal) 3,849 53.3% Josslyn Francis Pennington (Conservative) 471 (6.5 pts) 78.5%
1895 Hubert Ernest Valentine Duncombe (Conservative) 3,717 50.9% David Ainsworth (Liberal) 131 (1.8 pts) 70.1%
1900 James Robert Bain (Conservative) 3,917 53.7% David Ainsworth (Liberal) 540 (7.4 pts) 78.4%
1906 Hugh Fullerton (Liberal) 4,067 55.5% Edward James Machell Lumb (Conservative) 812 (11.1 pts) 80.5%
Dec 1910 James Augustus Grant (Conservative) 4,013 51.6% William Edward Moulsdale (Liberal) 250 (3.2 pts) 84.5%
Jan 1910 James Augustus Grant (Conservative) 4,060 50.7% Hugh Fullerton (Liberal) 111 (1.4 pts) 87.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Josslyn Francis Pennington Conservative 3,99053.6% Yes
David Ainsworth Liberal 3,45346.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Josslyn Francis Pennington Conservative 3,58351.2% Yes
David Ainsworth Liberal 3,41948.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Ainsworth Liberal 3,84953.3% Yes
Josslyn Francis Pennington Conservative 3,37846.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Ernest Valentine Duncombe Conservative 3,71750.9% Yes
David Ainsworth Liberal 3,58649.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Robert Bain Conservative 3,91753.7% Yes
David Ainsworth Liberal 3,37746.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Fullerton Liberal 4,06755.5% Yes
Edward James Machell Lumb Conservative 3,25544.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Augustus Grant Conservative 4,01351.6% Yes
William Edward Moulsdale Liberal 3,76348.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Augustus Grant Conservative 4,06050.7% Yes
Hugh Fullerton Liberal 3,94949.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1886: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 6.5 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 11.1 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 3.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

Egremont 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 Egremont in the Jan 1910 general election?

Conservative won Egremont in Jan 1910 with 4,060 votes (50.7%), a majority of 111 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Egremont since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Egremont?

The closest result on record for Egremont was Jan 1910, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 111 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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