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Mid Lanarkshire — UK General Election Results

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

Mid Lanarkshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 331 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Mid Lanarkshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Stephen Mason (Liberal) 2,875 39.0% William Robert Bousfield (Conservative) 296 (4.0 pts) 82.4%
1886 Stephen Mason (Liberal) 3,779 56.5% James Widrington Shand-Harvey (Liberal Unionist) 870 (13.0 pts) 74.8%
1892 John Wynford Philipps (Liberal) 4,611 56.9% Robert Edward Stuart Harington-Stuart (Conservative) 1,122 (13.9 pts) 77.2%
1895 James Caldwell (Liberal) 4,447 50.4% Charles Kincaid MacKenzie (Conservative) 71 (0.8 pts) 77.4%
1900 James Caldwell (Liberal) 5,267 50.9% Charles Kincaid MacKenzie (Conservative) 192 (1.9 pts) 79.6%
1906 James Caldwell (Liberal) 7,246 58.1% Duncan Frederick Campbell (Conservative) 2,776 (22.2 pts) 81.1%
Jan 1910 John Howard Whitehouse (Liberal) 5,792 38.5% John Johnson Pickering (Conservative) 391 (2.6 pts) 84.6%
Dec 1910 John Howard Whitehouse (Liberal) 6,033 38.7% Henry Shanks Keith (Conservative) 331 (2.1 pts) 84.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Mason Liberal 2,87539.0% Yes
William Robert Bousfield Conservative 2,57935.0% No
John Clark Forrest Independent Liberal 1,91326.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Mason Liberal 3,77956.5% Yes
James Widrington Shand-Harvey Liberal Unionist 2,90943.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wynford Philipps Liberal 4,61156.9% Yes
Robert Edward Stuart Harington-Stuart Conservative 3,48943.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Caldwell Liberal 4,44750.4% Yes
Charles Kincaid MacKenzie Conservative 4,37649.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Caldwell Liberal 5,26750.9% Yes
Charles Kincaid MacKenzie Conservative 5,07549.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Caldwell Liberal 7,24658.1% Yes
Duncan Frederick Campbell Conservative 4,47035.8% No
A Scott Gibson Musical Copyright Association 7586.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Howard Whitehouse Liberal 5,79238.5% Yes
John Johnson Pickering Conservative 5,40135.9% No
Robert Smillie Labour 3,86425.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Howard Whitehouse Liberal 6,03338.7% Yes
Henry Shanks Keith Conservative 5,70236.6% No
Robert Smillie Labour 3,84724.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1886: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1892: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 0.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 2.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mid Lanarkshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Mid Lanarkshire in Dec 1910 with 6,033 votes (38.7%), a majority of 331 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Mid Lanarkshire since 1885?

Since 1885, Mid Lanarkshire has been won by: Liberal.

What was the closest result in Mid Lanarkshire?

The closest result on record for Mid Lanarkshire was 1895, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 71 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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