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Middleton — UK General Election Results

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

Middleton was won by Liberal at the Jan 1910 general election, with a majority of 1,403 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Middleton from 1885 to Jan 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Jan 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Salis-Schwabe (Liberal) 5,882 54.6% Thomas Fielden (Conservative) 997 (9.3 pts) 91.6%
1886 Thomas Fielden (Conservative) 5,126 51.6% Charles Henry Hopwood (Liberal) 318 (3.2 pts) 84.6%
1892 Charles Henry Hopwood (Liberal) 5,389 50.5% Thomas Fielden (Conservative) 116 (1.1 pts) 89.2%
1895 Thomas Fielden (Conservative) 5,926 53.9% Charles Henry Hopwood (Liberal) 865 (7.9 pts) 88.3%
1900 Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (Conservative) 6,147 50.6% James Duckworth (Liberal) 136 (1.1 pts) 88.7%
1906 William Ryland Dent Adkins (Liberal) 7,018 56.1% Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter (Conservative) 1,533 (12.3 pts) 87.3%
Dec 1910 William Ryland Dent Adkins (Liberal) 7,071 52.9% William Alfred Samuel Hewins (Liberal Unionist) 787 (5.9 pts) 86.8%
Jan 1910 William Ryland Dent Adkins (Liberal) 7,669 55.0% Patrick Rose-Innes (Conservative) 1,403 (10.1 pts) 90.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Salis-Schwabe Liberal 5,88254.6% Yes
Thomas Fielden Conservative 4,88545.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fielden Conservative 5,12651.6% Yes
Charles Henry Hopwood Liberal 4,80848.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Henry Hopwood Liberal 5,38950.5% Yes
Thomas Fielden Conservative 5,27349.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fielden Conservative 5,92653.9% Yes
Charles Henry Hopwood Liberal 5,06146.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Brocklehurst Fielden Conservative 6,14750.6% Yes
James Duckworth Liberal 6,01149.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ryland Dent Adkins Liberal 7,01856.1% Yes
Cyril Charlie Hamilton Potter Conservative 5,48543.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ryland Dent Adkins Liberal 7,07152.9% Yes
William Alfred Samuel Hewins Liberal Unionist 6,28447.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ryland Dent Adkins Liberal 7,66955.0% Yes
Patrick Rose-Innes Conservative 6,26645.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 9.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 1.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1900: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 12.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 5.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Middleton in the Jan 1910 general election?

Liberal won Middleton in Jan 1910 with 7,669 votes (55.0%), a majority of 1,403 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Middleton since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Middleton?

The closest result on record for Middleton was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 116 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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