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Spalding — UK General Election Results

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

Spalding was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 265 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Spalding from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton (Conservative) 4,658 50.4% Halley Stewart (Liberal) 78 (0.8 pts) 79.7%
1886 Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton (Conservative) 4,561 51.6% Halley Stewart (Liberal) 288 (3.3 pts) 76.2%
1892 Halley Stewart (Liberal) 4,660 51.8% Harry Frederick Pollock (Liberal Unionist) 326 (3.6 pts) 68.9%
1895 Harry Frederick Pollock (Liberal Unionist) 4,623 52.0% Halley Stewart (Liberal) 349 (3.9 pts) 69.6%
1900 Horace Rendall Mansfield (Liberal) 4,352 50.3% Ernest Murray Pollock (Liberal Unionist) 57 (0.7 pts) 68.9%
1906 Horace Rendall Mansfield (Liberal) 5,800 58.1% Ernest Murray Pollock (Liberal Unionist) 1,620 (16.2 pts) 68.3%
Jan 1910 Francis Walter Stafford McLaren (Liberal) 5,527 51.8% William Stapleton Royce (Conservative) 379 (3.5 pts) 78.2%
Dec 1910 Francis Walter Stafford McLaren (Liberal) 5,335 51.3% William Stapleton Royce (Conservative) 265 (2.5 pts) 76.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton Conservative 4,65850.4% Yes
Halley Stewart Liberal 4,58049.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton Conservative 4,56151.6% Yes
Halley Stewart Liberal 4,27348.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Halley Stewart Liberal 4,66051.8% Yes
Harry Frederick Pollock Liberal Unionist 4,33448.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Frederick Pollock Liberal Unionist 4,62352.0% Yes
Halley Stewart Liberal 4,27448.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Rendall Mansfield Liberal 4,35250.3% Yes
Ernest Murray Pollock Liberal Unionist 4,29549.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Rendall Mansfield Liberal 5,80058.1% Yes
Ernest Murray Pollock Liberal Unionist 4,18041.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Walter Stafford McLaren Liberal 5,52751.8% Yes
William Stapleton Royce Conservative 5,14848.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Walter Stafford McLaren Liberal 5,33551.3% Yes
William Stapleton Royce Conservative 5,07048.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 3.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.2 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 3.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Spalding in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Spalding in Dec 1910 with 5,335 votes (51.3%), a majority of 265 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Spalding since 1885?

Since 1885, Spalding has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in Spalding?

The closest result on record for Spalding was 1900, when Liberal beat Liberal Unionist by just 57 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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