115:
28:
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185:
78:
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The count was conducted the following morning and the result declared at lunch-time. Crowds filled the Bailey Head in
Oswestry – so much so that it was thought advisable to announce the result in private to prevent trouble. The Liberals gained the seat from the Conservatives:
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1035:
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1562:
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636:
456:
132:
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1326:
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1112:
999:
265:
1353:
472:
341:
284:
280:
261:
220:
213:
1331:
1299:
731:
52:
303:
The seat had been
Conservative since it was created in 1885. They easily held the seat at the last election, with an increased majority:
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as their candidate to gain the seat. He had been the
Liberal candidate at the previous by-election in 1901. Previously he had contested
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1622:
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1255:
1249:
1176:
1132:
114:
1741:
1714:
1709:
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1441:
1412:
1304:
559:
of the
Commons from the Conservative benches to the Liberals on 31 May, so was reportedly heckled with "turn-coat" taunts.
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717:"the whole of Shropshire politics had been simply a policy of Tory bluff and the people seemed to have got tired of it"
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1171:
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42:
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1239:
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1493:
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693:
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427:
334:
224:
147:
1097:
1277:
552:
492:
464:
1385:
797:
606:
499:
373:
235:
126:
488:
269:
528:
Polling Day was fixed for 26 July 1904, 30 days after the previous MP went to the House of Lords.
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548:
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727:
The same two candidates met again at the following general election, the result was:
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By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Shropshire constituencies
291:. On 26 June 1904 he succeeded his father as third Baron Harlech and entered the
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467:
and had no link with the town's area, although his country home, Leigh Manor,
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715:. Bright believed that the electorate had rejected the government, and that
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471:, was then in the same constituency. He was assistant private secretary to
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468:
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Article by Toby Neal, retrospective feature on the 1904 by-election.
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Historic
Oswestry: episodes from the past of a Welsh border town
1031:
956:"The night 'turncoat' Churchill helped create election shock".
547:
made eve-of-poll speeches at public meetings organised by the
713:"a great surprise for both Conservatives and Liberals alike"
902:. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 98.
900:
Chronology of
British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
459:
as their candidate to defend the seat. He was a prominent
1000:"Ten by-election shocks which made their mark on history"
981:"Election Intelligence. Shropshire (Oswestry Division)".
917:
British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 by Craig
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from 1895 to 1897. In 1897 he became a member of the
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held on 26 July 1904. The constituency returned one
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1089:
498:The local Liberal Association selected 42-year-old
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208:
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923:
518:"nursed the constituency assiduously of late"
8:
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909:
19:
1050:
1036:
1028:
729:
570:
555:and Oswestry in support of Bright. He had
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18:
283:had been Conservative MP for the seat of
506:in 1899 and 1900. He had a residence at
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266:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1073:27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1012:from the original on 13 December 2021
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960:. 15 November 2021. p. 2.
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732:General election January 1906
531:During the campaign, where
485:Chancellor of the Exchequer
307:Oswestry by-election, 1901
1913:
1887:20th century in Shropshire
987:. 28 July 1904. p. 9.
572:1904 Oswestry by-election
1773:
1563:Dublin St Stephen's Green
945:. 13 May 1901. p. 7.
939:"Election Intelligence".
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254:1904 Oswestry by-election
206:
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481:Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
1612:North East Lanarkshire
1457:Warwick and Leamington
1327:Liverpool East Toxteth
1201:North East Lanarkshire
898:Craig, F.W.S. (1987).
539:were topical issues,
493:London County Council
465:London County Council
1354:Liverpool West Derby
798:Allan Heywood Bright
607:Allan Heywood Bright
500:Allan Heywood Bright
463:Party member of the
374:Allan Heywood Bright
262:Member of Parliament
236:Allan Heywood Bright
127:Allan Heywood Bright
1332:Orkney and Shetland
1300:East Worcestershire
1235:Sheffield Ecclesall
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308:
270:first past the post
21:
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516:noted that he had
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342:George Ormsby-Gore
306:
281:George Ormsby-Gore
221:George Ormsby-Gore
154:Popular vote
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1431:St Andrews Burghs
1370:Dublin University
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1162:Monmouth Boroughs
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768:William Bridgeman
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637:William Bridgeman
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541:Winston Churchill
457:William Bridgeman
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268:, elected by the
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1452:Belfast West
1360:South Antrim
1267:West Donegal
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957:
951:
940:
934:
899:
893:
850:
848:Conservative
822:
783:
778:
773:
766:
761:Conservative
759:
726:
716:
712:
710:
694:Conservative
689:
661:
632:Conservative
622:
617:
612:
605:
598:
566:
530:
527:
517:
511:
497:
454:
440:
430:
428:Conservative
418:
400:
384:
358:
357:
352:
347:
340:
335:Conservative
333:
302:
279:
264:(MP) to the
253:
251:
234:
230:
225:Conservative
219:
212:
188:
170:
157:
148:Conservative
125:
106:
93:First party
48:26 July 1904
47:
1735:September:
1651:Stalybridge
1558:East Dorset
1472:Londonderry
1447:South Meath
1429:September:
1425:Argyllshire
1284:Leeds North
1199:September:
1016:15 December
929:Who Was Who
508:Weston Rhyn
167:Percentage
1871:Categories
1765:New Forest
1763:December:
1757:November:
1700:Chichester
1665:February:
1627:November:
1580:Harborough
1575:West Cavan
1553:Rossendale
1530:February:
1526:Ayr Burghs
1482:December:
1476:November:
1358:February:
1320:November:
1245:South Down
1233:February:
1205:November:
1148:February:
1118:Woodbridge
1113:Wellington
1096:December:
885:References
741:Candidate
580:Candidate
537:free trade
451:Candidates
315:Candidate
287:since the
122:Candidate
64:Registered
1841:1979–2010
1836:1950–1979
1831:1931–1950
1826:1918–1931
1821:1900–1918
1816:1885–1900
1811:1868–1885
1806:1857–1868
1801:1847–1857
1796:1832–1847
1791:1818–1832
1786:1806–1818
1781:1801–1806
1759:Normanton
1753:Hampstead
1746:October:
1726:West Down
1683:Buteshire
1649:January:
1621:October:
1617:Cork City
1585:Devonport
1548:Normanton
1537:St Albans
1521:Gateshead
1511:Ashburton
1509:January:
1440:October:
1436:Rochester
1349:Newmarket
1347:January:
1322:Cleveland
1316:Devonport
1314:October:
1310:Sevenoaks
1290:Clitheroe
1261:Wakefield
1240:East Down
1224:Hampstead
1222:January:
1189:Wokingham
1156:Maidstone
1150:Stretford
1128:Blackpool
1108:Guildford
984:The Times
942:The Times
813:Majority
723:Aftermath
652:Majority
553:Ellesmere
513:The Times
391:Majority
1897:Oswestry
1731:Carlisle
1689:Brighton
1656:Mile End
1605:August:
1601:Oswestry
1596:Chertsey
1489:Lewisham
1423:August:
1402:Camborne
1396:Chertsey
1381:Woolwich
1295:Tiverton
1288:August:
1272:Woolwich
1229:Dewsbury
1193:August:
1172:Oswestry
1167:Mid Cork
1010:Archived
873:See also
524:Campaign
285:Oswestry
1687:April:
1678:Appleby
1676:March:
1634:Horsham
1607:Reading
1591:Sowerby
1567:April:
1546:March:
1516:Norwich
1484:Dulwich
1478:Chorley
1467:Fareham
1408:Preston
1400:April:
1374:March:
1265:April:
1254:March:
1195:Andover
1154:March:
1103:Preston
1077:»
1071:to the
1059:«
855:Liberal
830:Turnout
793:Liberal
687:Liberal
669:Turnout
600:Liberal
469:Worthen
408:Turnout
369:Liberal
276:Vacancy
240:Liberal
143:Liberal
101:
90:
75:86.3% (
72:Turnout
1719:July:
1695:Whitby
1693:June:
1589:July:
1573:June:
1494:Ludlow
1417:July:
1376:Galway
1282:July:
1207:Galway
1187:July:
1181:June:
1083:»
1065:«
834:9,519
802:4,508
774:5,011
744:Votes
738:Party
673:8,699
641:4,157
613:4,542
583:Votes
577:Party
563:Result
545:Oldham
504:Exeter
483:, the
475:, the
412:7,948
394:1,088
378:3,430
348:4,518
318:Votes
312:Party
256:was a
180:Swing
175:47.8%
162:4,157
139:Party
67:10,075
1406:May:
1276:May:
1160:May:
1098:Dover
864:+4.8
860:Swing
853:from
840:+4.4
837:90.7
808:−4.8
805:47.4
784:+4.8
779:52.6
703:+8.7
699:Swing
692:from
679:+6.8
676:86.3
647:−9.0
644:47.8
623:+9.0
618:52.2
436:Swing
415:79.5
397:13.6
381:43.2
353:56.8
198:9.0%
171:52.2%
158:4,542
81:6.8%)
1705:Cork
1643:1905
1503:1904
1341:1903
1278:Bury
1216:1902
1142:1901
1090:1900
1018:2021
851:gain
819:5.2
816:503
690:gain
658:4.4
655:385
535:and
431:hold
252:The
189:9.0%
53:1906
43:1901
1386:Rye
823:N/A
662:N/A
551:in
441:N/A
419:N/A
401:N/A
385:New
359:N/A
107:Lib
1873::
1008:.
1002:.
922:^
908:^
751:±%
747:%
719:.
590:±%
586:%
520:.
495:.
325:±%
321:%
295:.
214:MP
1051:e
1044:t
1037:v
1020:.
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