Voting summary

Seats summary

Aftermath

Liberals had to rely on the Irish Parliamentary Party and Labour for their parliamentary majority. As the price for their continued support, the Irish nationalists demanded measures to remove the Lords' veto so that they could no longer block Irish Home Rule. The Lords accepted the electoral mandate and approved the People's Budget on 28 April 1910, but contention between the government and the Lords continued throughout the year. The government called a further election in December 1910 to get a mandate for the Parliament Act 1911, which would prevent the House of Lords from permanently blocking legislation.

See also

  • List of MPs elected in the January 1910 United Kingdom general election
  • Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918
  • January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
  • January 1910 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

[[File:Under-Which-Flag--LPD 1910 poster.jpg|thumb|Election poster from "Labour Party and Democratic League" (a faction of the British Labour Party)

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Notes

References

  • Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
  • United Kingdom election results—summary results 1885–1979

Manifestos

  • January 1910 Conservative manifesto
  • January 1910 Labour manifesto
  • January 1910 Liberal manifesto