1898 Stepney by-election

The 1898 Stepney by-election was held on 9 March 1898 following the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Frederick Wootton Isaacson on 22 February 1898.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Candidates

The Conservative Party candidate was William Evans-Gordon, a career diplomat in the British Raj who had retired as a political officer in 1897.

The Liberal Party candidate was W. C. Steadman. Steadman was the London County Council member for Stepney and had unsuccessfully fought Hammersmith in the 1895 general election.

Both candidates had fought Stepney at the London County Council election on 3 March 1898.^[4]^[5]

Result

1898 Stepney by-election^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	W. C. Steadman	2,492	50.2	+5.8
	Conservative	William Evans-Gordon	2,472	49.8	−5.8
Majority			20	0.4	N/A
Turnout			4,964	77.7	+7.9
	Lib-Lab gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.8

References

^ "Death of Mr. F. Wootton Isaacson M.P.". Pall Mall Gazette. 23 February 1898.
^ "Death of Mr Wotton Isaacson M.P.". North-Eastern Daily Gazette. 23 February 1898.
^ "Death of Mr Wootton Isaacson, M.P.". Ipswich Journal. 25 February 1898.
^ Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889–1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
^ "The Stepney Election". Huddersfield Chronicle. 12 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.
^ The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 350–351.
^ The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 288.

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[1] "Death of Mr. F. Wootton Isaacson M.P.". Pall Mall Gazette. 23 February 1898.

[2] "Death of Mr Wotton Isaacson M.P.". North-Eastern Daily Gazette. 23 February 1898.

[3] "Death of Mr Wootton Isaacson, M.P.". Ipswich Journal. 25 February 1898.

[4] Willis, Alan; Woollard, John (2000). Twentieth Century Local Election Results Volume 1: Election Results For the London County Council (1889–1961) and London Metropolitan Boroughs (1900–1928). Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

[5] "The Stepney Election". Huddersfield Chronicle. 12 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[6] Craig, F.W.S. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918. London and Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-349-02300-4.

[7] The Liberal Year Book for 1908. London: The Liberal Publication Department. 1908. pp. 350–351.

[8] The Constitutional Year Book for 1919. London: National Unionist Association. 1919. p. 288.

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