Hertford by-election, 1916

The Hertford by-election of 1916 was held on 9 March 1916. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Sir John Rolleston. It was won by the Independent candidate Noel Pemberton Billing.^[1]

Billing

Hertford by-election, 1916 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Noel Pemberton Billing	4,590	56.3	n/a
	Conservative	Brodie Haldane Henderson	3,559	43.7
Majority			1,031	12.6
Turnout				64.2
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	n/a

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918