1897 Walthamstow by-election
Result

1897 Walthamstow by-election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Lib-Lab	Sam Woods	6,518	51.1	+11.4

Conservative	Thomas Dewar	6,239	48.9	11.4

Majority	279	2.2	N/A

Turnout	12,757	64.3	+0.1

Registered electors	19,845

Lib-Lab gain from Conservative	Swing	+11.4

Sentence(s)

Woods won with a majority of 279 votes.

final_sentence: Woods won with a majority of 279 votes.