Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 1890s
Chester-Master was originally declared the victor by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and a new election was held.

Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)

Section Title: Elections in the 1890s
Table Section Text: Chester-Master was originally declared the victor by 3 votes, but on petition and after scrutiny, the votes were declared equal and a new election was held.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Liberal	Arthur Winterbotham	4,207	50.9	N/A

Conservative	Thomas Chester-Master	4,054	49.1	N/A

Majority	153	1.9	N/A

Turnout	8,261	81.8	N/A

Registered electors	10,095

Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist

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Arthur Winterbotham of the Liberal party had a majority of 153.

final_sentence: Arthur Winterbotham of the Liberal party had a majority of 153.