Claim: William Byles represented the Labour Committee in the Leeds East General election of 1900 and received 20.1% of the votes.
Evidence: Sir William Pollard Byles (13 February 1839 – 15 October 1917) was a British newspaper owner and radical Liberal politician. In 1900 he stood on an anti-war ticket as Labour Representation Committee candidate at Leeds East, but was defeated. General election 1900: Leeds East Labour Repr. Cmte. William Byles 1,266 20.1