| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 1911 Middleton by-election - Result |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Liberal | Ryland Adkins | 6,863 | 51.5 | 1.4 |
| 5 | - | Liberal Unionist | William Hewins | 6,452 | 48.5 | +1.4 |
| 6 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| 7 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | - | 86.2 | 0.6 |
| 8 | - | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 1.4 | - |

Question: By how many votes did Hewins reduce his majority votes?
Answer: In the 1911 Middleton by-election, Adkins held on, although Hewins reduced his majority to 411 votes.