William Borthwick (Dorset politician)

Born14 June 1879

Died16 December 1956 (aged 77)

OccupationBritish politician

Hon. William Borthwick (14 June 1879 – 16 December 1956)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, Army Captain and Barrister.^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cecil Hanbury	12,203	47.3	−6.0
	Liberal	Hon. William Borthwick	11,281	43.8	−2.9
	Labour	Colin Grant Clark	2,298	8.9	n/a
Majority			922	3.5
Turnout			25,782	81.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cecil Hanbury	15,499	59.2	+11.9
	Liberal	Hon. William Borthwick	10,682	40.8	−3.0
Majority			4,817	18.4	+14.9
Turnout				82.1	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Cecil Hanbury	13,055	50.1	−9.1
	Liberal	Hon. William Borthwick	9,871	37.9	−2.9
	Agriculture	George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers	1,771	6.8	n/a
	Labour	Miss M M Whitehead	1,360	5.2	n/a
Majority			3,184	12.2	−6.2
Turnout				79.7	−2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Valdemar Hambro	12,247	51.1	+1.0
	Liberal	Hon. William Borthwick	11,704	48.9	+11.0
Majority			543	2.2	−10.0
Turnout			23,951	73.4	−6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

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