and a large artisan population had moved in so its core and north in particular was decidedly lower-income working-class. The constituency was in general Conservative, but less strongly so than many suburban commuter seats around London. The Labour Party secured 20% of the vote, in a three-way contest, in the 1906 election. Borough rather than a County seat The seat being a parliamentary borough made for a lower level of election expenses permissible and the usual office/status for the returning officer. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1880s Grantham resigned after being appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, causing a by-election. Herbert was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1890s Herbert's succession to the peerage causes a by-election. Ritchie's appointment as President of the Board of Trade causes a by-election. Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Ian Malcolm Liberal: See also List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies References Notes Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972) British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974) Social Geography of British Elections 1885-1910. by Henry Pelling (Macmillan 1967) Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978) Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979) Politics of the London Borough of Croydon Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic) Parliamentary constituencies in South East England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918