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| | Election Name | United Kingdom general election, December 1910 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type | parliamentary |
| Ongoing | no |
| Previous Election | United Kingdom general election, January 1910 |
| Previous Year | 1910 |
| Previous Mps | MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, January 1910 |
| Next Election | United Kingdom general election, 1918 |
| Next Year | 1918 |
| Next Mps | MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1918 |
| Seats For Election | All 670 seats in the House of Commons |
| Elected Mps | Members elected |
| Election Date | 3 - 19 December 1910 |
| Leader1 | H. H. Asquith |
| Leader Since1 | 30 April 1908 |
| Party1 | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1 | East Fife |
| Last Election1 | 274 seats, 43.1% |
| Seats1 | 272 |
| Seat Change1 | (-) 2 |
| Popular Vote1 | 2,293,869 |
| Percentage1 | 43.9% |
| Swing1 | (+) 0.7% |
| Leader2 | Arthur Balfour |
| Leader Since2 | 11 June 1902 |
| Party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2 | City of London |
| Last Election2 | 272 seats, 46.7% |
| Seats2 | 271 |
| Seat Change2 | (-) 1 |
| Popular Vote2 | 2,420,169 |
| Percentage2 | 46.3% |
| Swing2 | (-) 0.3% |
| Leader4 | George Nicoll Barnes |
| Leader Since4 | 14 February 1910 |
| Party4 | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat4 | Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown |
| Last Election4 | 40 seats, 7.6% |
| Seats4 | 42 |
| Seat Change4 | (+) 2 |
| Popular Vote4 | 371,802 |
| Percentage4 | 7.1% |
| Swing4 | (-) 0.6% |
| Leader5 | John Redmond |
| Leader Since5 | 6 February 1900 |
| Party5 | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| Leaders Seat5 | Waterford City |
| Last Election5 | 71 seats, 1.2% |
| Seats5 | 74 |
| Seat Change5 | (+) 3 |
| Popular Vote5 | 90,416 |
| Percentage5 | 1.7% |
| Swing5 | (+) 0.7% |
| Map Image | Dec 1910 UK Election Map.png |
| Map Size | 250px |
| Map Caption | Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
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| Title | PM |
| Posttitle | Subsequent PM |
| Before Election | H. H. Asquith |
| Before Party | Liberal Party (UK) |
| After Election | H. H. Asquith |
| After Party | Liberal Party (UK) |
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The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December. It was the last British election to be held over several days.
The Conservatives, led by Arthur Balfour with their Liberal Unionist allies, and the Liberals, led by H. H. Asquith, could not break the deadlock produced in the January general election, with the Conservatives again winning the largest number of votes. The Liberal Party under Asquith formed a government with the support of the Irish Nationalists. This was the last election in which the Liberals won the highest number of seats in the House of Commons.
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