[1] The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

As Quakers, the Baker family tried to run a model business taking a paternal interest in the welfare of their workforce and introducing schemes such as shorter working days, encouraging employees to participate in health and insurance plans and fostering a relaxed approach on the shop floor, perhaps to the detriment of profits.

At the previous General Election, Allen Baker had opposed the Boer War and that stance now seemed to be of help to his campaign.

[5] On the eve of poll, David Lloyd George who spoke at Allen Baker's final meeting wound up the Radicals to a frenzy of excitement with one of the greatest of his election speeches.

[5] Polling Day was wet,[5] which usually told against the Liberal Party, but they gained the seat and recorded a massive 14.2% swing: At the 1906 general election, Baker and the Liberals held the seat with a slightly reduced majority: Cohen did not stand for parliament again, however he served on the London County Council representing the City of London from 1907 to 1911.