A UK parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Worcester was held on 7 February 1908 and won by the Conservative candidate Edward Goulding.
The losing Liberal Party candidate, Henry Devenish Harben, lodged an election petition alleging corruption, and after a trial from 22 to 26 May, Sir John Compton Lawrance and Sir Joseph Walton adjudged Williamson "guilty by his agents of the corrupt practice of bribery", so that on 14 June his seat was vacated.
[7] Goulding campaigned for tariff reform and had the support of most of Worcester City Council.
[7] The 1906 election court case had to be paid for by the county borough, which duly increased the rates, causing resentment against the Liberals as the party whose previous candidate had lodged the petition.
[7] There was also an anti-incumbency sentiment against the Liberal government, which was blamed for food price inflation.