South Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)

As all single-member seats, its elections were by first past the post voting.

It was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the general election that year.

The Municipal Borough of Yeovil, the Sessional Divisions of Crewkerne and Yeovil, and part of the Sessional Division of Ilminster.

Lambart was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;