The Countess of Balfour | |
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| Woking Borough Councilwoman from St John's Ward | |
| In office 1919–???? | |
| President of the Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association Edinburgh Chapter | |
| Dame President of the Primrose League's Woking Habitation | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton 12 June 1867 Hyde Park Gate, London, England |
| Died | 28 March 1942 (aged 74) Fisher's Hill, Woking, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour |
| Children | 6 (including Lady Eve Balfour and Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour) |
| Parent(s) | Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton Edith Villiers |
| Occupation | Politician, writer, and suffragette |
Elizabeth Edith Balfour, Countess of Balfour (née Lady Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton; 12 June 1867 – 28 March 1942) was a British suffragette, politician, and writer. A staunch Conservative, she served as Dame President of the Woking Habitation of the Primrose League and was a founding member of the Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association, serving as president of the association's chapter in Edinburgh. After the 1910 Conciliation Bill failed to pass in the House of Commons, she went on a speaking tour across the United Kingdom to rally support for women's suffrage. In 1919, Lady Balfour became the first woman to sit on the Woking Borough Council.