Dudley by-election, 1921
The Dudley by-election of 1921 was held on 3 March 1921. The by-election was held due to the appointment of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, as Minister of Agriculture. It was won by the Labour candidate James Wilson.[1] It was one of only eight ministerial by-elections in the UK to not be retained by the incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Wilson | 10,244 | 50.7 | ||
Unionist | Rt Hon Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen | 49.3 | |||
Majority | 276 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 79.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
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