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1921 Dudley by-election

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1921 Dudley by-election

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Candidate Wilson Griffith-Boscawen
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote 10,244 9,968
Percentage 50.7 49.3

MP before election

Griffith-Boscawen
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Lloyd
Unionist

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 and Fisheries. 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.

Dudley by-election, 1921[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Wilson 10,244 50.7
C Unionist Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 9,968 49.3
Majority 276 1.4
Turnout 20,212 79.9
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

References

  1. ^ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig