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.

Dudley by-election, 1921[2]
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

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


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