Westhoughton by-election, 1921

The Westhoughton by-election of 1921 was held on 5 October 1921. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, William Tyson Wilson. It was won by the Labour candidate Rhys John Davies.^[1]

Result

Westhoughton by-election, 1921^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rhys John Davies	14,876	57.8	-6.1
	Coalition Liberal	James Tonge	10,867	42.2	+6.1
Majority			4,009	15.6	-12.2
Turnout				84.7	-23.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.1

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922

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