1921 Dudley by-election

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1921 Dudley by-election
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  1918 3 March 1921 1922  
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Candidate Wilson Griffith-Boscawen
Party Labour Unionist
Popular vote10,2449,968
Percentage50.749.3

MP before election

Griffith-Boscawen
Unionist

Subsequent MP

Lloyd
Unionist

The 1921 Dudley by-election 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Wilson 10,244 50.7
C Unionist Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 9,96849.3
Majority2761.4
Turnout 20,21279.9
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig