1922 Gower by-election

John Williams

The 1922 Gower by-election was held on 20 July 1922. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Williams. It was won by the Labour candidate David Grenfell. ^[1]

1922 Gower by-election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Rhys Grenfell	13,296	57.5	+2.7
	National Liberal	D.H. Williams	9,841	42.5	−2.7
Majority			3,455	15.0	+5.4
Turnout			23,137	73.0	+10.8
Registered electors			31,679
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

See also

• Gower constituency
• 1888 Gower by-election
• 1982 Gower by-election
• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
• United Kingdom by-election records

References

1. Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-019. Page 558

Further reading

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)