November 1920 The Wrekin by-election

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1920 The Wrekin by-election was held on 20 November 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Independent Parliamentary Group MP, Charles Palmer. It was won by the Independent Parliamentary Group candidate, 59-year old retired Major-General Sir Charles Townshend,^[1] who was against the current Unionist-Liberal coalition government and beat Charles Duncan, 55-year old Labour candidate and former MP.

The Wrekin by-election, 1920 (November) ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ind. Parliamentary Group	Charles Townshend	14,565	57.9
	Labour	Charles Duncan	10,600	42.1
Majority			3,965	15.8
Turnout			25,165	78.3
	Ind. Parliamentary Group hold		Swing

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1925

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

[2] The Constitutional Year Book, 1925

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