The Wrekin by-election, 1920 (November)
The Wrekin by-election of 1920 was held on 20 November 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Independent MP, Charles Frederick Palmer. It was won by the Independent Conservative candidate Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend,[1] who was against the current Conservative-Liberal coalition.
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Townshend
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Unionist | Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend | 14,565 | 57.9 | ||
Labour | Charles Duncan | 10,600 | 42.1 | ||
Majority | 3,965 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 78.3 | ||||
Independent Unionist hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1925
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