1921 Dudley by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1921 Dudley by-election presidential United Kingdom Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s 1918 Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s 1922 3 March 1921 Wilson 85px Labour Party (UK) 10,244 50.7% Griffith-Boscawen Unionist Party (UK) 9,968 49.3% 250px MP Subsequent MP Griffith-Boscawen Unionist Party (UK) Lloyd Unionist Party (UK) 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.May 2021 It was one of only eight ministerial by-elections in the UK to not be retained by the incumbent. Dudley by-election, 1921British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig Labour Party (UK) James Wilson 10,244 50.7 +10.9 Unionist Party (UK) Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 9,968 49.3 -10.9 276 1.4 N/A 20,212 79.9 +19.5 Labour Party (UK) Unionist Party (UK) +10.9 References Category:1921 in England Category:1921 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Politics of Dudley Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Midlands (county) constituencies Category:20th century in Worcestershire Category:March 1921 in the United Kingdom