Forest of Dean by-election, 1925

The Forest of Dean by-election of 1925 was held on 14 July 1925. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, James Wignall. It was won by the Labour candidate Albert Arthur Purcell.^[1]

Forest of Dean by-election, 1925^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Albert Arthur Purcell	11,629
	Conservative	W. M. Beaumont	8,607
	Liberal	W.H. West	3,774
Majority			3,022
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
↑ "Forest of Dean Election". North Devon Journal. 16 July 1925. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).

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