1925 Forest of Dean by-election

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 A. A. Purcell.[1]

Purcell

Forest of Dean by-election, 1925[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. A. Purcell	11,629	48.5
	Unionist	Michael Beaumont	8,607	35.8
	Liberal	W.H. West	3,774	15.7
Majority			3,022	12.7
Turnout			24,010	80.9	+10.9
	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.

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