1922 Tamworth by-election
The Tamworth by-election of 1922 was held on 17 January 1922. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Henry Wilson-Fox. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Percy Newson.[1]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Percy Newson | 14,732 | 68.8 | |
Labour | George Henry Jones | 6,671 | 31.2 | ||
Majority | 8,061 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,403 | 60.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1922
Categories:
- 1922 in England
- 1922 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies
- 20th century in Staffordshire
- Politics of Tamworth, Staffordshire
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs