November 1920 The Wrekin by-election
1920 The Wrekin by-election was held on 20 November 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Independent Parliamentary Group MP, Charles Palmer. It was won by the Independent Parliamentary Group candidate, 59-year old retired Major-General Sir Charles Townshend,[1] who was against the current Unionist-Liberal coalition government and beat Charles Duncan, 55-year old Labour candidate and former MP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Ind. Parliamentary Group | Charles Townshend | 14,565 | 57.9 | ||
| Labour | Charles Duncan | 10,600 | 42.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,965 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 25,165 | 78.3 | |||
| Ind. Parliamentary Group hold | Swing | ||||
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