Walsall by-election, 1925

The Walsall by-election of 1925 was held on 27 February 1925. The by-election was held due to the disqualification of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Preston. It was retained by Preston.^[1]

Walsall by-election, 1925[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charles William Preston	14,793	38.2	+0.3
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara	12,300	31.8	+0.0
	Labour	Gladstone Lothian Rosebery Small	11,610	30.0	+1.3
Majority			2,493	6.4	+0.3
Turnout				83.4
	Unionist hold		Swing	+0.1

References

1. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig