November 1920 The Wrekin by-election explained

Election Name:November 1920 The Wrekin by-election
Type:by-election
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:February 1920 The Wrekin by-election
Previous Year:Feb 1920
Next Election:The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:20 November 1920
Candidate1:Townshend
Party1:IPG
Popular Vote1:14,565
Percentage1:57.9
Candidate2:Duncan
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:10,600
Percentage2:42.1
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Palmer
Before Party:Independent Parliamentary Group
After Election:Townshend
After Party:Independent Parliamentary Group

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, who was against the current Unionist-Liberal coalition government and beat Charles Duncan, 55-year old Labour candidate and former MP.