title: 1925 Forest of Dean by-election
text: # 1925 Forest of Dean by-election
  
  The 1925 Forest of Dean by-election 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.
  
  Forest of Dean by-election, 1925 :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,022 | 12.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,010 | 80.9 | +10.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  