The 1926 Smethwick by-election was a by-election held on 21 December 1926 for the British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency), Smethwick in Staffordshire (now in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county). The by-election was caused by the resignation from the British House of Commons, resignation of the town's Labour Party (UK), Labour Party Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP), John Davison (politician), John Davison, who had represented the constituency since its creation for the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election. The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Oswald Mosley, who held the seat comfortably with a slightly increased share of the vote. He represented Smethwick until the 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 general election, having left Labour in early 1931 to found the New Party (UK), New Party. The New Party was unsuccessful, and the following year he founded the British Union of Fascists.

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