▁which ▁contain ▁the ▁full ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁photograph ically ▁reduced ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁volumes ▁instead ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁volumes ▁for ▁the ▁conventional ▁ed itions . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Comp act ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Current ▁English , ▁a ▁single - volume ▁general - pur pose ▁dictionary . <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁D ud ley ▁by - e lection , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁was ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁D ud ley ▁in ▁Wor c esters hire ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Donald ▁Williams . ▁ ▁V ac ancy ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁had ▁become ▁vac ant ▁when ▁the ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ), ▁George ▁W igg ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Hor ser ace ▁Bet ting ▁Le vy ▁Board ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁Pay master ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Harold ▁Wilson . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁as ▁Baron ▁W igg , ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁D ud ley . ▁ ▁Result ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁clear ▁victory ▁for ▁Williams ▁in ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁Labour ▁safe ▁seat . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁Conserv ative ▁by - e