The Dunbartonshire West by-election of 25 April 1950 was held after the death of Labour MP Adam McKinlay on 17 March 1950[1]:
The seat was marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by only 613 votes[2]
| General Election 1950: Dunbartonshire West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adam Storey McKinlay | 20,398 | 49.29 | ||
| Conservative | R.A. Allan | 19,785 | 47.81 | ||
| Communist | F. Hart | 1,198 | 2.90 | ||
| Majority | 613 | 1.48 | – | ||
| By-election 1950: Dunbartonshire West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tom Steele | 20,367 | 50.4 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | R.A. Allan | 20,074 | 49.6 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 293 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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