Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950

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]

Result of the previous general election

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 –

Result of the by-election

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

References

  1. ↑ Full results
  2. ↑ PoliticsResources.net