Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948

A by-election for the constituency of Stirling and Falkirk in the House of Commons was held on 7 October 1948, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP Joseph Westwood. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Malcolm MacPherson.

Result

Stirling and Falkirk^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm MacPherson	17,001	49.1
	Unionist	Lt/Col W Forbes	14,826	42.8
	SNP	Robert Curran	2,831	8.1
Majority			2,175

Previous election

General Election 1945: Stirling and Falkirk^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Westwood	18,326	56.1
	Unionist	JFG Thomson	14,323	43.i8
Majority			4,003	12.3
Turnout				71.7

References

↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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