Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958

The Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election of 13 March 1958 was held after the death of Conservative MP (MP) Walter Elliot.

The seat was marginal, having been won by the Conservatives at the United Kingdom general election, 1955 by just short of 3,000 votes.[1] Elliot's widow Katharine Elliot stood to replace her husband as a Unionist, but she was defeated by Labour's Mary McAlister.

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Glasgow Kelvingrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Elliot 14,854 55.38
Labour John Lloyd Williams 11,966 44.62
Majority 2,888 10.77 -

Result of the by-election

By-election 1958: Glasgow Kelvingrove[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mary McAlister 10,210 48.00 +3.38
Conservative Katharine Elliot 8,850 41.61 -13.77
Independent Liberal David Murray 1,622 7.63 N/A
Ind. Labour Party W Park 587 2.76 N/A
Majority 1,360
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ PoliticsResources.net
  2. ↑ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-14.


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