Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950

The Glasgow Scotstoun by-election of 25 October 1950 was held after the death of Conservative MP Sir Arthur Young.

The seat was very marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by 239 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1950: Glasgow Scotstoun
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sir Arthur Young, Bt 19,294 46.54
Labour W. Bargh 19,055 45.96
Liberal W. Ferguson 2,023 4.88
Communist Bob McIlhone 1,088 2.62
Majority 239 0.58 –

Result of the by-election

By-election 1950: Glasgow Scotstoun[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Hutchison 18,494 50.88 +4.34
Labour W Bargh 17,175 47.25 +1.29
Ind. Labour Party David Gibson 680 1.87 N/A
Majority 1,319 3.63 +3.04
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ PoliticsResources.net
  2. ↑ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.


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