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.
The seat was marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by only 613 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Steele | 20,367 | 50.4 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | R.A. Allan | 20,074 | 49.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 293 | 0.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ PoliticsResources.net
- ↑ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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