Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961

There was a UK by-election for Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency) in November 1961.

Labour retained the seat, with James Bennett becoming the MP.

It was significant in that it was one of the first elections in which the Scottish National Party achieved a significant vote of 19%, only narrowly beaten by the Unionist for second place.^[1] Although this was not exceptional and did not receive much attention at the time, it was the forerunner of more serious electoral success later in the 1960s.

By-election 1961: Glasgow Bridgeton ^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Bennett	10,930	57.5
	Unionist	M. McNeill	3,935	20.7
	SNP	Ian Macdonald	3,549	18.7
	Ind. Labour Party	George Stone	586	3.1
Majority			6,995
Turnout				41.9
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Brand, Jack (1978). National Movement in Scotland. Routledge. p. 258. ISBN 0710088663.
2. The Times, 17 Nov 1961
3. "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15.