Westminster Parliamentary By-Elections 1955-1959

saltire shield'The Scottish aristocracy and many laird families had long been sending their sons to England for education in order to maximise their career opportunities in later life. One result was that many Scottish MPs were the products of English public schools like Eton and Rugby, and they had often attended Oxford or Cambridge and served in elite English regiments like the Life Guards and Coldstream Guards.'
Professor Tom Devine in The Scottish Nation 1700 - 2000, Penguin books, 2000.		Lion Rampant

Greenock : 8 th December 1955

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Dr Jesse Dickson Mabon Labour/Co-op 19,698 53.7 % + 2.4 %
I. MacArthur Conservative & Unionist 17,004 46.3 % - 2.4 %
Labour/Co-op hold Labour/Co-op majority 2,694 13.4 %

Edinburgh South: 29 th May 1957

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
A.M.C Hutchison Conservative & Unionist 14,421 45.6 % - 21.9 %
J.A. Forsyth Labour 9,781 30.9 % - 1.6 %
Hon W. Douglas-Home Liberal 7,439 23.5 % (+ 23.5 %)
Conservative & Unionist hold Conservative & Unionist majority 4,640 14.7 %

Glasgow Kelvingrove: 13 th March 1958

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Mrs M.A. McAlister Labour 10,210 48.0 % + 3.4 %
Mrs K. Elliot Conservative & Unionist 8,850 41.6 % - 13.8 %
D. Murray Ind Independent 1,622 7.6 % (+ 7.6 %)
W.C. Park
Idependent Labour Party 587 2.8 % (+ 2.8 %)
Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist Labour majority 1,360 6.4 %

Argyll: 12 th June 1958

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Michael Noble Conservative & Unionist 12,541 46.8 % - 20.9 %
W.D. McKean Liberal 7,375 27.5 % (+ 27.5 %)
R. Young Labour 6,884 25.7 % - 6.7 %
Conservative & Unionist hold Conservative & Unionist majority 5,166 19.3 %

Aberdeenshire East: 20 th November 1958

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
P. Wolrige-Gordon Conservative & Unionist 14,314 48.6 % - 19.9 %
J.B. Urquhart Labour 7,986 27.1 % - 4.4 %
M. Mackie Liberal 7,153 24.3 % (+ 24.3 %)
Conservative & Unionist hold Conservative & Unionist majority 6,328 21.5 %

Galloway: 9 th April 1959

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
H.J Brewis Conservative & Unionist 13,204 50.5 % - 16.4 %
Hon S.B. Mackay Liberal 6,721 25.7 % (+ 25.7 %)
W. Cross Labour 6,250 23.9 % - 9.3 %
Conservative & Unionist hold Conservative & Unionist majority 6,483 24.8 %

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