Westminster Parliamentary By-Elections 1959-1964


saltire shield'The first indications of the approaching nationalist storm appeared at the Bridgeton by-election of 1961.'
Tam Dalyell in Devolution, the end of Britain?
Lion Rampant

Edinburgh North : 19 th May 1960

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith Con 12,109 54.2 % - 9.8 %
Ronald King Murray Lab 6,775 30.3 % - 5.7 %
R.T. McPake Lib 3,458 15.5 % (+ 15.5 %)
Con hold Con majority 5,334 23.9 %

Paisley: 20 th April 1961

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
John Robertson Lab 19,200 45.4 % - 11.9 %
John Bannerman Lib 17,542 41.4 % (+ 41.4 %)
G.R. Rickman Con 5,597 13.2 % - 29.5 %
Lab hold Lab majority 1,658 3.0 %

Fife East: 8 th November 1961

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Sir John Gilmour, Bt., DSO Con 15,948 47.5 % - 22.4 %
J. Smith Lab 8,882 26.4 % - 3.7 %
D. Leach Lib 8,786 26.1 % (+ 26.1 %)
Con hold Con majority 7,066 21.1 %

Glasgow Bridgeton: 16 th November 1961

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
James Bennett Lab 10,930 57.5 % - 5.9 %
M. McNeil Con 3,935 20.7 % - 15.9 %
I.C.H. MacDonald SNP 3,549 18.7 % (+ 18.7 %)
G.W. Stone
ILP 586 3.1 % (+ 3.1 %)
Lab hold Lab maj 6,995 41.6 %

West Lothian: 14 th June 1962

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Tam Dalyell Lab 21,266 50.8 % - 9.4 %
William Wolfe SNP 9,750 23.3 % (+ 23.3 %)
W.I. Stewart Con 4,784 11.4 % - 28.3 %
D. Bryce Lib 4,537 10.8 % (+ 10.8 %)
G. McLennan Com 1,511 3.6 % (+ 3.6 %)
Lab hold Lab maj 11,516 27.6 %

Glasgow Woodside: 22 nd November 1962

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Neil Carmichael Lab 8,303 36.1% - 7.0 %
N.M. Glen Con 6,935 30.1 % - 19.1 %
J. House Lib 5,000 21.7 % + 14.0 %
A. Niven SNP 2,562* 11.1 % (+ 11.1 %)
G.A. Aldred
Ind Soc1340.6 %(+ 0.6 %)
R. Vallar
SPGB830.4 %(+ 0.4 %)
Lab gain from Con Lab majority 1,386 6.0 %

Kinross & West Perthshire: 7 th November 1963

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Sir Alec Douglas Home
(new Prime Minister,
previously 14 th Earl of Home)
Con 14,147 57.4 % - 10.8 %
I.A.D. Millar Lib 4,819 19.5 % (+ 19.5 %)
A. Forrester Lab 3,752 15.2 % - 1.6 %
Arthur Donaldson SNP 1,801* 7.3 % -7.7 %
J.W.S. Smith
Ind Con780.3 %(+ 0.3 %)
Willie Rushton
Ind450.2 %(+ 0.2 %)
R. Wort
L&DBCP230.1 %(+ 0.1 %)
Con hold Con majority 9,328 37.9 %

Dundee West: 21 st November 1963

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Peter Doig Lab 22,449 50.6 % + 1.0 %
Dr R.R. Taylor NL&C 17,494 39.4 % - 8.9 %
Dr J.C. Lees SNP 3,285* 7.4 % (+ 7.4 %)
D.P. BowmanCom1,1702.6 %+ 0.5 %
Lab hold Lab majority 4,955 11.2 %

Dumfriesshire: 12 th December 1963

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
David Colville Anderson QC Con 16,769 40.9 % - 17.5 %
I. Jordan Lab 15,791 38.5 % - 3.1 %
C.L. Abernethy Lib 4,491* 10.9 % (+ 10.9 %)
J.H.D. Gair SNP 4,001* 9.7 % (+ 9.7 %)
Con hold Con majority 971 2.4 %

Rutherglen: 14 th May 1964

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
J. Gregor MacKenzie Labour 18,885 55.5 % + 7.6 %
Ian Sproat Conservative & Unionist 15,138 44.5 % -7.6 %
Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist Labour majority 3,747 11.0 %


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