Westminster Parliamentary By-Elections 1966-1970


saltire shield'Stop the world, Scotland wants to get on.'
Winnie Ewing, upon winning the Hamilton by-election for the SNP.
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Glasgow Pollok: 9 th March 1967

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Professor Esmond Wright Conservative & Unionist 14,270 36.9 % - 10.7 %
Dick Douglas Lab/Co-op 12,069 31.2 % - 21.2 %
George Leslie Scottish National Party 10,884 28.2 % (+ 28.2 %)
I.D. Miller Liberal 735 1.9 % (+ 1.9 %)
A.C. Murray Communist 694 1.8 % (+ 1.8 %)
Conservative & Unionist gain from Labour Conservative & Unionist majority 2,201 5.7 %

Hamilton: 2 nd November 1967

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Winnie Ewing Scottish National Party 18,397 46.0 % (+ 46.0 %)
Alex Wilson Labour 16,598 41.5 % - 29.7 %
I.J.A. Dyer Conservative & Unionist 4,986 12.5 % - 16.3 %
Scottish National Party gain from Labour Scottish National Party majority 1,799 4.5 %

Glasgow Gorbals: 30 th October 1969

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Frank McElhone Labour 7,834 53.4 % - 19.7 %
Tom Brady Scottish National Party 3,671 25.0 % (+ 25.0 %)
W. Shearer Conservative & Unionist 2,732 18.6 % - 4.2 %
John Kay Communist 361 2.5 % - 1.6 %
M. Lygate
World Parliament Party 72 0.5 % (+ 0.5 %)
Labour hold Labour majority 4,163 28.4 %

South Ayrshire: 19 th March 1970

Candidate Logo Party Vote % % change since GE
Jim Sillars Labour 20,664 54.0 % - 13.2 %
C.R. Graves Conservative & Unionist 9,778 25.6 % - 7.2 %
S.H. Purdie Scottish National Party 7,785 20.4 % (+ 20.4 %)
Labour hold Labour majority 10,886 28.4 %


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