West Dunbartonshire by-election, 1950

The West Dunbartonshire 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

General Election 1950: West Dunbartonshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Adam 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

By-election 1950: West Dunbartonshire[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tom Steele 20,367 50.36 +1.07
Conservative R.A. Allan 20,074 49.64 +1.83
Majority 293 0.72 -0.76
Turnout 40,441
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ PoliticsResources.net
  2. ↑ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
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