1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election
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The Glasgow Pollok by-election of 9 March 1967 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) Alex Garrow:[1]
The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by under 2,000 votes.[2]
Candidates
- Esmond Wright for the Conservatives was a historian and author
- Labour nominated local councillor and campaigner Dick Douglas
- The Scottish National Party nominated George Leslie, who had trained as a vet after studying at Glasgow University.
- The local Liberal Party association nominated Ian Miller
- The Communists chose Alex Murray, their Scottish Secretary
Result of the previous general election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alex Garrow | 21,257 | 52.44 | ||
Conservative
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P T Smollett | 19,282 | 47.56 | ||
Majority | 1,975 | 4.88 | |||
Turnout | 40,539 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Result of the by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative
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Esmond Wright | 14,270 | 36.92 | 10.64 | |
Labour | Dick Douglas | 12,069 | 31.22 | 21.22 | |
SNP | George Leslie | 10,884 | 28.16 | New | |
Liberal | Ian Miller | 735 | 1.90 | New | |
Communist | Alexander Murray | 694 | 1.80 | New | |
Majority | 2,208 | 5.70 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,652 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour
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Swing |
Both main parties lost votes compared with the previous general election due to the good showing of the SNP, who recorded what was then their best result in a Glasgow constituency. However, as the Conservatives had predicted, the SNP drew more votes from Labour, allowing Wright to gain the seat with a majority of 2,201.
References
- ^ Full results Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election results Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ a b c d Staff Reporter (10 March 1967). "Tories win Pollock by 2201 votes". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2018.