Galloway by-election, 1959

The Galloway by-election of 9 April 1959 was held after the death of Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) John Mackie:^[1]

The seat was safe, having been won by the Unionists at the 1955 general election by 8,014 votes^[2]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1955: Galloway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Mackie	15,893	66.86
	Labour	W S Gray	7,879	33.14
Majority			8,014	33.71	-

Result of the by-election

By-election 1959: Galloway[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Brewis	13,204	49.93	-16.41
	Liberal	Simon Brooke Mackay	6,721	25.42	N/A
	Labour	W Cross	6,520	24.65	-9.26
Majority			6,483
	Unionist hold		Swing

References

1. Full results
2. PoliticsResources.net
3. "1959 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-08-15.