Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950

The Glasgow Scotstoun by-election of 25 October 1950 was held after the death of Conservative MP Sir Arthur Young.

The seat was very marginal, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by 239 votes^[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1950: Glasgow Scotstoun
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Arthur Young, Bt	19,294	46.54
	Labour	W. Bargh	19,055	45.96
	Liberal	W. Ferguson	2,023	4.88
	Communist	Bob McIlhone	1,088	2.62
Majority			239	0.58	–

Result of the by-election

By-election 1950: Glasgow Scotstoun[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hutchison	18,494	50.88	+4.34
	Labour	W Bargh	17,175	47.25	+1.29
	Ind. Labour Party	David Gibson	680	1.87	N/A
Majority			1,319
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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