Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962

The 1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election was held on 22 November 1962 when the incumbent Unionist MP, William Grant was appointed as Lord Justice Clerk. It was won by the Labour candidate Neil Carmichael, who retained the gain in the subsequent General Election.

Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962 [1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil George Carmichael	8,303	36.1
	Unionist	Norman Macleod Glen	6,936	30.1
	Liberal	Jack House	5,000	21.7
	SNP	A. Niven	2,562	11.1
	Independent Socialist	Guy Aldred	134	0.6
	Socialist (GB)	Robert Vallar	83	0.4
Majority			1,368	6.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. The Times, 23 Nov 1962
2. "1962 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2015-08-17.