1954 Motherwell by-election

The 1954 Motherwell by-election was held on 14 April 1954. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alexander Anderson. It was retained by the Labour candidate, George Lawson.

Motherwell by-election, 1954[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Lawson 19,163 56.4 - 0.8
Conservative and National Liberal Norman Sloan 13,334 39.3 - 3.5
Communist John Gollan 1,457 4.3 New
Majority 5,829 17.2 +2.7
Turnout 33,954
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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