1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-election

A 1961 by-election for the Glasgow Bridgeton constituency was held on Thursday 16 November 1961.

The Labour Party candidate, James Bennett managed to retain the seat for his party, with a majority of 6,995 votes.[1]

The by-election was significant, in that it was one of the first elections in which the Scottish National Party achieved a 19% share of the vote; only narrowly beaten by the Unionist candidate M.McNeill for second place.[2] Although this was not exceptional and did not receive much attention at the time, it was the forerunner of more significant serious success for the SNP later in the 1960s.

By-election 1961: Glasgow Bridgeton [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Bennett 10,930 57.5 −5.9
Unionist Malcolm McNeill 3,935 20.7 −15.9
SNP Ian Macdonald 3,549 18.7 New
Ind. Labour Party George Stone 586 3.1 N/A
Majority 6,995 36.8 +10.0
Turnout 19,000 41.9 −26.6
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Majority down at Bridgeton". The Glasgow Herald. 17 November 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ Brand, Jack (1978). National Movement in Scotland. Routledge. p. 258. ISBN 0710088663.
  3. ^ The Times, 17 Nov 1961
  4. ^ "1961 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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