Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967

Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967

9 March 1967

Candidate Esmond Wright Dick Douglas George Leslie Party Conservative Labour SNP Popular vote 14,270 12,069 10,884 Percentage 36.9 31.2 28.2

150px Map showing the Glasgow Pollok Parliamentary constituency within Scotland.

MP before election P T Smollett Conservative Subsequent MP Esmond Wright Conservative

The Glasgow Pollok by-election of 9 March 1967 was held after the death of Labour MP (MP) Alex Garrow:

The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour at the United Kingdom general election, 1966 by under 2,000 votes

Candidates

• Esmond Wright for the Conservatives was a historian and author
• Labour nominated local councillor and campaigner Dick Douglas
• The Scottish National Party nominated George Leslie, who had trained as a vet after studying at Glasgow University.
• The local Liberal Party association nominated Ian Miller
• The Communists chose Alex Murray, their Scottish Secretary

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1966: Glasgow Pollok

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Garrow	21,257	52.44
	Conservative	P T Smollett	19,282	47.56
Majority			1,975	4,87	-

Result of the by-election

Glasgow Pollok by-election, 16 December 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Esmond Wright	14,270	36.92	10.64
	Labour	Dick Douglas	12,069	31.22	21.22
	SNP	George Leslie	10,884	28.16	N/A
	Liberal	Ian Miller	735	1.90	N/A
	Communist	Alexander Murray	694	1.80	N/A
Majority			2,208
Turnout			38,652
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing