1930 Glasgow Shettleston by-election

The 1930 Glasgow Shettleston by-election was held on 26 June 1930. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Wheatley. It was won by the Labour candidate John McGovern. ^[1] Allegations that McGovern had rigged the Labour party candidate selection for the by-election were to lead to his expulsion from the Labour Party, although he would retain the seat as an Independent Labour Party MP. ^[2]

Glasgow Shettleston by-election, 1930 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McGovern	10,699	42.8	−17.6
	Unionist	William Templeton	10,303	41.2	+1.6
	National (Scotland)	John McNicol	2,527	10.1	New
	Communist	Shapurji Saklatvala	1,459	5.8	New
Majority			396	1.6	−19.2
Turnout			24,988	36.5	−40.4
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
2. Smyth, J. J. (2000). Labour in Glasgow, 1896-1936 : socialism, suffrage, sectarianism. Internet Archive. East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland : Tuckwell Press. p. 119. ISBN   978-1-86232-137-3.
3. Craig, Fred W. S. (1987). Chronology of British parliamentary by-elections, 1833-1987. Internet Archive. Chichester, West Sussex : Parliamentary Research Services. p. 148. ISBN   978-0-900178-31-3.