1940 Glasgow Pollok by-election

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The 1940 Glasgow Pollok by-election was held on 30 April 1940 in the Glasgow Pollok constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The by-election was caused by the death of the previous MP, Sir John Gilmour.

As with other by-elections in the war period, the incumbent party was given a clear run by the other major parties.

It was won by Thomas Galbraith of the Unionist Party (Scotland). His only opponent came from a local Labour party - which had been disaffiliated by the party's National Executive Committee for breaking the electoral truce - and stood as an Independent Labour candidate. [1]

By-election 1940: Glasgow Pollok [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Galbraith 17,850 88.1 +16.0
Independent Labour John Nicholson2,40111.9New
Majority15,44976.2+32.0
Turnout 20,251
Unionist hold Swing

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References

  1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  595.
  2. Whitaker's Almanack, 1944