The 1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election was held on Friday, 23 May 1924. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Hutchison. It was won by the Conservative candidate Walter Elliot.[1]

Background

Glasgow Kelvingrove had been held by the Unionist Party (as the Conservatives stood at elections in Scotland under that name) since 1918.[2] However at the 1923 general election, the Unionist majority had been cut to just over 1,000 votes, by far the closest result in the seat up to that point.[2] The Unionists selected Walter Elliot, who had lost his seat at the 1923 general election, and had previously been Under Secretary of Health for Scotland in the last Conservative Government.[3]

The Labour candidate was Aitken Ferguson who had stood as Labour candidate at the previous election. However, Ferguson, who was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and was their official candidate; was not officially endorsed by the Labour Party in that contest. He was endorsed by the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party as its candidate for the by-election. However, according to F. W. S. Craig the Labour Party's annual Conference Report for 1924 recorded that owing to "developments during the campaign it had been found impossible to render further support."[2]

Result

1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Walter Elliot 15,488 55.3 +12.4
Labour Aitken Ferguson 11,167 39.8 New
Liberal John Pratt 1,372 4.9 −13.2
Majority 4,321 15.5 +11.6
Turnout 28,027 70.5 +2.3
Registered electors 39,779
Unionist hold Swing +12.8

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. 1 2 3 Craig, F W S (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 592. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
  3. ↑ The Times House of Commons 1929. London: The Times Office. 1929. p. 125.
  4. ↑ The Times, 26 May 1924


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