Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958
Encyclopedia
The Glasgow Kelvingrove
by-election
of 13 March 1958 was held after the death of Conservative
MP
(MP) Walter Elliot:
The seat was marginal, having been won by the Conservatives at the United Kingdom general election, 1955
by just short of 3,000 votes
Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Kelvingrove was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.- Boundaries :...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 13 March 1958 was held after the death of Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP
Member of Parliament
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(MP) Walter Elliot:
The seat was marginal, having been won by the Conservatives at the United Kingdom general election, 1955
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
by just short of 3,000 votes