1954 Motherwell by-election

The 1954 Motherwell by-election was held on 14 April 1954. It was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Alexander Anderson. It was retained by the Labour candidate, George Lawson.

Motherwell by-election, 1954[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Lawson	19,163	56.4	- 0.8
	Conservative and National Liberal	Norman Sloan	13,334	39.3	- 3.5
	Communist	John Gollan	1,457	4.3	New
Majority			5,829	17.2	+2.7
Turnout			33,954
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.