UK Polling History: Election of 26 May 1955 – Glasgow Scotstoun
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 18,654 | 18,226 |
| Votes gained | -2,843 | -2,646 |
| Share of votes | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.2% | 39.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.9% | -2.6% |
| Total votes: | 36,880 | |
| Electorate: | 46,370 | |
| Turnout: | 79.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 0.2% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Other | Liberal | Communist | Independent Labour |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Other | Liberal | Communist | Independent Labour |
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| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 26,492 | 14,487 | 4,313 | 846 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,320 | 14,493 | 2,395 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 27,036 | 16,856 | |||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,690 | 21,320 | |||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 18,226 | 18,654 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 20,872 | 21,497 | |||||
| 25 October 1950 | By Election | 17,175 | 18,494 | 680 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,055 | 19,294 | 2,023 | 1,088 | |||