UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Glasgow Scotstoun
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 24,690 | 21,320 |
| Votes gained | +6,464 | +2,666 |
| Share of votes | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.9% | 37.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +4.2% | -4.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.6% | -2.3% |
| Total votes: | 46,010 | |
| Electorate: | 56,278 | |
| Turnout: | 81.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 4.2% | 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 | |||