1947 Edinburgh East by-election

UK parliamentary by-election March 2025 November 2013 A 1947 by-election for the constituency of Edinburgh East in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 27 November 1947, caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour MP George Thomson as Lord Justice Clerk. The seat was retained by the Labour Party, with their candidate John Wheatley winning the seat. Result Edinburgh East by-Election 1947http://by-elections.co.uk/47.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120206220043/http://by-elections.co.uk/47.html 1947 By Election Results 2012-02-06 dead 2015-08-12 Labour Party (UK) John Wheatley 16,906 50.5 -5.9 Liberal National Party (UK, 1931) Conservative Party (UK) Duncan M. Matthews 11,490 34.4 -2.9 Liberal Party (UK) John Junor 3,379 10.1 New Scottish National Party Mary Dott 1,682 5.0 -1.3 5,416 16.1 -3.0 33,457 Labour Party (UK) Previous elections 1945 Edinburgh East by-election Labour Party (UK) George Thomson 15,482 61.6 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Tam Galbraith 9,665 38.4 +1.1 5,817 23.2 +4.1 25,147 Labour Party (UK) General election 1945: Edinburgh Easthttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i07.htm Politics Resources 5 July 1945 Election 1945 Politics Resources 2011-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110811145120/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i07.htm 11 August 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) Frederick Pethick-Lawrence 19,300 56.4 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) William Angus Sinclair 12,771 37.3 -2.3 Scottish National Party FC Yeaman 2,149 6.3 New 6,529 19.1 +15.5 34,220 69.6 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 References Bibliography Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. 0-900178-06-X. March 2012 A Guide to Post-War Scottish By-elections to the UK Parliament East, 1954 Edinburgh East by-election Edinburgh East by-election, 1947 Edinburgh East by-election Edinburgh East by-election, 1947 Edinburgh East by-election