1962 West Lothian by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2023 November 2013 The 1962 West Lothian by-election was a UK Parliamentary by-election held for the constituency of West Lothian in Scotland on 14 June 1962,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TH1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4693%2C7032812 No election fever in West Lothian. Five sides in the voting pool today The Glasgow Herald 14 June 1962 1 27 January 2017 following the death of sitting MP, John Taylor. The by-election saw the election of Tam Dalyell, who went on to become a long-standing and controversial MP. Additionally, the Scottish National Party had a surprisingly strong showing—their candidate, William Wolfe, became the party leader for several years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8576326.stm Veteran nationalist Billy Wolfe dies at the age of 86 19 March 2010 5 August 2013 Candidates from the Liberal and Conservative parties both lost their deposits. It was the first deposit lost by the Conservatives in Scotland since 1920. Result 1962 West Lothian by-electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/62.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120205100601/http://by-elections.co.uk/62.html 1962 By Election Results 5 February 2012 dead 17 August 2015 Labour Party (UK) Tam Dalyell 21,266 50.82 −9.47 Scottish National Party William Wolfe 9,750 23.30 New Unionist Party (Scotland) W. I. Stewart 4,784 11.43 −28.28 Liberal Party (UK) D. Bryce 4,537 10.84 New Communist Party of Great Britain Gordon McLennan 1,511 3.61 New 11,516 27.52 +6.94 41,848 Labour Party (UK) References Category:Politics of West Lothian Category:1962 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:1962 in Scotland Category:1960s elections in Scotland