1948 Paisley by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2025 November 2013 The 1948 Paisley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 18 February 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley in Scotland. it was indirectly caused by the death of former Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin which elevated his son, the sitting Labour MP Oliver Baldwin, to become Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. The election was a straight fight between Douglas Johnston for Labour and John MacCormick, a Scottish nationalist candidate with the support of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, with Johnston emerging the winner by 6,545 votes: Johnston received 27,213 votes to McCormick's 20,668.http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034547/http://by-elections.co.uk/48.html 1948 By Election Results 14 March 2012 dead 12 August 2015 Paisley by-election, 1948 Labour Party (UK) Douglas Johnston 27,213 56.8 +1.2 Independent (politician) John MacCormick 20,668 43.2 New 6,545 13.6 -9.3 47,881 Labour Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Paisley by-election Paisley by-election Paisley by-election, 1948 Category:Politics of Renfrewshire Paisley by-election