1955 Edinburgh North by-election

The 1955 Edinburgh North by-election was held on 27 January 1955. It was held because the Unionist MP, James Clyde, resigned when he was appointed Lord President of the Court of Session. It was held by the Unionist candidate, William Rankine Milligan.[1][2] Milligan's vote share was slightly higher than Clyde had achieved at the previous general election, although the victorious candidate was disappointed at the low turnout which he said could not be entirely attributed to bad weather.[3] The defeated Labour candidate, who was chairman of the Burntisland Labour Party, argued the result was not a vote of confidence in the government.[3] Some of the 41 spoiled ballot papers were reported to have had slogans written on them by Scottish nationalists.[3]

Votes
By-election 1955: Edinburgh North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist William Rankine Milligan 11,413 59.41 +0.62
Labour G Scott 7,799 40.59 -0.62
Majority 3,614 18.81 +1.23
Turnout 19,212
Unionist hold Swing
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gollark: They need it to not be too wild or people might look into it more.
gollark: I mean, they are very *large* sandstone triangles.
gollark: Do those exist? Can you *guarantee* such properties in a cave without heating or anything?
gollark: I don't like caves, they're generally small, cold and wet.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. British Parliament by-election: 1955
  3. "N. Edinburgh Retained". The Glasgow Herald. 28 January 1955. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


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