1926 Bothwell by-election
{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The 1926 Bothwell by-election was held on 26 March 1926. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Robertson. It was won by the Labour candidate Joseph Sullivan.{{Rayment-hc|date=May 2021}}
Result
{{Election box begin | title=Bothwell by-election, 1926The Times, 29 March 1926}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Sullivan
|votes = 14,830
|percentage = 59.7
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander Morrice Mackay
|votes = 8,740
|percentage = 35.2
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Young
|votes = 1,276
|percentage = 5.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,090
|percentage = 24.5
|change = +11.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,846
|percentage = 74.2
|change = −5.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 33,505
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.0
}}
{{election box end}}
References
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Category:Politics of South Lanarkshire
Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies