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 Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP. |
This is a list of the 71members of Parliament (MPs) elected to theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom byScottish constituencies for theForty-first parliament of theUnited Kingdom (1955–1959) at the1955 United Kingdom general election.[1]
As of 2024, this was the last election in which theConservative and Unionist Party won the largest number of votes inScotland and the most seats in the country.[2]
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Labour Party | 34 | |
| Unionist Party | 30 | |
| National Liberal | 6 | |
| Scottish Liberal Party | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | |
There were six by-elections during this period:
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenock | 8 December 1955 | Hector McNeil | Labour | Dickson Mabon | Labour | Death | ||
| Edinburgh South | 29 May 1957 | William Darling | Unionist | Michael Hutchison | Unionist | Resignation | ||
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | 13 March 1958 | Walter Elliot | Unionist | Mary McAlister | Labour | Death | ||
| Argyll | 12 June 1958 | Duncan McCallum | Unionist | Michael Noble | Unionist | Death | ||
| East Aberdeenshire | 20 November 1958 | Robert Boothby | Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Unionist | Elevation to a life peerage | ||
| Galloway | 9 April 1959 | John Mackie | Unionist | John Brewis | Unionist | Death | ||