1973 Glasgow Govan by-election
Results

1973 Glasgow Govan by-election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

SNP	Margo MacDonald	6,360	41.5	+31.2

Labour	Harry Selby	5,789	38.2	21.9

Conservative	John Mair	1,780	11.7	16.5

Liberal	Peter McMillan	1,239	8.2	+8.2

Majority	571	3.5

Turnout	15,168

SNP gain from Labour	Swing	26.7

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The SNP Party MacDonald gained 31.2% of the vote.

final_sentence: The SNP Party MacDonald gained 31.2% of the vote.