Scottish Politics | Gorbals By- Election | This Week | 1969

Llew Gardner heads north of the border to the Scottish constituency of Gorbals where Labour, Conservatives and the SNP fight it out for this parliamentary seat in a by-Election.
The eventual result:
Labour - Frank McElhone - Elected
SNP - Tom Brady - Second
Conservative - William Shearer - Third
First shown: 30/10/1969
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[@saffronshearer4263]

Willie Shearer was my grampa. He died when I was ten but I remember him clearly. He was the kindest man ever and spoiled me rotten.

[@fraser_mr2009]

Fascinating. I like the old footage stuff

[@Spookieham]

You would need to be a brave man standing as a Conservative candidate in the Gorbals.

[@engelberthumperdinck7366]

READ THE REAL GORBALS STORY NEXT BRILLIANT, 👍😜

[@johnnypatrickhaus890]

SNP doing better nowadays.
Maith thú lads.

[@rogercliftonville-acton1574]

"only 61% bothered to vote"
Pretty average, nowadays.

[@PaulEcosse]

Gorbals. Sorry :p

[@melciveng]

X I thought it was Gorbels too

[@fraser_mr2009]

@@melciveng it was