1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election

The 1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election was held on 17 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Tom Kennedy. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Hubbard, but Douglas Young of the Scottish National Party came a close second.^[1][2]

Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944^[1][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Hubbard	8,268	51.6	−4.7
	SNP	Douglas Young	6,621	41.3	New
	Christian Socialist	Henry Hilditch	1,136	7.1	New
Majority			1,647	10.3	−2.3
Turnout			16,025
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "The By-Elections. Light Poll at Kirkcaldy". The Glasgow Herald. 18 February 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
3. '"See by-election", Ottawa Citizen, 16 February 1944