Tom Steele (politician)

Tom Steele (15 November 1905 – 28 May 1979) was a Scottish Labour politician.

Tom Steele
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire West
In office 25 April 1950 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by	Rt Hon Adam McKinlay
Succeeded by	Ian Campbell
Majority	293
Member of Parliament for Lanark
In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Lord Dunglass
Succeeded by	Lord Dunglass
Personal details
Born	15 November 1905
Died	28 May 1979 (aged 73)
Political party	Labour
Occupation	Railway station master

Steele worked as a station master and served on the board of the Lanark Co-operative Society.

Steele was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Lanark in 1945, defeating future Prime Minister Lord Dunglass (Alec Douglas-Home), and served as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of National Insurance.

He lost this seat back to Douglas-Home in 1950, but was elected for Dunbartonshire West at a by-election later that year. He held this seat until he retired in 1970, to be replaced by Ian Campbell.

At elections his campaign sometimes used the slogan Vote Steele For Strength.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Steele
• Scottish Politics – Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Clydesdale
• Scottish Politics – Smallest majorities at Westminster
• West Dunbartonshire Labour Newsfile^[usurped] (PDF File) at epolitix.com^[usurped]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Dunglass	Member of Parliament for Lanark 1945 – 1950	Succeeded by Lord Dunglass
Preceded by Adam McKinlay	Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire April 1950 – 1970	Succeeded by Ian Campbell