Charles III William, Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP The 1945 Motherwell by-election was held on 12 April 1945, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell, James Walker.

The by-election took place during the Second World War during unusual political conditions.

No general election had been held since 1935, at which James Walker narrowly gained the seat for Labour from the Unionist Party.

[citation needed] The Communist Party of Great Britain, which had held Motherwell in the past, also undertook to abide by the truce.

However, Anderson regained the seat from McIntyre at the 1945 general election a few months later.