James Dempsey (6 February 1917 – 12 May 1982) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Airdrie from 1959 until his death.
[2][3] Amid a series of health problems, he announced that he would not contest the 1983 general election, but died from a heart attack before then, on 12 May 1982, at his home in Bellshill.
[2][3] In the resulting by-election, the Labour Party held his seat with Tom Clarke.
John was also a football scout after his playing career, with Hamilton Academical, and more famously Glasgow Celtic for 11 years; from 1965 to 1976 he served under the late Jock Stein during the club's win in the 1967 European Cup Final.
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