Motherwell

Labour hold / Alexander Anderson

	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent	Change
	Labour	Anderson, Alexander	15,831	52.7%	+2%
	SNP	McIntyre, Robert Douglas	8,022	26.7%	N/A
	Scottish Unionist	Hamilton, JH	6,197	20.6%	-28.7%
Majority			7,809	26%	+24.6%
Turnout			30,050	72.8%	-3.1%
Swing				-12.35%
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 12 Apr 1945 by-election