Tom Steele

For other people of the same name, see Thomas Steele (disambiguation).

Tom Steele MP
Member of Parliament for Lanark
In office 1945–1950
Preceded by	Alec Douglas-Home
Succeeded by	Alec Douglas-Home
Constituency	Lanark
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire West
In office 1951 (by-election) – 1970 (retired)
Preceded by	Rt Hon Adam McKinlay
Succeeded by	Ian Campbell
Constituency	Dunbartonshire West
Majority	293
Personal details
Born	15 November 1905
Died	28 May 1979
Political party	Labour
Occupation	Railway Station master

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

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 Lord Dunglass (Alec-Douglas Home), and served as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of National Insurance.

He lost this seat to the Conservative Party in 1950 but was re-elected for Dunbartonshire West from 1951 to 1970, when he retired. His successor in this seat was 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 (PDF File) at epolitix.com

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Steele

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