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

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and served on the board of the

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. Steele was elected as

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for the constituency of

in 1945, defeating future

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

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. 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''.

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Scottish Politics – Candidates and Constituency Assessments: Clydesdale

West Dunbartonshire Labour Newsfile
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epolitix.com
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