William McAdam (7 August 1886 – 22 April 1952) was a British politician. McAdam was educated in Ecclefechan, then became a worker on the railways. He served in the British Army during World War I, then returned to his former career, becoming active in the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR). He rose to become branch secretary, then a member of the union's National Executive Committee, and also its district auditor. McAdam also became active in the Labour Party, standing unsuccessfully in the

1935 Edinburgh West by-election The 1935 Edinburgh West by-election was held on 2 May 1935. The by-election was held due to the appointed as lord justice general of the incumbent Conservative MP, Wilfrid Normand Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, (1884 – 5 October 19 ...

, and in Salford North at the

1935 United Kingdom general election The 1935 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 14 November 1935 and resulted in a large, albeit reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party. The greatest number of members, ...

. However, he won the seat at the

1945 United Kingdom general election The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a national election held on 5 July 1945, but polling in some constituencies was delayed by some days, and the counting of votes was delayed until 26 July to provide time for overseas votes to be bro ...

, serving until 1950, when he retired. He also spent time on the Scottish Executive of the Labour Party.

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* 1886 births 1952 deaths UK MPs 1945–1950 Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Railwaymen-sponsored MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Salford North {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub