sentences:  He fought the same seat in the 1950 general election and at a by-election in November 1950, but could not defeat the Conservatives.For the 1951 general election, Bence was chosen as candidate by the Labour Party in East Dunbartonshire, a constituency in two parts which included some heavy industry on the north bank of the River Clyde.He kept the seat for Labour, and represented it until he retired at the 1970 general election.