Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)
| Glasgow Scotstoun | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | County of city of Glasgow |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Glasgow Hillhead, Glasgow Maryhill and Glasgow Partick |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Garscadden |
Glasgow Scotstoun was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
[edit]The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of "The following wards (as so constituted[1]) of the county of the city of Glasgow, namely, Knightswood, Whiteinch and Yoker."[2]
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Glasgow Scotstoun, Glasgow Hillhead and Glasgow Woodside) Order 1955 (SI 1955/25) redefined the constituency as consisting of "The following wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, namely, Knightswood, Yoker and that part of Whiteinch ward which is not included in the Hillhead constituency."
Glasgow Scotstoun's boundaries were very similar to the post-2005 Glasgow North West Westminster constituency and the post-2011 Glasgow Anniesland Holyrood constituency.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sir Arthur Young, Bt | Conservative | |
| 1950 by-election | Sir James Hutchison | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Willie Small | Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Arthur Young | 19,294 | 46.54 | ||
| Labour Co-op | William Bargh | 19,055 | 45.96 | ||
| Liberal | William Ferguson | 2,023 | 4.88 | ||
| Communist | Robert McIlhone | 1,088 | 2.62 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 0.58 | |||
| Turnout | 41,460 | 84.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 49,004 | ||||
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Hutchison | 18,494 | 50.88 | +4.34 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Bargh | 17,175 | 47.25 | +1.29 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | David Gibson | 680 | 1.87 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,319 | 3.63 | +3.04 | ||
| Turnout | 36,349 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +1.53 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Hutchison | 21,497 | 50.74 | +4.20 | |
| Labour | John Robertson | 20,872 | 49.26 | +3.30 | |
| Majority | 625 | 1.48 | +0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 42,369 | 85.05 | +0.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,814 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +0.45 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Hutchison | 18,654 | 50.58 | −0.16 | |
| Labour Co-op | Howell James | 18,226 | 49.42 | +0.16 | |
| Majority | 428 | 1.58 | −0.32 | ||
| Turnout | 36,880 | 79.53 | −5.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,370 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -0.16 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Small | 24,690 | 53.66 | +4.24 | |
| Unionist | James Bias | 21,320 | 46.34 | −4.24 | |
| Majority | 3,370 | 7.32 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,010 | 81.75 | +2.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,278 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.24 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Small | 27,036 | 61.60 | +7.94 | |
| Unionist | Ronald B Anderson | 16,856 | 38.40 | −7.94 | |
| Majority | 10,180 | 23.20 | +15.88 | ||
| Turnout | 43,892 | 78.63 | −3.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,819 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.94 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Small | 27,320 | 61.80 | +0.20 | |
| Conservative | Anna Douglas | 14,493 | 32.78 | −5.62 | |
| Communist | Hugh David Boyd | 2,395 | 5.42 | New | |
| Majority | 12,827 | 29.02 | +5.82 | ||
| Turnout | 44,208 | 74.33 | −4.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,478 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.91 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Small | 26,492 | 57.42 | −4.38 | |
| Conservative | Norman J Mountney | 14,487 | 31.40 | −1.38 | |
| SNP | Alec Mitchell | 4,313 | 9.35 | New | |
| Communist | Hugh David Boyd | 846 | 1.83 | −3.59 | |
| Majority | 12,005 | 26.02 | −3.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,138 | 70.35 | −3.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,586 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.50 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ As constituted by the Local Government (Scotland) (Glasgow Wards and Councillors) Order 1948 (SI 1948/876)
- ^ Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule, Part III.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ 1950 By Elections Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine British Election Archive
- ^ "1950 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.