Glasgow Craigton (UK Parliament constituency)
| Glasgow Craigton | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | County of city of Glasgow City of Glasgow district |
| 1955–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Pollok[1] |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Pollok[2] |
Glasgow Craigton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1983.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
[edit]1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and parts of Fairfield and Pollokshields wards.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and part of Pollokshields ward.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Jack Browne | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Bruce Millan | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,120 | 50.28 | ||
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,910 | 49.72 | ||
| Majority | 210 | 0.54 | |||
| Turnout | 38,030 | 79.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,065 | ||||
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,649 | 50.78 | +1.06 | |
| Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,047 | 49.22 | −1.06 | |
| Majority | 602 | 1.56 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,696 | 82.74 | +3.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,768 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +1.06 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,775 | 58.39 | +7.61 | |
| Unionist | Peter C Hutchison | 15,518 | 41.61 | −7.61 | |
| Majority | 6,257 | 16.78 | +15.22 | ||
| Turnout | 37,293 | 80.86 | −1.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,118 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.61 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,174 | 57.90 | −0.49 | |
| Conservative | Peter C Hutchison | 11,970 | 32.73 | −8.88 | |
| SNP | George Leslie | 3,425 | 9.37 | New | |
| Majority | 9,204 | 25.17 | +8.39 | ||
| Turnout | 36,569 | 80.42 | −0.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,472 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.20 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 20,872 | 55.69 | −2.21 | |
| Conservative | Walter Wober | 13,661 | 36.45 | +3.72 | |
| SNP | Ronald Edwards | 2,946 | 7.86 | −1.51 | |
| Majority | 7,211 | 19.24 | −8.93 | ||
| Turnout | 37,479 | 74.88 | −5.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,050 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.97 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,055 | 51.33 | |
| Conservative | Alastair MacNeill Scouller | 10,817 | 30.75 | |
| SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 6,303 | 17.92 | |
| Majority | 7,238 | 20.58 | ||
| Turnout | 35,175 | |||
| Registered electors | 43,949 | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
- This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1970 and February 1974 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 16,952 | 50.47 | −0.85 | |
| SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 8,171 | 24.33 | +6.41 | |
| Conservative | Gerald Fox Belton | 6,734 | 20.05 | −10.70 | |
| Liberal | Robert McIntyre | 1,728 | 5.15 | New | |
| Majority | 8,781 | 26.14 | +5.56 | ||
| Turnout | 33,585 | 75.76 | −4.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,333 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.63 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,952 | 59.89 | +9.42 | |
| Conservative | John Mair | 9,480 | 28.46 | +8.41 | |
| SNP | Robert Simpson Silver | 3,881 | 11.65 | −12.68 | |
| Majority | 10,472 | 31.43 | +5.31 | ||
| Turnout | 33,313 | 75.15 | −0.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,326 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.51 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1948
- ^ a b c d "'Glasgow Craigton', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ Kimber, Richard (12 October 2022). "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources.
- ^ Kimber, Richard (12 October 2022). "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources.
- ^ Kimber, Richard (12 October 2022). "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources.
- ^ Kimber, Richard (12 October 2022). "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources.
- ^ Kimber, Richard (12 October 2022). "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.