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Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 2005

Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)
Summary

Parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 2005

FieldValue
nameGlasgow Govan
parliamentuk
year1885
abolished2005
typeBurgh
elects_howmanyOne
previousNorth Lanarkshire
nextGlasgow Central
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
regionScotland
countyGlasgow City
townsGovan

Glasgow South Glasgow South West

Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for 120 years; from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) elected by the first-past-the-post system.

It was a Conservative-Liberal marginal seat for the first three decades of its existence, before breaking this trend when the Labour Party won the seat in 1918. It remained a Labour-controlled seat for the next fifty-five years, except for a five-year Conservative interlude between 1950 and 1955, until being seized by the Scottish National Party at a by-election in 1973, only to be regained by Labour the following year. The SNP regained the seat at a 1988 by-election, only to lose it again to Labour in 1992. It remained under Labour control until its abolition thirteen years later.

The area which the constituency represented is now covered by Glasgow Central, Glasgow South and Glasgow South West.

Boundaries

1885–1918: "That part of the parish of Govan which lies south of the Clyde beyond the boundary of the Municipal Burgh of Glasgow".

1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre of the River Clyde in line with the continuation of the centre line of Balmoral Street, thence eastward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the continuation of the centre line of the portion of Govan Road to the west of Princes Dock, thence southward to and along the centre line of the said portion of Govan Road, Whitefield Road, Church Road and continuation thereof to the centre, of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence westward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway to the municipal boundary, thence north-westward, northward, and eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

1950–1955: The Craigton and Fairfield wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of the Govan ward.

1955–1974: The Govan and Kinning Park wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of the Fairfield and Kingston wards.

1974–1983: The Glasgow wards of Fairfield, Govan, Kingston, and Kinning Park.

1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumoyne/Govan, Mosspark/Bellahouston, and Penilee/Cardonald.

1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Govan/Drumoyne, Kingston/Pollokshields, and Langside/Shawlands.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Conservative Party (UK)}}"1885Sir William Pearce
Liberal Party (UK)}}"1889 by-electionJohn Wilson
Liberal Party (UK)}}"1900Robert Hunter Craig
Scottish Unionist Party}}"1906Robert Duncan
Liberal Party (UK)}}"1910William Hunter
Liberal Party (UK)}}"1911 by-electionDaniel Holmes
Independent Labour Party}}"1918Neil Maclean
Labour Party (UK)}}"1918 general election]] as a member of both the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party. He was expelled from the ILP for deviancy from the party line in 1931.Labour
Scottish Unionist Party}}"1950Jack Browne
Labour Co-operative}}"1955John Rankin
Scottish National Party}}"1973 by-electionMargo MacDonald
Labour Party (UK)}}"Feb 1974Harry Selby
Labour Party (UK)}}"1979Andy McMahon
Labour Party (UK)}}"1983Bruce Millan
Scottish National Party}}"1988 by-electionJim Sillars
Labour Party (UK)}}"1992Ian Davidson
Labour Party (UK)}}"1997Mohammad Sarwar
Independent (politician)}}"1997Independent
Labour Party (UK)}}"1999Labour
2005constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

|reg. electors = 8,998 |reg. electors = 8,998 Pearce's death caused a by-election. |reg. electors = 9,240

Elections in the 1890s

|reg. electors = 11,151 |reg. electors = 11,416

Elections in the 1900s

|reg. electors = 14,807

John Hill

|reg. electors = 17,538

Elections in the 1910s

|reg. electors = 17,994

Hunter is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, prompting a by-election.

|reg. electors = 18,504 |reg. electors = 18,395 |reg. electors = 31,652

Elections in the 1920s

Helen Fraser

|reg. electors = 30,539 |reg. electors = 30,790 |reg. electors = 31,497 |reg. electors = 40,103

  • candidature not endorsed by Labour Party HQ

Elections in the 1930s

  • Maclean had been expelled by the ILP but was endorsed by Labour Party HQ.

Election in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

  • the boundaries of the seat were heavily redrawn and much of the 1950-55 version of Govan ended up in the new Craigton seat

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

References

Bibliography

References

  1. Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
  2. {{Cite legislation UK. (1948)
  3. . (1956). ["Statutory Instruments 1955"](https://books.google.com/books?id=8TDyAAAAMAAJ). *[[Her Majesty's Stationery Office]]*.
  4. [[Neil Maclean]] was elected at the [[1918 United Kingdom general election. 1918 general election]] as a member of both the [[Independent Labour Party]] and the [[Labour Party (UK). Labour Party]]. He was expelled from the ILP for deviancy from the party line in 1931.
  5. "BBC Politics 97". BBC.
  6. (1974). "British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918". Macmillan Press.
  7. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  8. (16 June 1886). "The General Election". [[Glasgow Herald]].
  9. Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  10. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  11. Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  12. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 by FWS Craig
  13. Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  14. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
  15. The Times, 8 December 1923
  16. Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  17. The Times House of Commons, 1929
  18. The Times House of Commons, 1931
  19. The Times House of Commons, 1935
  20. Whitaker's Almanack, 1950
  21. Whitaker's Almanack, 1951
  22. Whitaker's Almanack, 1955
  23. Whitaker's Almanack, 1959
  24. Whitaker's Almanack, 1964
  25. "UK General Election results 1964".
  26. Whitaker's Almanack, 1966
  27. (1974-02-28). "UK General Election results: February 1974". Politicsresources.net.
  28. (1974-10-10). "UK General Election results: October 1974". Politicsresources.net.
  29. "Election Data 1983". [[Electoral Calculus]].
  30. "Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].
  31. "Election Data 1992". [[Electoral Calculus]].
  32. "Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].
  33. "Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
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