Elections to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow were held on Tuesday 3 November 1896, alongside municipal elections across Scotland, and the wider British local elections. [1]
The usual process was for one third of the councillors to be re-elected annually, however Glasgow had seen boundary extensions and had transformed from a Town Council to a City Corporation, and as such the election saw all 75 councillors from all 25 wards (3 councillors per ward) seeking re-election simultaneously. This was the first time since 3 November 1846 that all of Glasgow's councillors had been up for re-election simultaneously. The 1846 re-election had occurred as a result of the towns of Calton, Anderston, and the Gorbals being subsumed into Glasgow. [1]
The election saw a group of social and civic reformers known as the Progressive Union emerge as the largest group on the council. The Progressive's had been inspired by the London-based Progressive Party, although Glasgow's Progressive platform had a more evangelical religious focus, combined with a belief in temperance, observance of the sabbath, and good municipal governance. [2] [3] [4]
Contests took place in 23 of the cities 25 wards, with only the wards of Kingston and Sandyford going uncontested. Overall 114 candidates contested the 75 seats. [1] The election saw an unusually heavy turnout, with female voters in particular voting in unprecedented numbers. This was credited to the efforts and influence of the new Progressive Union grouping. [4]
The election was also the first to be contested by the Workers Municipal Elections Committee, which had been set up in June 1896 and comprised the Irish National League, the Independent Labour Party, and the Co-operative movement. This grouping was brought together under the leadership of John Ferguson (elected for Calton ward), a prominent Irish Home Rule activist with close contacts to both the Labour movement and radical politics. [5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Progressive Union | |||||||||
Unionist | |||||||||
Ind. Labour Party | 3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joint-ticket | William Bilsland (incumbent) | 2191 | |||
Joint-ticket | Hugh Wallace(incumbent) | 1708 | |||
'People's candidate | Cpt. John Walker | 1463 | |||
'Popular' candidate | Robert Somerville Brown | 1380 | |||
'Workers' candidate | Francis J. Doran | 1059 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-elect Joint-ticket | Alexander Osborne(incumbent) c | 1793 | |||
Re-elect Joint-ticket | Adam M. Dunlop | 1752 | |||
Re-elect Joint-ticket | William Fife(incumbent) | 1563 | |||
Ratepayers | James Quigley | 974 | |||
'One of yourselves' | Marr Grieve | 908 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Nationalist | Councillor John Ferguson (incumbent) | 2,717 | 21.94 | ||
ex-Baillie James McLennan | 2,216 | 17.90 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Boyd S. Brown | 1,940 | 15.67 | ||
Socialist [6] | W. G. Hunter | 1834 | 14.81 | ||
Robert Harvie | 1283 | 10.36 | |||
John S. Lawson | 1026 | 8.29 | |||
Thomas McDougall | 809 | 6.53 | |||
Robert Burns | 557 | 4.50 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | ~4127 | ~64.48 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Simon Dallas | 2775 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Treasurer James Gray(incumbent) | 2491 | |||
Progressive | Dr John Carswell | 2428 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | ex-Bailie Robert Graham (incumbent) | 1855 | |||
Irish Nationalist / Trade Unionist / Social Reformer | Joseph F. McGroary | 1383 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Willock (incumbent) | 3,284 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | John Cronin | 2,397 | |||
Independent | John Pollock McPhun (incumbent) | 2,131 | |||
Progressive | William George Hunter | 1834 | |||
Progressive | J.M. Macmannus | 1824 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive gain from Independent | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Temperance | Thomas M. Cunningham | 1987 | |||
Temperance Joint-Ticket | Hugh Brechin(incumbent) | 1933 | |||
Temperance Joint-Ticket | James M. Jack(incumbent) | 1719 | |||
Temperance Joint-Ticket | James McLachlan | 1520 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Murdoch (incumbent) | 886 | ||||
Thomas Watson (incumbent) | 849 | ||||
James R. Paton (incumbent) | 812 | ||||
Hugh Caldwell | 503 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Fleming Anderson (incumbent) | 2,950 | ||||
James R. Sandilands | 2,716 | ||||
William Stevenson (incumbent) | 2,275 | ||||
Henry Vallance | 1821 | ||||
Thomas Neilson | 1153 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Richmond (incumbent) | 2,658 | ||||
P. G. Stewart (incumbent) | 2,652 | ||||
Progressive | John Battersby (incumbent) | 2,605 | |||
D. J. M. Quin | 1389 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Bailie James Dick(incumbent) | 1198 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Bailie Robert M. Mitchell(incumbent) | 1113 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Bailie James M. J. Thomson(incumbent) | 1085 | |||
Progressive | William Martin | 756 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shearer(ex-Baillie) | Uncontested | ||||
Primrose(ex-Baillie) | Uncontested | ||||
Paton(ex-Baillie) | Uncontested | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Baillie William Maclay(incumbent) | 1649 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Councillor Alexander Sinclair(incumbent) | 1605 | |||
Re-elect Joint-Ticket | Councillor John L. Oatts(incumbent) | 1296 | |||
Independent | James Hunter (Ex-Provost) | 1111 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Mitchell (incumbent) | 2,170 | ||||
Ind. Labour Party | James Shaw Maxwell | 2,040 | |||
James Hamilton (incumbent) | 1,760 | ||||
Daniel M. Scott | 1619 | ||||
Alexander R. McGregor | 1579 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joint-ticket | Joseph Currie Robertson | 1861 | |||
Joint-ticket | Alexander Brown | 1840 | |||
Joint-ticket | Robert Paterson | 1819 | |||
Archibald C. Holms (incumbent) | 1457 | ||||
John Harrison | 1289 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baillie Alexander(incumbent) | Uncontested | ||||
McFarlane(ex-Baillie) | Uncontested | ||||
Preceptor James Hunter Dickson | Uncontested | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joint-ticket | Dr William Dougan | 2000 | |||
Joint-ticket | George B. Main(incumbent) | 1974 | |||
Joint-ticket | William Cochrane | 1613 | |||
Vetoist & Trade Unionist | Patrick O'Hare | 1457 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Progressive | Norman MacLeod Thomson α | 2846 | |||
Progressive | William Finlay(incumbent) α | 2011 | |||
Progressive | David Morris(incumbent) α | 1965 | |||
Workers candidate | William Forsyth b | 1793 | |||
Progressive | Michael Joseph Connell α | 1313 | |||
Workers candidate | George Pringle b | 1273 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James H. Martin (incumbent) | 2,460 | |||
Unionist | David Willox | 1,774 | |||
Progressive | John Dunn (incumbent) | 1,646 | |||
Ind. Labour Party | Hugh Murphy | 1515 | |||
Progressive | Hugh Blair | 1247 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-elect Joint-ticket | Bailie Samuel Chisholm (incumbent) | 3137 | |||
Re-elect Joint-ticket | Bailie Winston Pettigrew(incumbent) | 3024 | |||
Re-elect Joint-ticket | Councillor D. M. Stevenson (incumbent) | 2893 | |||
Labour Co-op | Peter Glasse | 1478 | |||
'Popular Candidates' | Dr. Archibald Gunn | 1318 | |||
'Popular Candidates' | Alexander McLaughlan | 1120 | |||
'Popular Candidates' | Charles Tosh Grant | 1075 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
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