Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland City and royal burgh of Glasgow
18321885
SeatsTwo (1832–1868)
Three (1868–1885)
Created from Clyde Burghs
Replaced by Blackfriars & Hutchesontown
Bridgeton
Camlachie
College
Central
St Rollox
Tradeston

Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It returned two Member of Parliament (MPs) until 1868, and then three from 1868 to 1885. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

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History

Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:

Boundaries

The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were-

"From the Point, on the West of the Town, at which the River Kelvin joins the River Clyde, up the River Kelvin to a Point which is distant One hundred and fifty Yards (measured along the River Kelvin) above the Point at which the same is met by the Park Wall which comes down thereto from Woodside Road; thence in a straight Line to a Point on the Great Canal which is distant One hundred Yards (measured along the Great Canal) below Derry Bridge; thence along the Great Canal and the Cut of Junction to the Bridge over the Cut of Junction on the Stirling Road; thence, Eastward, along the Low Garngad Road to a Point which is distant One hundred and fifty Yards (measured along the Low Garngad Road) to the East of the Bridge over the Grimston Burn; thence in a straight Line to a Point on the Road to Edinburgh by Airdrie which is distant One hundred Yards (measured along the said Road to Edinburgh) to the East of the Point at which the same is joined by the Road to Edinburgh through the Village of Westmuir; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the River Clyde is joined by Harvie's Dyke; thence down the River Clyde to the Point at which the same is joined by the Polmadie Burn; thence up the Polmadie Burn to the Point at which the same is joined by the Little Govan Burn; thence up the Little Govan Burn to the Point at which the same is divided into Two Branches in coming down from Govan Hill; thence in a straight Line to the Eastern Extremity of the Butterbiggins Road; thence along the Butterbiggins Road, and in a Line in continuation of the Direction thereof, to the Kinninghouse Burn; thence in a straight Line to the Sheils Bridge over the Paisley and Androssan Canal; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the River Clyde is joined by the Plantation Burn; thence down the River Clyde to the Point first described." [1]

Members of Parliament

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party3rd Member3rd Party
1832 James Ewing Whig [2] James Oswald Whig [2] [3] Only two seats
until 1868
1835 Colin Dunlop Radical [3] [4]
Feb 1836 by-election William Bentinck Whig [2] [5] [6]
May 1837 by-election John Dennistoun Whig [2] [7]
Jun 1839 by-election James Oswald Whig [2] [3]
1847 John MacGregor Whig [8] [9] Alexander Hastie Whig [9]
Mar 1857 by-election Walter Buchanan Whig [10] [11] [12]
1857 Robert Dalglish Radical [13] [14] [15]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1865 William Graham Liberal
1868 George Anderson Liberal
1874 Sir Charles Cameron Liberal Alexander Whitelaw Conservative
Jul 1879 by-election Charles Tennant Liberal
1880 Robert Tweedie Middleton Liberal
Mar 1885 by-election Thomas Russell Liberal
1885 Constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 12 Mar 1885: Glasgow [14] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Russell Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1880: Glasgow [14] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Anderson 24,016 25.6 +1.8
Liberal Charles Cameron 23,658 25.2 +0.6
Liberal Robert Tweedie Middleton 23,360 24.9 +8.9
Conservative William Pearce11,62212.46.4
Conservative James Bain11,07111.84.9
Majority11,73812.5N/A
Turnout 35,025 (est)60.5 (est)+6.3
Registered electors 57,920
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 16 Jul 1879: Glasgow [14] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Tennant Unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1874: Glasgow [14] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Cameron 18,455 24.6 N/A
Liberal George Anderson 17,902 23.8 3.6
Conservative Alexander Whitelaw 14,134 18.8 +10.4
Conservative James Hunter12,53316.7+8.3
Liberal Alexander Crum 7,4539.9N/A
Liberal Francis Ernest Kerr [17] 4,4445.9N/A
Liberal Joseph Cheney Bolton 1690.2N/A
Turnout 29,474 (est)54.2 (est)6.1
Registered electors 54,374
Majority5,3697.13.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing 6.0
Majority6,6818.9N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Bolton withdrew before the election. [19]

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Glasgow [20] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Dalglish 18,287 28.1 11.3
Liberal William Graham 18,062 27.8 4.6
Liberal George Anderson 17,803 27.4 0.8
Conservative Sir George Campbell, 4th Baronet10,82016.7New
Majority6,98310.7+6.5
Turnout 28,871 (est)60.3 (est)1.3
Registered electors 47,854
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal win (new seat)

Seat increased to three members

General election 1865: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Dalglish 8,171 39.4 N/A
Liberal William Graham 6,713 32.4 N/A
Liberal John Ramsay [21] 5,83228.2N/A
Majority8814.2N/A
Turnout 10,358 (est)61.6 (est)N/A
Registered electors 16,819
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Dalglish Unopposed
Liberal Walter Buchanan Unopposed
Registered electors 18,611
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
General election 1857: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Walter Buchanan 7,060 37.4 0.1
Radical Robert Dalglish 6,765 35.9 N/A
Whig Alexander Hastie 5,04426.711.6
Turnout 9,435 (est)52.1 (est)+25.1
Registered electors 18,118
Majority2951.515.9
Whig hold Swing N/A
Majority1,7219.2N/A
Radical gain from Whig Swing N/A
By-election, 6 March 1857: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Walter Buchanan 5,792 66.3 −13.9
Radical James Merry 2,94333.7N/A
Majority2,84932.6+15.2
Turnout 8,73548.2+21.2
Registered electors 18,118
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1852: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Alexander Hastie 3,209 38.3 +11.7
Whig John MacGregor 3,140 37.5 +9.5
Peelite Peter Blackburn [22] 1,68120.1New
Whig William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 3544.2N/A
Majority1,45917.4+14.0
Turnout 4,192 (est)27.0 (est)13.8
Registered electors 15,502
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John MacGregor 2,193 28.0 N/A
Whig Alexander Hastie 2,081 26.6 N/A
Whig William Dixon [23] [24] 1,81423.2N/A
Whig John Dennistoun 1,74522.310.7
Majority2673.40.4
Turnout 3,917 (est)40.8 (est)9.4
Registered electors 9,589
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1841: Glasgow [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Oswald 2,776 33.5 +5.0
Whig John Dennistoun 2,728 33.0 +4.8
Conservative James Campbell [25] 2,41629.214.1
Chartist George Mills [26] 3554.3New
Majority3123.82.6
Turnout c.4,138c.50.2c.5.8
Registered electors 8,241
Whig hold Swing +6.0
Whig hold Swing +6.0

Elections in the 1830s

By-election, 24 June 1839: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig James Oswald Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Cavendish-Bentinck 2,767 28.5 +8.1
Whig John Dennistoun 2,743 28.2 +7.8
Conservative James Campbell2,12421.8+4.4
Conservative Robert Monteith [27] 2,09021.5+4.1
Majority6196.4+0.4
Turnout c.4,862c.56.0c.13.2
Registered electors 8,676
Whig hold Swing +1.9
Whig gain from Radical Swing +1.8
By-election, 27 May 1837: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Dennistoun 3,049 57.0 +16.2
Conservative Robert Monteith2,29843.0+18.6
Majority75114.0+8.0
Turnout 5,34761.67.6
Registered electors 8,676
Whig hold Swing 1.2
By-election, 17 February 1836: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William Cavendish-Bentinck 1,995 68.8 +28.0
Radical George Mills90331.23.6
Majority1,09237.6+31.6
Turnout 2,89832.936.3
Registered electors 8,819
Whig gain from Radical Swing +15.8
General election 1835: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Oswald 3,832 40.8 +17.9
Radical Colin Dunlop (politician) 3,267 34.8 N/A
Conservative James Ewing 2,29724.4N/A
Turnout 5,47969.2c.19.6
Registered electors 7,922
Majority5656.0+0.6
Whig hold Swing +9.7
Majority97010.4N/A
Radical gain from Whig Swing 9.7
General election 1832: Glasgow [16] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig James Ewing 3,214 25.9
Whig James Oswald 2,838 22.9
Whig Daniel Sandford 2,16817.5
Radical John Crawfurd 1,85014.9
Radical John Douglas1,34010.8
Whig Joseph Dixon (MP)9958.0
Majority6705.4
Turnout c.6,203c.88.8
Registered electors 6,989
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)

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