Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Maryhill
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland County of city of Glasgow
City of Glasgow district
Glasgow City council area
1918–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Glasgow Partick
Replaced by Glasgow North
Glasgow North East

Glasgow Maryhill was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2005 when it was subsumed into the new Glasgow North and Glasgow North East constituencies. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Boundaries

1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line) about 327 yards north of the centre of Hawthorn Street, where the said North British Railway intersects that street, thence south-eastward and southward along the centre of the said North British Railway to the centre line of Keppochhill Road, thence south-westward and westward along the centre line of Keppochhill Road to the centre line of Saracen Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Possil Road to the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal, thence north-westward along the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal to a point in line with the centre line of Well Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Well Road to the centre line of New City Road, thence westward along the centre line of Raeberry Street and Carlton Gardens to the centre line of Belmont Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Belmont Street to the centre line of the River Kelvin, thence northwestward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to its intersection with the municipal boundary, thence north-eastward and south-eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

1950–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Maryhill and Ruchill.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Maryhill, and Ruchill.

1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Ruchill, North Kelvin/Woodlands, and Summerston/Maryhill.

1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Possil, Summerston/Maryhill, and Woodside/North Kelvinside.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1918 Sir William Mitchell-Thomson Unionist
1922 John William Muir Labour
1924 James Couper Unionist
1929 John Clarke Labour
1931 Douglas Jamieson Conservative
1935 John Davidson Labour
1945 Willie Hannan Labour
Feb 1974 Jim Craigen Labour Co-operative
1987 Maria Fyfe Labour
2001 Ann McKechin Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

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McKechin
General election 2001: Glasgow Maryhill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann McKechin 13,420 60.4 −4.5
SNP Alex Dingwall3,53215.9−1.0
Liberal Democrats Stuart Callison2,37210.7+3.6
Scottish Socialist Gordon Scott1,7457.8+6.4
Conservative Gawain Towler1,1625.2−0.7
Majority9,88844.5−3.5
Turnout 22,23140.1−16.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Glasgow Maryhill [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Fyfe 19,301 64.9 +3.3
SNP John Wailes5,03716.9−2.2
Liberal Democrats Elspeth Attwooll 2,1197.1+0.1
Conservative Stuart Baldwin1,7475.9−4.4
Natural Law Lorna Blair6512.2+1.9
Scottish Socialist Mandy Baker4091.4New
ProLife Alliance Jahangir Hanif3441.2New
Referendum Roderick Paterson770.3New
Independent Steve Johnstone360.1New
Majority14,26448.0+5.5
Turnout 29,72156.4−8.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Glasgow Maryhill [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Fyfe 19,452 61.6 −4.8
SNP Clifford Williamson6,03319.1+8.1
Conservative John P. Godfrey3,24810.3+0.9
Liberal Democrats Jim Alexander2,2157.0−3.7
Scottish Green Phil O'Brien5301.7+0.2
Natural Law Michael Henderson780.3New
Majority13,41942.5−12.2
Turnout 31,55665.2−2.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Glasgow Maryhill [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Fyfe 23,482 66.4 +11.2
Liberal Elspeth Attwooll 4,11811.7−10.5
SNP Gavin Roberts3,89511.0+3.9
Conservative Simon Kirk3,3079.4−5.4
Green David Spaven5391.5New
Majority19,36454.7+21.7
Turnout 35,34167.5+2.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Glasgow Maryhill [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Craigen 18,724 55.2 −11.0
Liberal Elspeth Attwooll 7,52122.2+15.4
Conservative Joseph Gibbs5,01414.8−0.2
SNP Iain Morrison2,4087.1−4.1
Communist Peter Smith2740.80.0
Majority11,20333.0−18.2
Turnout 33,94165.5−2.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Glasgow Maryhill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Craigen 22,602 66.2 +8.6
Conservative M. White5,10615.0+5.7
SNP David McGlashan3,81211.2−18.7
Liberal Elspeth Attwooll 2,3326.8+3.7
Communist Peter Smith2870.8New
Majority17,49651.2+23.5
Turnout 33,59967.7+1.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election October 1974: Glasgow Maryhill [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Craigen 19,589 57.6 +1.0
SNP Angus McIntosh10,17129.9+5.0
Conservative J. S. Younger3,1609.3−9.2
Liberal Elspeth Attwooll 1,0633.1New
Majority9,41827.7−4.0
Turnout 33,98365.9−4.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election February 1974: Glasgow Maryhill [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Craigen 20,303 56.6 −9.0
SNP Angus McIntosh8,92024.9+13.6
Conservative S. Taylor6,62518.5−4.5
Majority11,38331.7−10.9
Turnout 35,84870.0+5.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1970: Glasgow Maryhill [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 18,925 65.6 −2.2
Conservative Alexander K. R. Murchison6,63823.0+2.3
SNP A. Cameron W. Aitken3,27311.3−0.2
Majority12,28742.6−4.6
Turnout 28,83663.80.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Glasgow Maryhill [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 19,936 67.8 −0.5
Conservative Richard S. Hay6,07520.7−5.9
SNP Hugh MacDonald 3,38711.5New
Majority13,86147.2+6.5
Turnout 29,39863.8−6.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Glasgow Maryhill [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 20,796 68.3 +4.3
Unionist Norman Joseph Adamson8,40327.6−8.4
Anti-VivisectionGabriel A Barlow1,2314.1New
Majority12,39340.7+12.7
Turnout 30,43070.5−3.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Glasgow Maryhill [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 21,893 64.0 +1.2
Unionist Norman Joseph Adamson12,31136.0−1.2
Majority9,58228.0+2.4
Turnout 34,20473.7+3.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Glasgow Maryhill [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 21,174 62.8 −0.2
Unionist Archibald Angus Bell12,53637.2+1.2
Majority8,63825.6−1.5
Turnout 33,71069.9−10.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Glasgow Maryhill [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 22,912 63.0 +1.8
Unionist Paul Thomas Cowcher13,07636.0+3.8
Independent A. E. Pickard 3561.0New
Majority9,83627.1−1.9
Turnout 36,34480.7+0.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Glasgow Maryhill [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 21,990 61.2 +1.1
Unionist Janet Sutherland Murray11,55932.2−7.7
Liberal Elizabeth Taylor Cowan2,3756.6New
Majority10,43129.0+8.8
Turnout 35,92480.0+13.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Maryhill [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hannan 23,595 60.1 +5.1
Unionist William Ross McLean15,69339.9−5.1
Majority7,90220.2+10.2
Turnout 39,28867.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Glasgow Maryhill [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John James Davidson 21,706 55.0 +10.6
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison 17,73545.0−10.5
Majority3,97110.0N/A
Turnout 39,441
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1931: Glasgow Maryhill [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Douglas Jamieson 20,710 55.5 +9.3
Labour John Clarke 16,61344.4−8.2
Majority4,09711.1N/A
Turnout 37,323
Unionist gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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Clarke
General election 1929: Glasgow Maryhill [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Clarke 18,311 50.6 +3.2
Unionist James Couper 14,92241.2−11.4
Liberal Herbert Taylor Cape2,9558.2New
Majority3,3899.4N/A
Turnout 36,18879.8−4.4
Registered electors 45,333
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.3
General election 1924: Glasgow Maryhill [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist James Couper 15,460 52.6 +12.9
Labour John Muir 13,94747.4−0.7
Majority1,5135.2N/A
Turnout 29,40784.2+7.1
Registered electors 34,930
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +6.8
General election 1923: Glasgow Maryhill [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Muir 12,508 48.1 +0.8
Unionist James Couper 10,34239.7+0.1
Liberal Walter Crawford Smith3,17912.2−0.9
Majority2,1668.4+0.7
Turnout 26,02977.1−4.2
Registered electors 33,781
Labour hold Swing +0.4
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Swan
General election 1922: Glasgow Maryhill [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Muir 13,058 47.3 +19.4
Unionist William Mitchell-Thomson 10,95139.6−20.6
Liberal Annie S. Swan 3,61713.1+1.2
Majority2,1077.7N/A
Turnout 27,62681.3+24.1
Registered electors 33,991
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +20.0

Elections in the 1910s

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Watt
General election 1918: Glasgow Maryhill [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist William Mitchell-Thomson 11,91360.2
Labour John Muir 5,53127.9
Liberal Harry Watt 2,36311.9
Majority6,38232.3
Turnout 19,80757.2
Registered electors 34,622
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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