Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Provan
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland County of city of Glasgow
City of Glasgow district
1955–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Glasgow Camlachie
Replaced by Glasgow Baillieston and Glasgow Springburn [1]

Glasgow Provan was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Boundaries

1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Dennistoun and Provan.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Provan, and part of Shettleston and Tollcross ward.

1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Gartloch/Easterhouse, Lethamhill/Riddrie, and Queenslie/Barlanark.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1955 William Reid Labour
1964 Hugh Brown Labour
1987 Jimmy Wray Labour
1997 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Glasgow Provan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Reid 15,533 50.3
Unionist Charles McFarlane 15,35349.7
Majority1800.6
Turnout 30,88674.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Glasgow Provan [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Reid 21,608 55.6 +5.3
Unionist Robert D Kernohan17,24144.4-5.3
Majority4,36711.2+10.6
Turnout 38,84978.8+4.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Provan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 29,889 65.8 +10.2
Unionist K. B. Miller15,52434.2-10.2
Majority14,36531.6+20.4
Turnout 45,41375.7-3.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Glasgow Provan [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 28,201 66.9 +1.1
Conservative D. I. Fraser12,98630.8-3.4
Communist J. Jackson9882.3New
Majority15,21536.1+4.5
Turnout 42,17570.8-4.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Provan [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 25,864 60.8 -6.1
Conservative Donald Masterton11,88127.9-2.9
SNP Willie McRae 7,36719.6New
Communist John Jackson6011.4-0.9
Majority13,98332.9-3.2
Turnout 45,71365.4-5.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Glasgow Provan [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 23,154 61.6
SNP R. Edwards7,36719.6
Conservative Gerry Malone 6,32416.8
Communist John Jackson7492.0
Majority15,78742.0
Turnout 37,59469.0
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Glasgow Provan [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 20,602 58.6 -3.0
SNP R. Edwards10,62830.2+10.6
Conservative R. McKay3,4489.8-7.0
Communist John Jackson5031.4-0.6
Majority9,97428.4-13.6
Turnout 35,18164.0-5.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Glasgow Provan [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 24,083 69.5 +11.3
Conservative S. M. Langdon5,23915.1+5.3
SNP R. Cunning4,76713.8-16.4
Communist John Jackson3771.1-0.3
Workers Revolutionary M. Campbell1930.6New
Majority18,84454.4+26.0
Turnout 34,65966.0+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Glasgow Provan [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Brown 20,040 64.4 -5.1
SDP Allan Heron4,65515.0New
Conservative Sheenagh Gordon3,37411.0-4.1
SNP Pat Kennedy2,7378.8-5.0
Communist John Jackson2941.0-0.1
Majority15,38549.4-5.0
Turnout 31,10065.2-0.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1987: Glasgow Provan [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Wray 22,032 72.9 +8.5
SNP William Ramsay3,66012.1+3.3
Conservative Anne Strutt 2,3367.7-3.3
SDP John Morrison2,1897.2-7.8
Majority18,37260.8+11.4
Turnout 30,21769.1+3.9
Labour hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Glasgow Provan [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jimmy Wray 15,885 66.5 -6.4
SNP Alexandra MacRae5,18221.7+9.6
Conservative Andrew Rosindell 1,8657.8+0.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Bell9484.0-3.2
Majority10,70344.8-16.0
Turnout 23,88065.3-3.8
Labour hold Swing -8.0

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References

  1. ↑ "'Glasgow Provan', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ UK General Election results May 1955
  3. ↑ UK General Election results October 1959
  4. ↑ UK General Election results October 1964
  5. ↑ UK General Election results March 1966
  6. ↑ UK General Election results 1970
  7. ↑ UK General Election results 1974
  8. ↑ UK General Election results October 1974
  9. ↑ UK General Election results May 1979
  10. ↑ UK General Election results June 1983
  11. ↑ UK General Election results June 1987
  12. ↑ UK General Election results April 1992
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