Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Springburn
Former burgh constituency ; for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	City of Glasgow
1918–2005
Created from	Glasgow Partick and North West Lanarkshire
Replaced by	Glasgow North East

Last updated August 16, 2024

Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency.

The last and longest-serving Member of Parliament, Michael Martin, formerly a member of the Labour Party, was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000 and held the post until his resignation in 2009. By convention, the major parties (Labour, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats) do not stand against a sitting Speaker in a general election, and in the 2001 and 2005 general elections he stood as "Speaker seeking re-election." Other parties, including the Scottish National Party, however, continued to contest the seat.

Boundaries

1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary on the south-east side of Cumbernauld Road, where that road is intersected by the east side of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Lines), thence northward to the centre line of Cumbernauld Road, thence south-westward and westward along the centre line of Cumbernauld Road and Alexandra Parade to the centre line of Castle Street, thence northward along the centre line of Castle Street and Springburn Road to the centre line of Fountainwell Road, thence north-westward along the centre line of Fountainwell Road to the centre line of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line), thence northward along the centre line of the said North British Railway to a Point on the municipal boundary about 327 yards north of the centre of Hawthorn Street, where the said North British Railway intersects that street, thence northward, eastward, southward, eastward, southward, westward, south-eastward and southwestward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Cowlairs, and Springburn.

1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowlairs and Springburn.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowlairs, Dennistoun, and Springburn.

1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Alexandra Park/Dennistoun and Keppochhill/Cowlairs.

1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Carntyne/Robroyston, Royston/Dennistoun, and Springburn/Barmulloch.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[1]	Party
	1918	F. A. Macquisten	Unionist
	1922	George Hardie	Labour
	1931	Charles Emmott	Conservative
	1935	George Hardie	Labour
	1937 by-election	Agnes Hardie	Labour
	1945	John Forman	Labour and Co-operative
	1964	Dick Buchanan	Labour
	1979	Michael Martin	Labour
	2000	Michael Martin	Speaker
2005		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

William Pringle William Pringle.jpg — William Pringle

General election 1918: Glasgow Springburn^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
C	Unionist	F. A. Macquisten	10,786	52.7
	Labour	George Hardie	7,996	39.1
	Liberal	William Pringle	1,669	8.2
Majority			2,790	13.6
Turnout			20,451	60.9
	Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hardie	15,771	60.5	+21.4
	Unionist	F. A. Macquisten	10,311	39.5	−13.2
Majority			5,460	21.0	34.6
Turnout			26,082	78.5	+17.6
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+17.3

General election 1923: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hardie	14,535	62.3	+1.8
	Unionist	David Alexander Guild	8,814	37.7	−1.8
Majority			5,721	24.6	+3.6
Turnout			23,349	68.1	−10.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

General election 1924: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hardie	15,635	56.5	−5.8
	Unionist	David Alexander Guild	12,043	43.5	+5.8
Majority			3,592	13.0	−11.6
Turnout			27,678	79.3	+11.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.8

General election 1929: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hardie	21,079	65.5	+9.0
	Unionist	John McSkimming	11,110	34.5	−9.0
Majority			9,969	31.0	+18.0
Turnout			32,189	73.6	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Glasgow Springburn^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charles Emmott	16,092	47.2	+12.7
	Labour	George Hardie	16,058	47.0	−18.5
	Communist	A. Haines	1,997	5.8	New
Majority			34	0.2	N/A
Turnout			34,147	75.4	+1.8
	Unionist gain from Labour		Swing	+15.6

General election 1935: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hardie	20,286	63.1	+16.1
	Unionist	J. McNicol	11,859	36.9	−10.3
Majority			8,427	26.2	N/A
Turnout			32,145	71.1	−4.3
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+13.2

1937 Glasgow Springburn by-election ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Agnes Hardie	14,859	62.6	−0.5
	Unionist	McInnes Shaw	8,881	37.4	+0.5
Majority			5,978	25.2	−1.0
Turnout			23,740	50.9	−20.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.5

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Forman	21,698	65.0	+1.9
	Unionist	Robert Henry Sherwood Calver	11,690	35.0	−1.9
Majority			10,008	30.0	+3.8
Turnout			33,388	63.6	−7.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Forman	25,603	59.7	−5.3
	Unionist	J. McNicol	13,666	31.9	−3.1
	Liberal	David W Campbell	1,853	4.3	New
	Communist	R. F. Horne	1,764	4.1	New
Majority			11,937	27.8	+2.2
Turnout			42,886	76.9	+13.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−1.1

General election 1951: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Forman	27,749	62.4	+2.7
	Unionist	Walter H. Bennett	16,748	37.8	+5.9
Majority			11,001	24.6	−3.2
Turnout			44,497	78.0	+3.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−1.6

General election 1955: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Forman	16,131	57.5	−4.9
	Unionist	James A. Young	10,358	37.0	−0.8
	Communist	Finlay Hart	1,532	5.5	New
Majority			5,773	20.5	−4.1
Turnout			28,021	69.1	−8.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	−2.1

General election 1959: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Forman	16,297	58.8	+1.3
	Unionist	Teddy Taylor	10,167	36.7	−0.3
	Communist	Finlay Hart	1,235	4.5	−1.0
Majority			6,130	22.1	+1.6
Turnout			27,699	72.6	+3.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buchanan	16,828	65.3	+6.5
	Unionist	Robert B. J. C. Black	5,632	21.8	−14.9
	SNP	Angus Mclntosh	2,366	9.2	New
	Communist	Neil McLellan	950	3.7	−0.8
Majority			11,196	43.5	+21.4
Turnout			25,776	69.2	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.7

General election 1966: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buchanan	15,998	67.8	+2.5
	Conservative	Douglas H. Heatlie	4,499	19.1	−2.7
	SNP	William J. Morton	2,222	9.4	+0.2
	Communist	Neil McLellan	867	3.7	0.0
Majority			11,499	48.7	+5.2
Turnout			23,586	66.6	−2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buchanan	14,968	64.3	−3.5
	Conservative	John Sorbie	4,574	19.6	+0.5
	SNP	William J. Morton	3,323	14.3	+4.9
	Communist	Neil McLellan	423	1.8	−1.9
Majority			10,394	44.7	−4.0
Turnout			23,288	61.3	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.0

General election February 1974: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buchanan	18,067	53.7	−10.6
	SNP	William J. Morton	7,672	22.8	+8.5
	Conservative	N.M. McCune	7,452	22.1	+2.5
	Communist	Neil McLellan	478	1.4	−0.4
Majority			10,395	30.9	−13.8
Turnout			33,669	70.4	+9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.5

General election October 1974: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Buchanan	17,444	54.6	+0.9
	SNP	William J. Morton	9,049	28.3	+5.5
	Conservative	S. Taylor	4,245	13.3	−8.8
	Liberal	T. Marshall	865	2.7	New
	Communist	Neil McLellan	352	1.1	−0.3
Majority			8,395	26.3	−4.6
Turnout			31,955	66.5	+3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.3

General election 1979: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Martin	18,871	66.1	+11.5
	Conservative	G. Ross McKay	6,100	21.3	+8.0
	SNP	William J. Morton	3,587	12.6	−15.7
Majority			12,771	44.8	+18.5
Turnout			28,558	67.8	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Glasgow Springburn^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Martin	22,481	64.7	−1.4
	Liberal	James Kelly	4,882	14.1	New
	Conservative	David Tweedie	4,565	13.1	−8.2
	SNP	John F. McLaughlin	2,804	8.1	−4.5
Majority			17,599	50.6	+5.8
Turnout			34,732	65.1	−2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.7

General election 1987: Glasgow Springburn^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Martin	25,617	73.6	+8.9
	SNP	Brendan O'Hara	3,554	10.2	+2.1
	Conservative	Mark Call	2,870	8.3	−4.8
	Liberal	David Rennie	2,746	7.9	−6.2
Majority			22,063	63.4	+12.8
Turnout			34,787	67.5	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Glasgow Springburn^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Martin	20,369	67.7	−5.9
	SNP	Stuart Miller	5,863	19.5	+9.3
	Conservative	Andrew C.R. Barnett	2,625	8.7	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ackland	1,242	4.1	−3.8
Majority			14,506	48.2	−15.2
Turnout			30,099	65.7	−1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.6

General election 1997: Glasgow Springburn^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Martin	22,534	71.4	+3.7
	SNP	John R. Brady	5,208	16.5	−3.0
	Conservative	Mark B. Holdsworth	1,893	6.0	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Alexander	1,349	4.3	+0.2
	Scottish Socialist	John Lawson	407	1.3	New
	Referendum	Andrew J. Keating	186	0.6	New
Majority			17,326	54.9	+6.7
Turnout			31,577	58.9	−6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Glasgow Springburn^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Speaker	Michael Martin	16,053	66.6	−4.8
	SNP	Sandy Bain	4,675	19.4	+2.9
	Scottish Socialist	Carolyn Leckie	1,879	7.8	New
	Scottish Unionist	Daniel Houston	1,289	5.3	New
	Independent	Richard E.W. Silvester	208	0.9	New
Majority			11,378	47.2	−7.7
Turnout			24,104	43.7	−15.2
	Speaker hold		Swing

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References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)

[2] Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

[3] Whitaker's Almanack, 1934

[4] Whitaker's Almanack, 1939

[electoralcalculus1983-5] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus1987-6] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus1992-7] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus1997-8] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus2001-9] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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Glasgow Springburn
Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	City of Glasgow
1918–2005
Created from	Glasgow Partick and North West Lanarkshire
Replaced by	Glasgow North East