Glasgow Craigton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Craigton
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland County of city of Glasgow
City of Glasgow district
1955–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Pollok [1]
Replaced by Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Pollok [2]

Glasgow Craigton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1983.

Contents

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and parts of Fairfield and Pollokshields wards.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and part of Pollokshields ward.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1955 Jack Browne Conservative
1959 Bruce Millan Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Glasgow Craigton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Unionist Jack Browne 19,120 50.28
Labour Bruce Millan 18,91049.72
Majority2100.54
Turnout 38,03079.12
Registered electors 48,065
Unionist win (new seat)
General election 1959: Glasgow Craigton [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 19,649 50.78 +1.06
Unionist Jack Browne 19,04749.22-1.06
Majority6021.56N/A
Turnout 38,69682.74+3.62
Registered electors 46,768
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +1.06

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Craigton [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 21,775 58.39 +7.61
Unionist Peter C Hutchison15,51841.61-7.61
Majority6,25716.78+15.22
Turnout 37,29380.86-1.88
Registered electors 46,118
Labour hold Swing +7.61
General election 1966: Glasgow Craigton [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 21,174 57.90 -0.49
Conservative Peter C Hutchison11,97032.73-8.88
SNP George Leslie 3,4259.37New
Majority9,20425.17+8.39
Turnout 36,56980.42-0.44
Registered electors 45,472
Labour hold Swing +4.20

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Craigton [3] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 20,872 55.69 -2.21
Conservative Walter Wober13,66136.45+3.72
SNP Ronald Edwards2,9467.86-1.51
Majority7,21119.24-8.93
Turnout 37,47974.88-5.54
Registered electors 50,050
Labour hold Swing -2.97
General election February 1974: Glasgow Craigton [2] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bruce Millan 18,055 51.33
Conservative Alastair MacNeill Scouller10,81730.75
SNP Robert Graham Houston6,30317.92
Majority7,23820.58
Turnout 35,175 
Registered electors 43,949
Labour hold
General election October 1974: Glasgow Craigton [10] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 16,952 50.47 -0.85
SNP Robert Graham Houston8,17124.33+6.41
Conservative Gerald Fox Belton6,73420.05-10.70
Liberal Robert McIntyre1,7285.15New
Majority8,78126.14+5.56
Turnout 33,58575.76-4.24
Registered electors 44,333
Labour hold Swing -3.63
General election 1979: Glasgow Craigton [11] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Millan 19,952 59.89 +9.42
Conservative John Mair9,48028.46+8.41
SNP Robert Simpson Silver3,88111.65-12.68
Majority10,47231.43+5.31
Turnout 33,31375.15-0.61
Registered electors 44,326
Labour hold Swing +0.51

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References

  1. ↑ Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1948
  2. 1 2 3 4 "'Glasgow Craigton', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources.
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources.
  8. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources.
  9. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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