| Glasgow Provan | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | County of city of Glasgow City of Glasgow district |
| 1955–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| 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.
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | William Reid | Labour | |
| 1964 | Hugh Brown | Labour | |
| 1987 | Jimmy Wray | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Reid | 15,533 | 50.3 | ||
| Unionist | Charles McFarlane | 15,353 | 49.7 | ||
| Majority | 180 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 30,886 | 74.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Reid | 21,608 | 55.6 | +5.3 | |
| Unionist | Robert D Kernohan | 17,241 | 44.4 | -5.3 | |
| Majority | 4,367 | 11.2 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,849 | 78.8 | +4.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 29,889 | 65.8 | +10.2 | |
| Unionist | K. B. Miller | 15,524 | 34.2 | -10.2 | |
| Majority | 14,365 | 31.6 | +20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45,413 | 75.7 | -3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 28,201 | 66.9 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | D. I. Fraser | 12,986 | 30.8 | -3.4 | |
| Communist | J. Jackson | 988 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 15,215 | 36.1 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,175 | 70.8 | -4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 25,864 | 60.8 | -6.1 | |
| Conservative | Donald Masterton | 11,881 | 27.9 | -2.9 | |
| SNP | Willie McRae | 7,367 | 19.6 | New | |
| Communist | John Jackson | 601 | 1.4 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 13,983 | 32.9 | -3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 45,713 | 65.4 | -5.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 23,154 | 61.6 | ||
| SNP | R. Edwards | 7,367 | 19.6 | ||
| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 6,324 | 16.8 | ||
| Communist | John Jackson | 749 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 15,787 | 42.0 | |||
| Turnout | 37,594 | 69.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 20,602 | 58.6 | -3.0 | |
| SNP | R. Edwards | 10,628 | 30.2 | +10.6 | |
| Conservative | R. McKay | 3,448 | 9.8 | -7.0 | |
| Communist | John Jackson | 503 | 1.4 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 9,974 | 28.4 | -13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 35,181 | 64.0 | -5.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 24,083 | 69.5 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | S. M. Langdon | 5,239 | 15.1 | +5.3 | |
| SNP | R. Cunning | 4,767 | 13.8 | -16.4 | |
| Communist | John Jackson | 377 | 1.1 | -0.3 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | M. Campbell | 193 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 18,844 | 54.4 | +26.0 | ||
| Turnout | 34,659 | 66.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Brown | 20,040 | 64.4 | -5.1 | |
| SDP | Allan Heron | 4,655 | 15.0 | New | |
| Conservative | Sheenagh Gordon | 3,374 | 11.0 | -4.1 | |
| SNP | Pat Kennedy | 2,737 | 8.8 | -5.0 | |
| Communist | John Jackson | 294 | 1.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 15,385 | 49.4 | -5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,100 | 65.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jimmy Wray | 22,032 | 72.9 | +8.5 | |
| SNP | William Ramsay | 3,660 | 12.1 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Anne Strutt | 2,336 | 7.7 | -3.3 | |
| SDP | John Morrison | 2,189 | 7.2 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 18,372 | 60.8 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 30,217 | 69.1 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jimmy Wray | 15,885 | 66.5 | -6.4 | |
| SNP | Alexandra MacRae | 5,182 | 21.7 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | 1,865 | 7.8 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Bell | 948 | 4.0 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 10,703 | 44.8 | -16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 23,880 | 65.3 | -3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.0 | |||
References
- ^ "'Glasgow Provan', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ UK General Election results May 1955
- ^ UK General Election results October 1959
- ^ UK General Election results October 1964
- ^ UK General Election results March 1966
- ^ UK General Election results 1970
- ^ UK General Election results 1974
- ^ UK General Election results October 1974
- ^ UK General Election results May 1979
- ^ UK General Election results June 1983
- ^ UK General Election results June 1987
- ^ UK General Election results April 1992
This page was last edited on 30 December 2023, at 22:18