Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)





























Glasgow Govan

Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland
City of Glasgow
Major settlements
Govan

1885–2005
Number of members
One
Replaced by
Glasgow Central
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Created from
North Lanarkshire

Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for 120 years; from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) elected by the first-past-the-post system.


It was a Conservative-Liberal marginal seat for the first three decades of its existence, before breaking this trend when the Labour Party won the seat in 1918. It remained a Labour-controlled seat for the next fifty-five years, except for a five-year Conservative interlude between 1950–55, until being seized by the Scottish National Party at a by-election in 1973, only to be regained by Labour the following year. The SNP regained the seat at a 1988 by-election, only to lose it again to Labour in 1992. It remained under Labour control until its abolition thirteen years later.


The area which the constituency represented is now covered by Glasgow Central, Glasgow South and Glasgow South West.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 1880s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 1890s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1900s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1910s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1920s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1930s


    • 4.7 Election in the 1940s


    • 4.8 Elections in the 1950s


    • 4.9 Elections in the 1960s


    • 4.10 Elections in the 1970s


    • 4.11 Elections in the 1980s


    • 4.12 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.13 Elections in the 2000s




  • 5 References


  • 6 Bibliography





History



Boundaries


1885–1918: "That part of the parish of Govan which lies south of the Clyde beyond the boundary of the Municipal Burgh of Glasgow".[1]


1918–1945: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre of the River Clyde in line with the continuation of the centre line of Balmoral Street, thence eastward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the continuation of the centre line of the portion of Govan Road to the west of Princes Dock, thence southward to and along the centre line of the said portion of Govan Road, Whitefield Road, Church Road and continuation thereof to the centre, of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence westward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway to the municipal boundary, thence north-westward, northward, and eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."


1945–1974: The Glasgow wards of Govan, Kinning Park, part of Fairfield, and part of Kingston.


1974–1983: The Glasgow wards of Fairfield, Govan, Kingston, and Kinning Park.


1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumoyne/Govan, Mosspark/Bellahouston, and Penilee/Cardonald.


1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Govan/Drumoyne, Kingston/Pollokshields, and Langside/Shawlands.



Members of Parliament




























































































































Election Member Party


1885
Sir William Pearce

Conservative


1889

John Wilson

Liberal


1900

Robert Hunter Craig

Liberal


1906

Robert Duncan

Unionist


1910

William Hunter

Liberal


1911

Daniel Holmes

Liberal


1918

Neil Maclean

Labour and Independent Labour Party


1931[2]

Labour


1950

Jack Browne

Unionist


1955

John Rankin

Labour Co-operative


1973 by-election

Margo MacDonald

SNP


Feb 1974

Harry Selby

Labour


1979

Andy McMahon

Labour


1983

Bruce Millan

Labour


1988 by-election

Jim Sillars

SNP


1992

Ian Davidson

Labour Co-operative


1997

Mohammad Sarwar

Labour


1997

Independent[3]


1999

Labour


2005

constituency abolished


Elections



Elections in the 1880s




























































General Election 1885: Glasgow Govan[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Pearce
3,677
51.0

N/A


Lib-Lab

Bennet Burleigh
3,522
48.8

N/A


Independent Liberal
David George Hoey
11
0.2

N/A
Majority
155
2.2

N/A

Turnout
7,210
80.1

N/A

Registered electors
8,998




Conservative win (new seat)






















































General Election 1886: Glasgow Govan[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Pearce
3,574
52.7
+1.7


Liberal

Thomas Alexander Dickson[6]
3,212
47.3
−1.5
Majority
362
5.4
+3.2

Turnout
6,786
75.4
−4.7

Registered electors
8,998




Conservative hold

Swing
+1.6


Pearce's death caused a by-election.























































By-election, 18 January 1889[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Wilson
4,420
56.9
+9.6


Liberal Unionist

John Pender
3,349
43.1
−9.6
Majority
1,071
13.8

N/A

Turnout
7,769
84.1
+8.7

Registered electors
9,240




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+9.6



Elections in the 1890s























































General Election 1892: Glasgow Govan[7][8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Wilson
4,829
55.8
+8.5


Conservative
Nathaniel Spens
3,829
44.2
−8.5
Majority
1,000
11.6

N/A

Turnout
8,658
77.6
+2.2

Registered electors
11,151




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+8.5































































General Election 1895: Glasgow Govan[9][10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Wilson
4,290
49.0
−6.8


Liberal Unionist
George Ferguson
4,029
46.1
+1.9


Ind. Labour Party
Alexander Haddow
430
4.9

N/A
Majority
261
2.9
−8.7

Turnout
8,749
76.6
−1.0

Registered electors
11,416




Liberal hold

Swing
−4.4



Elections in the 1900s























































General Election 1900: Glasgow Govan[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Robert Hunter Craig
5,744
50.7
+1.7


Conservative

Robert Duncan
5,580
49.3
+3.2
Majority
164
1.4
−1.5

Turnout
11,324
76.5
−0.1

Registered electors
14,807




Liberal hold

Swing
−0.8




John Hill































































General Election 1906: Glasgow Govan[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Duncan
5,224
35.9
−13.4


Liberal
H. S. Murray
5,096
35.1
−15.6


Labour Repr. Cmte.

John Hill
4,212
29.0

N/A
Majority
128
0.8

N/A

Turnout
14,532
82.9
+6.4

Registered electors
17,538




Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
+1.1



Elections in the 1910s































































General Election Jan 1910: Glasgow Govan[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Hunter
6,556
43.0
+7.9


Conservative
Robert Duncan
5,127
33.7
−2.2


Labour

James Thomas Brownlie
3,545
23.3
−5.7
Majority
1,429
9.3

N/A

Turnout
15,228
84.6
+1.7

Registered electors
17,994




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+5.1


Hunter is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, prompting a by-election.
























By-election, 1910: Glasgow Govan[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Hunter

Unopposed


Liberal hold






















































General Election Dec 1910: Glasgow Govan[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Hunter
8,409
56.9
+13.9


Conservative

George Balfour
6,369
43.1
+9.4
Majority
2,040
13.8
+4.5

Turnout
14,778
79.9
−4.7

Registered electors
18,504




Liberal hold

Swing
+2.3























































Govan by-election, 1911[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Daniel Holmes
7,508
53.5
-3.4


Conservative

George Balfour
6,522
46.5
+3.4
Majority
986
7.0
-6.8

Turnout
14,030
76.3
-3.6

Registered electors
18,395




Liberal hold

Swing
-3.4
































































General Election 1918: Glasgow Govan[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
9,577
47.8

N/A

C

Unionist
Alexander McClure
8,762
43.8
+0.7


Liberal

Daniel Holmes
1,678
8.4
−48.5
Majority
815
4.0

N/A

Turnout
20,017
63.2
−16.7

Registered electors
31,652




Labour gain from Liberal

Swing

N/A


C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s




Helen Fraser























































General Election 1922: Glasgow Govan[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
15,441
62.3
+14.5


National Liberal

Helen Fraser
9,336
37.7
+29.3
Majority
6,105
24.6
+20.6

Turnout
24,777
81.1
+17.9

Registered electors
30,539




Labour hold

Swing
−7.4























































General Election 1923: Glasgow Govan [15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
13,987
66.3
+4.0


Liberal

Henry Anderson Watt
7,095
33.7
−4.0
Majority
6,892
32.6
+8.0

Turnout
21,082
68.5
−12.6

Registered electors
30,790




Labour hold

Swing
+4.0























































General Election 1924: Glasgow Govan[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
15,132
63.2
−3.1


Unionist
H. Stanley
8,815
36.8

N/A
Majority
6,317
26.4
−6.2

Turnout
23,947
76.0
+7.5

Registered electors
31,497




Labour hold

Swing
−3.1























































General Election 1929: Glasgow Govan[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Independent Labour

  • Neil Maclean

17,384
57.7
−5.5


Unionist

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton
12,736
42.3
+5.5
Majority
4,646
15.4
−11.0

Turnout
30,122
75.1
−0.9

Registered electors
40,103




Independent Labour gain from Labour

Swing
−5.5


  • candidature not endorsed by Labour Party HQ


Elections in the 1930s

















































General Election 1931: Glasgow Govan[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

  • Neil Maclean

15,047
51.0



Unionist
Alexander McClure
14,442
49.0

Majority
605
2.0


Turnout

75.4



Labour hold

Swing



  • Maclean had been expelled by the ILP but was endorsed by Labour Party HQ.
























































General Election 1935: Glasgow Govan[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
15,791
51.0



Unionist
Alexander McClure
10,211
33.0



Ind. Labour Party

Thomas Taylor
4,959
16.0

Majority
5,580
18.0


Turnout

74.7



Labour hold

Swing




Election in the 1940s

















































General Election 1945: Glasgow Govan[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Neil Maclean
18,668
66.1



Unionist

Jack Browne
9,586
33.9

Majority
9,082
32.14


Turnout

64.08



Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1950s

































































General Election 1950: Glasgow Govan[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

Jack Browne
19,267
46.6



Labour
John Davis
18,894
45.7



Liberal

Ronnie Fraser
1,628
3.9



Communist

William Lauchlan
1,547
3.8

Majority
373
0.90


Turnout

84.03



Unionist gain from Labour

Swing


















































General Election 1951: Glasgow Govan[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

Jack Browne
20,936
50.3



Labour
John Davis
20,695
49.7

Majority
241
0.58


Turnout

84.92



Unionist hold

Swing


















































General Election 1955: Glasgow Govan[23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

John Rankin
24,818
62.0



Unionist
Alexander G Hutton
15,216
38.0

Majority
9,602
23.98


Turnout

71.82



Labour Co-op gain from Unionist

Swing



  • the boundaries of the seat were heavily redrawn and much of the 1950-55 version of Govan ended up in the new Craigton seat
























































General Election 1959: Glasgow Govan[24]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

John Rankin
23,139
60.4



Unionist
Alexander G Hutton
13,319
34.7



Communist

Gordon McLennan
1,869
4.9

Majority
9,820
25.62


Turnout

75.03



Labour Co-op hold

Swing




Elections in the 1960s

























































General Election 1964: Glasgow Govan[25][26][27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

John Rankin
20,326
64.99



Unionist
Peter Breuer
9,571
30.60



Communist

Gordon McLennan
1,378
4.41

Majority
10,755
34.39


Turnout
31,275
70.25



Labour Co-op hold

Swing


























































General Election 1966: Glasgow Govan[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

John Rankin
18,533
67.8



Conservative
Peter Breuer
7,677
28.1



Communist

Gordon McLennan
1,103
4.0

Majority
10,856
39.75


Turnout

67.47



Labour Co-op hold

Swing




Elections in the 1970s

































































General Election 1970: Glasgow Govan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

John Rankin
13,443
60.1



Conservative
Gerald F. Belton
6,301
28.2



SNP

Michael Grieve
2,294
10.3



Communist
Thomas Biggam
326
1.5

Majority
7,142
31.9


Turnout
22,364
63.2



Labour Co-op hold

Swing


































































Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


SNP

Margo MacDonald
6,360
41.5
+31.2


Labour

Harry Selby
5,789
38.2
-21.9


Conservative
John Mair
1,780
11.7
-16.5


Liberal
Peter McMillan
1,239
8.2

Majority
571
3.5


Turnout
15,168




SNP gain from Labour Co-op

Swing
26.7

































































General Election February 1974: Glasgow Govan[29]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Selby
10,326
43.17



SNP

Margo MacDonald
9,783
40.90



Conservative
J Mair
3,049
12.75



Liberal
P McMillan
763
3.19

Majority
543
2.27


Turnout
23,920
74.92



Labour gain from SNP

Swing


















































































General Election October 1974: Glasgow Govan[30]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Selby
11,392
49.50



SNP

Margo MacDonald
9,440
41.02



Conservative
M Todd
1,623
7.05



Liberal
E Mason
444
1.93



National Front
MA Brooks
86
0.37



More Prosperous Britain
T Clyde
27
0.12

Majority
1,952
8.48


Turnout
23,011
71.70



Labour hold

Swing


























































General Election 1979: Glasgow Govan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Andy McMahon
11,676
67.9



Conservative
John Harrison Walker
3,188
18.5



SNP
Thomas Wilson
2,340
13.6

Majority
8,488
49.3


Turnout

75.7



Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1980s

































































General Election 1983: Glasgow Govan[31]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Bruce Millan
20,370
55.0
-12.9


Social Democratic
I. Mcdonald
7,313
19.7



Conservative
A. McKenzie
7,180
19.4
+0.9


SNP
P.M. Kindlen
2,207
5.9
-7.7
Majority
13,057
35.3


Turnout
37, 070
71.6



Labour hold

Swing










































































General Election 1987: Glasgow Govan[32]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Bruce Millan
24,071
64.8
+9.8


Social Democratic
Alasdair Ferguson
4,562
12.3
−7.4


Conservative
Janet Girsman
4,411
11.9
−7.5


SNP
Felix McCabe
3,851
10.4
+4.5


Communist

Douglas Chalmers
237
0.6

N/A
Majority
19,509
52.5


Turnout
37,132
73.4



Labour hold

Swing
+8.6

































































































By-election 1988: Glasgow Govan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


SNP

Jim Sillars
14,677
48.8
+38.4


Labour
Robert Gillespie
11,123
36.9
−27.8


Conservative
Graeme Hamilton
2,207
7.3
−4.6


Social and Liberal Democrats

Bernard Ponsonby
1,246
4.1
−8.2


Green
George Campbell
345
1.1

N/A


Communist

Douglas Chalmers
281
0.9
+0.3


Monster Raving Loony

Lord Sutch
174
0.6

N/A


Independent
Fraser Clark
51
0.2

N/A
Majority
3,554
11.8


Turnout
30,104
60.2



SNP gain from Labour

Swing
+33.1



Elections in the 1990s









































































General Election 1992: Glasgow Govan[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Ian Davidson
17,051
49.0
−15.8


SNP

Jim Sillars
12,926
37.1
+26.7


Conservative
James Donnelly
3,458
9.9
−2.0


Liberal Democrat
Bob Stewart
1,227
3.5
−8.8


Scottish Green
David L. Spaven
181
0.5

N/A
Majority
4,125
11.8
−40.7

Turnout
34,843
75.9

N/A


Labour Co-op gain from SNP

Swing
+7.0

















































































































General Election 1997: Glasgow Govan[34]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Mohammad Sarwar
14,216
44.1
-4.9


SNP

Nicola Sturgeon
11,302
35.1
-2.0


Conservative
William Thomas
2,839
8.8
−1.1


Liberal Democrat
Bob Stewart
1,918
5.9
+2.4


Scottish Socialist

Alan McCombes
755
2.3

N/A


Independent
Peter Paton
325
1.0

N/A


Independent
Islam Badar
319
1.0

N/A


Independent
Zahid Abbasi
221
0.7

N/A


Referendum
Kenneth MacDonald
201
0.6

N/A


BNP
James White
149
0.5

N/A
Majority
2,914
9.0

N/A

Turnout
32,245
64.5

N/A


Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Swing
-3.2



Elections in the 2000s

























































































General Election 2001: Glasgow Govan[35]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Mohammad Sarwar
12,464
49.3
+5.2


SNP
Karen Neary
6,064
24.0
−11.1


Liberal Democrat
Robert (Bob) Stewart
2,815
11.1
+5.2


Conservative

Mark Menzies
2,167
8.6
−0.2


Scottish Socialist
Wullie McGartland
1,531
6.1

N/A


Communist
John Foster
174
0.7

N/A


Independent
Badar Mirza
69
0.3

N/A
Majority
6,400
25.3


Turnout
25,284
46.8
−17.7


Labour hold

Swing
8.2



References





  1. ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885


  2. ^ Neil Maclean was elected at the 1918 general election as a member of both the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party. He was expelled from the ILP for deviancy from the party line in 1931.


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  4. ^ ab Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889


  5. ^ abc Cite error: The named reference craig1885 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).



  6. ^ "The General Election". Glasgow Herald. 16 Jun 1886. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893


  8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig


  9. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901


  10. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig


  11. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig


  12. ^ abcde British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 by FWS Craig


  13. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920


  14. ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949


  15. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923


  16. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927


  17. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929


  18. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1931


  19. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935


  20. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939


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