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Glasgow Central
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Glasgow Central in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandCity of Glasgow
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentAlison Thewliss (SNP)
Created fromGlasgow Govan
Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Rutherglen
1885–1997
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBurgh constituency
Created fromGlasgow
Replaced byGlasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn[1]

Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). In its current form, the constituency was first used in the general election of 2005, but there was also a Glasgow Central constituency from 1885 to 1997. The incumbent member is Alison Thewliss of the Scottish National Party.

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Municipal Wards.[2]

1918-1945: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point at the intersection of the centre lines of Parliamentary Road and Castle Street, thence southward along the centre line of Castle Street to the centre line of Alexandra Parade, thence eastward along the centre line of Alexandra Parade to the centre line of Firpark Street, thence southward along the centre line of Firpark Street and Ark Lane to the centre line of Duke Street, thence westward along the centre line of Duke Street to the centre line of Sydney Street, thence southward along the centre line of Sydney Street to the centre line of Gallowgate, thence westward along the centre line of Gallowgate to the centre line of Saltmarket, thence southward along the centre line of Saltmarket and Albert Bridge to the centre line of the River Clyde, thence westward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the centre line of McAlpine Street, thence northward along the centre line of McAlpine Street, Pitt Street and Scott Street to the centre line of New City Road, thence south-eastward along the centre line of New City Road and Cowcaddens to the centre line of Buchanan Street, thence southward along the centre line of Buchanan Street to the centre line of Parliamentary Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Parliamentary Road to the point of commencement."

1945-1974: The Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Townhead, and part of Exchange.

1974-1983: The Glasgow wards of Calton, Dalmarnock, Exchange, and Townhead.

1983-1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Central/Calton, Kingston/Hutchesontown, and Queen's Park/Crosshill.

2005-present: The Glasgow City wards of Anderston, Bridgeton/Dalmarnock, Calton, Govanhill, Hutchesontown, Kelvingrove, Kingston, Merchant City, Pollokshields East, Strathbungo, and Toryglen.

Glasgow Central is now one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas.

The Central constituency, as defined in 2005, includes parts of the former Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Rutherglen constituencies.[3] Scottish Parliament constituencies for the area are predominantly Glasgow Southside on the South of the river and Glasgow Kelvin on the North of the river, with Calton, Bridgeton and Dalmarnock areas of Glasgow Shettleston as well as a single polling place each from Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Provan.

The new Central constituency sits across the River Clyde, and includes the areas of Kelvingrove, Anderston, Merchant City, Calton, Pollokshields, Gorbals and Govanhill.

Constituency profile

The constituency takes in Glasgow city centre, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the main rail stations, Glasgow Cathedral and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. All three of Glasgow's universities are here as well, making it supposedly the most educated constituency in Scotland. The large student population is an important factor in elections. The Merchant City is also here, yuppie housing built out of the disused cotton and tobacco warehouses. This area is a symbol of the rebirth of the city, and Glasgow Central is undoubtedly the most affluent constituency in Glasgow, although it also includes more deprived areas, such as Calton.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1997

Election Member[4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 Gilbert Beith Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1886 John George Alexander Baird Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1906 Andrew Mitchell Torrance Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1909 by-election Charles Scott Dickson Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1915 by-election John Mackintosh McLeod Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/color" | 1918 Andrew Bonar Law Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/color" | 1923 William Alexander Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/color" | 1945 James Hutchison Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1950 James McInnes Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1966 Thomas McMillan Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1980 by-election Bob McTaggart Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1989 by-election Mike Watson Labour
1997 constituency abolished

MPs since 2005

Election Member[4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2005 Mohammad Sarwar Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Anas Sarwar Labour
style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | 2015 Alison Thewliss SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Glasgow Central
General Election 2015: Glasgow Central.[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Alison Thewliss[8] 20,658 52.5 +35.0
Labour Anas Sarwar 12,996 33.1 −19.0
Conservative Simon Bone 2,359 6.0 −1.1
Scottish Green Cass Macgregor 1,559 4.0 +1.3
UKIP Stuart Maskell[9] 786 2.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Young [10] 612 1.6 −14.8
CISTA James Marris 171 0.4 N/A
TUSC Andrew Elliott [11] 119 0.3 N/A
Socialist Equality Katie Rhodes 58 0.1 N/A
Majority 7,662 19.5
Turnout 39,318 55.4 +4.5
SNP gain from Labour Swing +27.0
General Election 2010: Glasgow Central[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anas Sarwar 15,908 52.0 +3.8
SNP Osama Saeed 5,357 17.5 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Young 5,010 16.4 −1.4
Conservative John Bradley 2,158 7.1 +0.8
Scottish Green Alastair Whitelaw 800 2.6 −2.3
BNP Ian Holt 616 2.0 −0.4
Scottish Socialist James Nesbitt 357 1.2 −2.8
UKIP Ramsay Urquhart 246 0.8 +0.8
Pirate Finlay Archibald 128 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,551 34.5
Turnout 30,572 50.9 +7.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Glasgow Central[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Sarwar 13,518 48.2 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 4,987 17.8 +8.2
SNP Bill Kidd 4,148 14.8 −6.1
Conservative Richard Sullivan 1,757 6.3 +0.1
Scottish Green Gordon Masterton 1,372 4.9 N/A
Scottish Socialist Marie Gordon 1,110 4.0 −2.5
BNP Walter Hamilton 671 2.4 N/A
Socialist Labour Ian Johnson 255 0.9 +0.5
Christian Vote Thomas Greig 139 0.5 N/A
Communist Elinor McKenzie 80 0.3 +0.1
Majority 8,531 30.4
Turnout 28,037 43.8 +4.4
Labour hold Swing −7.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Glasgow Central[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Goodall Watson 17,341 57.2 −7.3
SNP Brendan O'Hara 6,322 20.8 +10.9
Conservative Ewen N. Stewart 4,208 13.9 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Rennie 1,921 6.3 −4.2
Scottish Green Ms. Irene F. Brandt 435 1.4 +0.6
Communist Tam Dean Burn 106 0.4 −0.4
Majority 11,019 36.3
Turnout 30,333 63.1
Labour hold Swing −9.1

Elections in the 1980s

By-election 1989: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Goodall Watson 14,480 54.6 −9.9
SNP Alex Neil 8,018 30.2 +20.3
Conservative A. Hogarth 2,028 7.6 −5.4
Scottish Green Ms. Irene F. Brandt 1,019 3.8 +1.9
SLD R. McCreadie 411 1.5 −9.0
SDP P. Kerr 253 1.0 N/A
Revolutionary Communist L. Murdoch 141 0.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist Bill Kidd 137 0.5 N/A
Workers Revolutionary D. Lettice 48 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,462 24.4 −27.1
Turnout 52.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1987: Glasgow Central[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob McTaggart 21,619 64.5 +11.5
Conservative Bernard Jenkin 4,366 13.0 −6.0
Liberal John Stephens Bryden 3,528 10.5 −6.2
SNP Alexander Bloomfield Wilson 3,339 10.0 −0.3
Green Andrew Brooks 290 0.9 N/A
Communist John Patrick McGoldrick 265 0.8 −0.3
Red Front Derek Owen 126 0.4 N/A
Majority 17,253 51.5
Turnout 65.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Glasgow Central[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob McTaggart 17,066 53.0
Conservative W. Harvey 6,104 19.0
Liberal I. Nelson 5,366 16.7 N/A
SNP P. Mallam 3,300 10.3
Communist John Patrick McGoldrick 347 1.1
Majority 10,962 34.1
Turnout 62.8
Labour hold Swing
Glasgow Central by-election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob McTaggart 4,902 60.8 −11.7
SNP Gil Paterson 2,122 26.3 +16.2
Conservative Anna McCurley 707 8.8 −7.6
National Front John MacKenzie 148 1.8 N/A
Scottish Young Liberal Graham Watson 134 1.7 N/A
Ecology David Mellor 45 0.6 N/A
Social Democrat (1979) Donald Kean 10 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,780
Turnout 8,062
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 8,542 72.5
Conservative Farooq Ahmed Saleem 1,937 16.4
SNP Stephen Graham Bird 1,308 11.1
Majority 6,605 56.0
Turnout 11,787 59.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 9,231 63.6
SNP Brian Nugent 2,790 19.2
Conservative Norman Woolfson 1,880 13.0
Liberal Eric Matthew Bennett 605 4.2
Majority 6,441 44.4
Turnout 56.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 9,400 58.7
Conservative M. Gourlay 3,435 21.4
SNP Stewart Martin Ewing 2,211 13.8
Liberal Alexander Paton Brodie 982 6.1 N/A
Majority 5,965 37.2
Turnout 63.0
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 7,936 66.0
Conservative G. Rennie 2,394 19.9
SNP A. McIntosh 1,688 14.1 N/A
Majority 5,542 46.1
Turnout 59.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 11,673 74.8
Conservative R. Anderson 3,924 25.2
Majority 7,749 49.7
Turnout 58.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 13,343 70.2
Unionist G. Boyd 5,679 29.9
Majority 7,664 40.3
Turnout 62.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 15,918 64.6
Unionist I. Barber-Fleming 8,712 35.4
Majority 7,206 29.3
Turnout 67.4
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 16,674 61.8
Unionist I. Barber-Fleming 10,307 38.2
Majority 6,367 23.6
Turnout 62.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 15,757 58.2
Unionist W. Sinclair 10,875 40.2
United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred 411 1.5
Majority 4,882 18.1
Turnout 74.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 14,861 54.6
Unionist James Hutchison 11,857 43.6
United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred 485 1.8
Majority 3,004 11.0
Turnout 73.6
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Col. James Riley Holt Hutchison 9,365 44.0
Labour James McInnes 7,849 36.9
Communist R. Cooney 2,709 12.7
Liberal Maj. Norman Macleod Glen 1,072 5.0
United Socialist Movement Guy Alfred Aldred 300 1.4
Majority 1,516 7.1
Turnout 21,295 59.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Glasgow Central[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Brig Gen Sir William Alexander 16,707 55.9
Labour R. R. Stokes 13,186 44.1
Majority 3,521 11.8
Turnout 29,893
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1931: Glasgow Central[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Brig Gen Sir William Alexander KBE CB CMG DSO TD 21,547 65.3
Labour William Martin 11,456 34.7
Majority 10,091 30.6
Turnout 33,003
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Glasgow Central [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir William Alexander 18,336 50.9 −8.2
Labour Craigie Mason Aitchison 17,663 49.1 +8.2
Majority 673 1.8 −16.4
Turnout 72.0 +1.8
Unionist hold Swing -8.2
General Election 1924: Glasgow Central [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir William Alexander 18,258
Labour James Dundas White 12,617
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
Rosslyn Mitchell
General Election 1923: Glasgow Central [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir William Alexander 13,392
Labour Edward Rosslyn Mitchell 12,976
Liberal Rt Hon. Harold John Tennant 2,870
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
Sir George Paish
General Election 1922: Glasgow Central[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Andrew Bonar Law 15,437 49.9 −28.9
Labour Edward Rosslyn Mitchell 12,923 41.9 +20.7
Liberal Sir George Paish 2,518 8.2 n/a
Majority 2,514 8.0 −49.6
Turnout 71.2 +18.3
Unionist hold Swing -24.8

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Glasgow Central[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Andrew Bonar Law 17,653
Labour David John Mitchel Quin 4,736
By-election 15 July 1915: Glasgow Central[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Mackintosh MacLeod 5,341
Unionist Gavin William Ralston 266
General Election Dec 1910: Glasgow Central[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Charles Dickson KC 6,888
Liberal Prof. Alexander Falconer Murison LLD 5,907
General Election January 1910[24] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon Charles Scott Dickson 6,713
Liberal Prof. Alexander Falconer Murison 6,058
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

Glasgow Central by-election, 1909[25] Electorate 15,081
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Charles Scott Dickson 7,298 58.5 +10.2
Liberal Thomas Gibson Bowles 41.5 −10.2
Majority 17.0 20.4
Turnout 82.8 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
General Election January 1906[26] Electorate 15,616
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Mitchell Torrance 6,720 51.7 n/a
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 6,289 48.3 n/a
Majority 431 3.4 n/a
Turnout 83.3 n/a
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing n/a
General Election 1900: Glasgow Central[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John George Alexander Baird unopposed

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: Glasgow Central[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 5,621
Liberal Edwin Adam 3,792
General Election 1892: Glasgow Central[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 6,085
Liberal Walter Menzies 5,245

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Glasgow Central[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 5,780
Liberal Gilbert Beith 4,423
General Election 1885: Glasgow Central[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilbert Beith 5,846
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 4,779

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "'Glasgow Central', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Sixth Schedule
  3. ^ Fifth Periodical Review, Boundary Commission for Scotland
  4. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  5. ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10527 26Aug15
  6. ^ "Comment and letters". The National. 27 November 2014. p. 25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "SNP pick first city candidates". Evening Times. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/glasgowcentral/
  10. ^ http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#Scotland
  11. ^ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
  12. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
  13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
  18. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  19. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  20. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  21. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  22. ^ The Times, 16 November 1922
  23. ^ a b c Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  24. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
  25. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
  26. ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918
  27. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  28. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  29. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889

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