Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)

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Greenock Burgh constituency
Created:	1832
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

Greenock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1974, when its name was changed to Greenock and Port Glasgow. The name was changed again in 1997 to Greenock and Inverclyde. In 2005, the constituency was replaced by Inverclyde.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 Greenock (1832-1974) 2.2 Greenock and Port Glasgow (1974-1997) 2.3 Greenock and Inverclyde (1997-2005) 3 Election results

[edit] Boundaries

In 1918, the constituency covered the burghs of

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Greenock (1832-1974)

Year		Member	Party
	1832	Robert Wallace
	1845	Walter Baine
	1847	William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund, later Earl of Minto
	1852	Alexander Murray Dunlop
	1868	James Johnston Grieve
	1878	James Stewart
	1884	Thomas Sutherland
	1892	John Bruce
	1892	Sir Thomas Sutherland	Unionist
	1900	James Reid	Unionist
	1906	Halley Stewart	Liberal
	1910	Sir Godfrey Collins	Liberal
	1936	Robert Gibson	Labour
	1941	Hector McNeil	Labour
	1955	Jesse Dickson Mabon	Labour Co-operative

[edit] Greenock and Port Glasgow (1974-1997)

Year		Member	Party
	1974	Jesse Dickson Mabon	Labour Co-operative
	1983	Norman Anthony Godman	Labour

[edit] Greenock and Inverclyde (1997-2005)

Year		Member	Party
	1997	Norman Anthony Godman	Labour
	2001	David Cairns	Labour
1997		constituency abolished: see Inverclyde

[edit] Election results

By-election 1941: Greenock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hector McNeil	unopposed

General Election 1931: Greenock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Col Rt Hon Sir Godfrey Collins KBE CMG	18,013
	Labour	T. Irwin	10,850
	Communist	A. Ferguson	6,440

General Election 1906: Greenock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Halley Stewart	3,590
	Conservative	James Reid	3,254