Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Provan
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	City of Glasgow
1955 (1955)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Created from	Glasgow Camlachie

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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 Elections in the 1990s 3.2 Elections in the 1980s 3.3 Elections in the 1970s 3.4 Elections in the 1960s 3.5 Elections in the 1950s 4 References

Boundaries

As defined by The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Glasgow Bridgeton, Glasgow Provan and Glasgow Shettleston) Order, 1955 ^[1], the constituency consisted of the Dennistoun and Provan wards in the City of Glasgow. The constituency was the same as the previous Glasgow Camlachie constituency, less part of the Mile-End ward which was transferred to Glasgow Bridgeton.

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 1990s

General Election 1992: Glasgow Provan[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Wray	15,885	66.5
	SNP	A. MacRae	5,182	21.7
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	1,865	7.8
	Liberal Democrat	C. Bell	948	4.0
Majority			10,703	44.8
Turnout				65.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Glasgow Provan[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Wray	22,032	72.9
	SNP	W. Ramsay	3,660	12.1
	Conservative	A. Strutt	2,336	7.7
	Social Democrat	J. Morrison	2,189	7.2
Majority			18,372	60.8
Turnout				69.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Glasgow Provan[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	20,040	64.4
	Social Democrat	A. Heron	4,655	15.0	N/A
	Conservative	S. Gordon	3,374	11.0
	SNP	P. Kennedy	2,737	8.8
	Communist	I. Jackson	294	1.0
Majority			15,385	49.5
Turnout				65.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Glasgow Provan[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	24,083	69.5
	Conservative	S. M. Langdon	5,239	15.1
	SNP	R. Cunning	4,767	13.8
	Communist	J. Jackson	377	1.1
	Workers Revolutionary	M. Campbell	193	0.6	N/A
Majority			18,844	54.4
Turnout				66.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Glasgow Provan[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	20,602	58.6
	SNP	R. Edwards	10,628	30.2
	Conservative	R. McKay	3,448	9.8
	Communist	J. Jackson	503	1.4
Majority			9,974	28.4
Turnout				64.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1974: Glasgow Provan[7]
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	J. Jackson	749	2.0
Majority			15,787	42.0
Turnout				69.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Glasgow Provan[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	25,864	60.8
	Conservative	D. D. M. Masterson	11,881	27.9
	SNP	Willie McRae	7,367	19.6	N/A
	Communist	J. Jackson	601	1.4
Majority			13,983	32.9
Turnout				65.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Glasgow Provan[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	28,201	66.9
	Conservative	D. I. Fraser	12,986	30.8
	Communist	J. Jackson	988	2.3	N/A
Majority			15,215	36.1
Turnout				70.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Glasgow Provan[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Brown	29,889	65.8
	Conservative	K. B. Miller	15,524	34.2
Majority			14,365	31.6
Turnout				75.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Glasgow Provan[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Reid	21,608	55.6
	Conservative	R. D. Kernohan	17,241	44.4
Majority			4,367	11.2
Turnout				78.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Glasgow Provan[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Reid	15,533	50.3	N/A
	Conservative	Charles McFarlane	15,353	49.7	N/A
Majority			180	0.6	N/A
Turnout				74.7	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)

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