Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Garscadden
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland City of Glasgow
1974 (1974)–1997 (1997)
Number of members One
Replaced by Glasgow Anniesland
Created from Glasgow Scotstoun

Glasgow Garscadden was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

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Boundaries

This constituency comprised the north western periphery of the City of Glasgow.

In 1974 Garscadden was defined as comprising the Knightswood and Yoker wards of Glasgow. Before the redistribution these areas had been part of the Glasgow Scotstoun constituency.

In the 1983 redistribution the seat was only changed slightly. The whole of the old Garscadden formed 98.5% of the new constituency. A small area, further in towards the city centre, was detached from the pre-1983 Glasgow Hillhead and contributed the remaining 1.5% of the new Garscadden's electorate.

In terms of City of Glasgow electoral divisions the 1983 seat was defined as 9 (Drumry/Summerhill), 10 (Blairdardie/Knightscliffe), and 11 (Yoker/Knightswood).

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Willie Small Labour
1978 by-election Donald Dewar Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Glasgow Anniesland

Election results

General Election October 1974: Glasgow Garscadden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Small 19,737 50.9 -1.4
SNP K.S. Bovey 12,100 31.2 +9.4
Conservative J. Corbett 5,004 12.9 -9.4
Liberal M.R. Kibby 1,915 5.0 N/A
Majority 7,637 19.7 -8.3
Turnout 38,756 70.8 -3.3
Labour hold Swing N/A
Registered electors 54,700
By-Election 13 April 1978: Glasgow Garscadden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Dewar 16,507 45.4 -5.5
SNP K.S. Bovey 11,955 32.9 +1.7
Conservative I.M. Lawson 6,746 18.5 +5.6
Scottish Labour Mrs S. Farrell 583 1.6 N/A
Communist S.A. Barr 407 1.1 N/A
Socialist Workers P. Porteous 166 0.5 N/A
Majority 4,552 12.5 -7.2
Turnout 36,364 69.1 -1.7
Labour hold Swing
Registered electors 57,603

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