Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Scotstoun
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland City of Glasgow
1950–1974
Number of members One

Glasgow Scotstoun was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of "The following wards (as so constituted[1]) of the county of the city of Glasgow, namely, Knightswood, Whiteinch and Yoker."[2]

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Glasgow Scotstoun, Glasgow Hillhead and Glasgow Woodside) Order, 1955[3] redefined the constituency as consisting of "The following wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, namely, Knightswood, Yoker and that part of Whiteinch ward which is not included in the Hillhead constituency.". That description was repeated in the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970.[4]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Sir Arthur Young, Bt Conservative
1950 by-election Sir James Hutchison Conservative
1959 Willie Small Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 1950: Glasgow Scotstoun
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Arthur Young, Bt 19,294 46.54
Labour W. Bargh 19,055 45.96
Liberal William Ferguson 2,023 4.88
Communist R. McIlhone 1,088 2.62
Majority 239 0.58
Turnout 84.61
Glasgow Scotstoun By-election 1950[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.R.H. Hutchison 18,494
Labour Co-op W. Bargh 17,175
Ind. Labour Party D.W. Gibson 680
Majority 1,319
Turnout
General Election 1951: Glasgow Scotstoun
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.R.H. Hutchison 21,497 50.74
Labour J. Robertson 20,872 49.26
Majority 625 1.48
Turnout 85.05

References

  1. ↑ "as constituted by the Local Government (Scotland) (Glasgow Wards and Councillors) Order, 1948, S.I., 1948, No. 876"
  2. ↑ Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule, Part III.
  3. ↑ S.I. 1955/25.
  4. ↑ S.I. 1970/1680.
  5. ↑ 1950 By Elections British Election Archive