Glasgow Corporation election, 1896
Elections to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow were held on Tuesday 3 November 1896, alongside municipal elections across Scotland, and the wider British local elections.[1]
The usual process was for one third of the councillors to be re-elected annually, however Glasgow had seen boundary extensions and had transformed from a Town Council to a City Corporation, and as such the election saw all councillors from all 25 wards seeking re-election simultaneously. This was the first time since 3 November 1846 that all of Glasgow's councillors had been up for re-election simultaneously. The 1846 re-election had occurred as a result of the towns of Calton, Anderston, and the Gorbals being subsumed into Glasgow.[1]
Contests took place in 24 of the cities 23 wards, with only the wards of Kingston and Sandyford going uncontested.[1]
The election saw a group of social and civic reformers known as the Progressive Union emerge as the largest group on the council. The Progressive's had been inspired by the London-based Progressive Party, although Glasgow's Progressive platform had a more evangelical religious focus, combined with a belief in temperance, and good municipal governance.[2][3]
Aggregate results
Glasgow Corporation election, 1896[1] (Contested seats) | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Progressive Union | ||||||||||
Unionist | ||||||||||
Wards
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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James Willock (incumbent) | 3284 | ||||
Progressive | John Cronis | 2397 | |||
John Pollock McPhun (incumbent) | 2131 | ||||
Progressive | W.G. Hunter | 1834 | |||
Progressive | J.M. Macmannus | 1824 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive gain from Independent | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Councillor John Ferguson (incumbent) | 2717 | ||||
James McLennan | 2216 | ||||
Boyd S. Brown | 1940 | ||||
W.G. Hunter | 1834 | ||||
Robert Harvie | 1283 | ||||
John S. Lawson | 1026 | ||||
Thomas McDougall | 809 | ||||
Robert Burns | 557 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Progressive | Bailie Samuel Chisholm (incumbent) | 3137 | |||
Progressive | Bailie Winston Pettigrew (incumbent) | 3024 | |||
Progressive | Councillor D. M. Stevenson (incumbent) | 2893 | |||
Labour Co-op | P. Glasse | 1478 | |||
Dr. Gunn | 1318 | ||||
A. M. Laughlan | 1120 | ||||
C. T. Grant | 1075 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||
Progressive hold | Swing | ||||