Glasgow Craigton (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Glasgow Craigton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1983.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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Boundaries
1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and parts of Fairfield and Pollokshields wards.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and part of Pollokshields ward.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1955 | Jack Browne | Conservative | |
1959 | Bruce Millan | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,120 | 50.28 | ||
Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,910 | 49.72 | ||
Majority | 210 | 0.54 | |||
Turnout | 38,030 | 79.12 | |||
Registered electors | 48,065 | ||||
Unionist Party win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,649 | 50.78 | +1.06 | |
Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,047 | 49.22 | -1.06 | |
Majority | 602 | 1.56 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,696 | 82.74 | +3.62 | ||
Registered electors | 46,768 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist Party | Swing | +1.06 |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,775 | 58.39 | +7.61 | |
Unionist | Peter C Hutchison | 15,518 | 41.61 | -7.61 | |
Majority | 6,257 | 16.78 | +15.22 | ||
Turnout | 37,293 | 80.86 | -1.88 | ||
Registered electors | 46,118 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.61 |
General election 1966: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,174 | 57.90 | -0.49 | |
Conservative | Peter C Hutchison | 11,970 | 32.73 | -8.88 | |
SNP | George Leslie | 3,425 | 9.37 | New | |
Majority | 9,204 | 25.17 | +8.39 | ||
Turnout | 36,569 | 80.42 | -0.44 | ||
Registered electors | 45,472 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.20 |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 20,872 | 55.69 | -2.21 | |
Conservative | Walter Wober | 13,661 | 36.45 | +3.72 | |
SNP | Ronald Edwards | 2,946 | 7.86 | -1.51 | |
Majority | 7,211 | 19.24 | -8.93 | ||
Turnout | 37,479 | 74.88 | -5.54 | ||
Registered electors | 50,050 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.97 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,055 | 51.33 | |
Conservative | Alastair MacNeill Scouller | 10,817 | 30.75 | |
SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 6,303 | 17.92 | |
Majority | 7,238 | 20.58 | ||
Turnout | 35,175 | |||
Registered electors | 43,949 | |||
Labour hold |
- This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1970 and February 1974 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
General election October 1974: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 16,952 | 50.47 | -0.85 | |
SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 8,171 | 24.33 | +6.41 | |
Conservative | Gerald Fox Belton | 6,734 | 20.05 | -10.70 | |
Liberal | Robert McIntyre | 1,728 | 5.15 | New | |
Majority | 8,781 | 26.14 | +5.56 | ||
Turnout | 33,585 | 75.76 | -4.24 | ||
Registered electors | 44,333 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.63 |
General election 1979: Glasgow Craigton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,952 | 59.89 | +9.42 | |
Conservative | John Mair | 9,480 | 28.46 | +8.41 | |
SNP | Robert Simpson Silver | 3,881 | 11.65 | -12.68 | |
Majority | 10,472 | 31.43 | +5.31 | ||
Turnout | 33,313 | 75.15 | -0.61 | ||
Registered electors | 44,326 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.51 |
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