Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2005

Not to be confused with Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency).

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Glasgow Maryhill

Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland| County of city of Glasgow
City of Glasgow district
Glasgow City council area
1918–2005
Seats| One
Created from| Glasgow Partick
Replaced by| Glasgow North
Glasgow North East

Glasgow Maryhill was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2005 when it was subsumed into the new Glasgow North and Glasgow North East constituencies. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Boundaries

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1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line) about 327 yards north of the centre of Hawthorn Street, where the said North British Railway intersects that street, thence south-eastward and southward along the centre of the said North British Railway to the centre line of Keppochhill Road, thence south-westward and westward along the centre line of Keppochhill Road to the centre line of Saracen Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Possil Road to the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal, thence north-westward along the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal to a point in line with the centre line of Well Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Well Road to the centre line of New City Road, thence westward along the centre line of Raeberry Street and Carlton Gardens to the centre line of Belmont Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Belmont Street to the centre line of the River Kelvin, thence northwestward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to its intersection with the municipal boundary, thence north-eastward and south-eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

1950–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Maryhill and Ruchill.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Maryhill, and Ruchill.

1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Ruchill, North Kelvin/Woodlands, and Summerston/Maryhill.

1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Possil, Summerston/Maryhill, and Woodside/North Kelvinside.

## Members of Parliament

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| Election | Member [1] | Party

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| 1918 | Sir William Mitchell-Thomson | Unionist
| 1922 | John William Muir | Labour
| 1924 | James Couper | Unionist
| 1929 | John Clarke | Labour
| 1931 | Douglas Jamieson | Conservative
| 1935 | John Davidson | Labour
| 1945 | Willie Hannan | Labour
| Feb 1974 | Jim Craigen | Labour Co-operative
| 1987 | Maria Fyfe | Labour
| 2001 | Ann McKechin | Labour
2005 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2000s

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McKechin General election 2001: Glasgow Maryhill[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ann McKechin | 13,420  | 60.4  | −4.5
| SNP | Alex Dingwall  | 3,532  | 15.9  | −1.0
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Callison  | 2,372  | 10.7  | +3.6
| Scottish Socialist | Gordon Scott  | 1,745  | 7.8  | +6.4
| Conservative | Gawain Towler  | 1,162  | 5.2  | −0.7
Majority  | 9,888  | 44.5  | −3.5
Turnout | 22,231  | 40.1  | −16.3
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Glasgow Maryhill[3][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Maria Fyfe | 19,301  | 64.9  | +3.3
| SNP | John Wailes  | 5,037  | 16.9  | −2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Elspeth Attwooll | 2,119  | 7.1  | +0.1
| Conservative | Stuart Baldwin  | 1,747  | 5.9  | −4.4
| Natural Law | Lorna Blair  | 651  | 2.2  | +1.9
| Scottish Socialist | Mandy Baker  | 409  | 1.4  | New
| ProLife Alliance | Jahangir Hanif  | 344  | 1.2  | New
| Referendum | Roderick Paterson  | 77  | 0.3  | New
| Independent | Steve Johnstone  | 36  | 0.1  | New
Majority  | 14,264  | 48.0  | +5.5
Turnout | 29,721  | 56.4  | −8.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1992: Glasgow Maryhill[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Maria Fyfe | 19,452  | 61.6  | −4.8
| SNP | Clifford Williamson  | 6,033  | 19.1  | +8.1
| Conservative | John P. Godfrey  | 3,248  | 10.3  | +0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Alexander  | 2,215  | 7.0  | −3.7
| Scottish Green | Phil O'Brien  | 530  | 1.7  | +0.2
| Natural Law | Michael Henderson  | 78  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 13,419  | 42.5  | −12.2
Turnout | 31,556  | 65.2  | −2.3
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Glasgow Maryhill[7][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Maria Fyfe | 23,482  | 66.4  | +11.2
| Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 4,118  | 11.7  | −10.5
| SNP | Gavin Roberts  | 3,895  | 11.0  | +3.9
| Conservative | Simon Kirk  | 3,307  | 9.4  | −5.4
| Green | David Spaven  | 539  | 1.5  | New
Majority  | 19,364  | 54.7  | +21.7
Turnout | 35,341  | 67.5  | +2.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Glasgow Maryhill[9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 18,724  | 55.2  | −11.0
| Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 7,521  | 22.2  | +15.4
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbs  | 5,014  | 14.8  | −0.2
| SNP | Iain Morrison  | 2,408  | 7.1  | −4.1
| Communist | Peter Smith  | 274  | 0.8  | 0.0
Majority  | 11,203  | 33.0  | −18.2
Turnout | 33,941  | 65.5  | −2.2
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Glasgow Maryhill[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 22,602  | 66.2  | +8.6
| Conservative | M. White  | 5,106  | 15.0  | +5.7
| SNP | David McGlashan  | 3,812  | 11.2  | −18.7
| Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 2,332  | 6.8  | +3.7
| Communist | Peter Smith  | 287  | 0.8  | New
Majority  | 17,496  | 51.2  | +23.5
Turnout | 33,599  | 67.7  | +1.8
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Glasgow Maryhill[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 19,589  | 57.6  | +1.0
| SNP | Angus McIntosh  | 10,171  | 29.9  | +5.0
| Conservative | J. S. Younger  | 3,160  | 9.3  | −9.2
| Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 1,063  | 3.1  | New
Majority  | 9,418  | 27.7  | −4.0
Turnout | 33,983  | 65.9  | −4.1
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Maryhill[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 20,303  | 56.6  | −9.0
| SNP | Angus McIntosh  | 8,920  | 24.9  | +13.6
| Conservative | S. Taylor  | 6,625  | 18.5  | −4.5
Majority  | 11,383  | 31.7  | −10.9
Turnout | 35,848  | 70.0  | +5.2
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Glasgow Maryhill[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 18,925  | 65.6  | −2.2
| Conservative | Alexander K. R. Murchison  | 6,638  | 23.0  | +2.3
| SNP | A. Cameron W. Aitken  | 3,273  | 11.3  | −0.2
Majority  | 12,287  | 42.6  | −4.6
Turnout | 28,836  | 63.8  | 0.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Glasgow Maryhill[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 19,936  | 67.8  | −0.5
| Conservative | Richard S. Hay  | 6,075  | 20.7  | −5.9
| SNP | Hugh MacDonald | 3,387  | 11.5  | New
Majority  | 13,861  | 47.2  | +6.5
Turnout | 29,398  | 63.8  | −6.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Glasgow Maryhill[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 20,796  | 68.3  | +4.3
| Unionist | Norman Joseph Adamson  | 8,403  | 27.6  | −8.4
| Anti-Vivisection  | Gabriel A Barlow  | 1,231  | 4.1  | New
Majority  | 12,393  | 40.7  | +12.7
Turnout | 30,430  | 70.5  | −3.2
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Glasgow Maryhill[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 21,893  | 64.0  | +1.2
| Unionist | Norman Joseph Adamson  | 12,311  | 36.0  | −1.2
Majority  | 9,582  | 28.0  | +2.4
Turnout | 34,204  | 73.7  | +3.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Glasgow Maryhill[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 21,174  | 62.8  | −0.2
| Unionist | Archibald Angus Bell  | 12,536  | 37.2  | +1.2
Majority  | 8,638  | 25.6  | −1.5
Turnout | 33,710  | 69.9  | −10.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Glasgow Maryhill[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 22,912  | 63.0  | +1.8
| Unionist | Paul Thomas Cowcher  | 13,076  | 36.0  | +3.8
| Independent | A. E. Pickard | 356  | 1.0  | New
Majority  | 9,836  | 27.1  | −1.9
Turnout | 36,344  | 80.7  | +0.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Glasgow Maryhill[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 21,990  | 61.2  | +1.1
| Unionist | Janet Sutherland Murray  | 11,559  | 32.2  | −7.7
| Liberal | Elizabeth Taylor Cowan  | 2,375  | 6.6  | New
Majority  | 10,431  | 29.0  | +8.8
Turnout | 35,924  | 80.0  | +13.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Glasgow Maryhill[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | William Hannan | 23,595  | 60.1  | +5.1
| Unionist | William Ross McLean  | 15,693  | 39.9  | −5.1
Majority  | 7,902  | 20.2  | +10.2
Turnout | 39,288  | 67.0  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Glasgow Maryhill [22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John James Davidson | 21,706  | 55.0  | +10.6
| Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 17,735  | 45,0  | −10.5
Majority  | 3,971  | 10.0  | N/A
Turnout | 39,441  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |  |
General election 1931: Glasgow Maryhill[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Jamieson | 20,710  | 55.5  | +9.3
| Labour | John Clarke | 16,613  | 44.4  | −8.2
Majority  | 4,097  | 11.1  | N/A
Turnout | 37,323  |  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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Clarke General election 1929: Glasgow Maryhill[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Clarke | 18,311  | 50.6  | +3.2
| Unionist | James Couper | 14,922  | 41.2  | −11.4
| Liberal | Herbert Taylor Cape  | 2,955  | 8.2  | New
Majority  | 3,389  | 9.4  | N/A
Turnout | 36,188  | 79.8  | −4.4
Registered electors | 45,333  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.3  |
General election 1924: Glasgow Maryhill [25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | James Couper | 15,460  | 52.6  | +12.9
| Labour | John Muir | 13,947  | 47.4  | −0.7
Majority  | 1,513  | 5.2  | N/A
Turnout | 29,407  | 84.2  | +7.1
Registered electors | 34,930  |  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8  |
General election 1923: Glasgow Maryhill [26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Muir | 12,508  | 48.1  | +0.8
| Unionist | James Couper | 10,342  | 39.7  | +0.1
| Liberal | Walter Crawford Smith  | 3,179  | 12.2  | −0.9
Majority  | 2,166  | 8.4  | +0.7
Turnout | 26,029  | 77.1  | −4.2
Registered electors | 33,781  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.4  |
Swan General election 1922: Glasgow Maryhill [27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Muir | 13,058  | 47.3  | +19.4
| Unionist | William Mitchell-Thomson | 10,951  | 39.6  | −20.6
| Liberal | Annie S. Swan | 3,617  | 13.1  | +1.2
Majority  | 2,107  | 7.7  | N/A
Turnout | 27,626  | 81.3  | +24.1
Registered electors | 33,991  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +20.0  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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Watt General election 1918: Glasgow Maryhill[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | William Mitchell-Thomson | 11,913 | 60.2 |
| Labour | John Muir | 5,531  | 27.9  |
| Liberal | Harry Watt | 2,363  | 11.9  |
Majority  | 6,382  | 32.3  |
Turnout | 19,807  | 57.2  |
Registered electors | 34,622  |  |
| Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
2. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
4. ^ Vote 2001: Glasgow Maryhill, BBC News
5. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. ^ UK General Election results: April 1992
7. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
8. ^ UK General Election results: June 1987
9. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
10. ^ "UK General Election results: June 1983". Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
11. ^ UK General Election results: May 1979
12. ^ UK General Election results: October 1974
13. ^ UK General Election results: 1974
14. ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
15. ^ "UK General Election results: March 1966". Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
16. ^ UK General Election results: October 1964
17. ^ UK General Election results: October 1959
18. ^ UK General Election results: May 1955
19. ^ "UK General Election results: October 1951". Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
20. ^ UK General Election results: February 1950
21. ^ UK General Election results: July 1945[permanent dead link]
22. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
23. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
24. ^ Iain Dale, The Times House of Commons: 1929, 1931, 1935
25. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
26. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
27. ^ "Glasgow's Poll. Labour wins ten seats. Prime Minister's return". The Glasgow Herald. 16 November 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
28. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

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