Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997
Glasgow Garscadden |
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Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Glasgow district |
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1974 (1974)–1997 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Glasgow Scotstoun |
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Replaced by | Glasgow Anniesland |
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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.
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 | Notes |
| Feb 1974 | Willie Small | Labour | Died January 1978 |
| 1978 by-election | Donald Dewar | Labour | Subsequently, MP for Glasgow Anniesland 1997–2000; First Minister of Scotland 1999–2000 |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Glasgow Anniesland |
Election results
Elections of the 1970s
- Death of William Small 18 January 1978
By-Election 1978: Glasgow Garscadden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Donald Dewar | 16,507 | 45.4 | −5.5 |
| SNP | Keith Sydney Bovey | 11,955 | 32.9 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | Iain Macdonald Lawson | 6,746 | 18.5 | +5.6 |
| SLP | Shiona Farrell | 583 | 1.6 | New |
| Communist | Sammy Barr | 407 | 1.1 | New |
| Socialist Workers | Peter Porteous | 166 | 0.5 | New |
Majority | 4,552 | 12.5 | −7.2 |
Turnout | 36,364 | 69.1 | −1.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Registered electors | 57,603 | | |
Elections of the 1980s
General election 1987: Glasgow Garscadden[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Donald Dewar | 23,178 | 67.7 | +11.5 |
| SNP | Andrew Brophy | 4,201 | 12.2 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | Thomas N.A. Begg | 3,660 | 10.7 | −4.7 |
| SDP | James Callison | 3,211 | 9.4 | −8.2 |
Majority | 18,977 | 55.5 | +16.9 |
Turnout | 34,250 | 71.4 | +2.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.0 | |
Elections of the 1990s
See also
References
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- The BBC/ITN Guide to the New House of Commons, (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1984)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
United Kingdom (Westminster) | Current | - Glasgow East
- Glasgow North
- Glasgow North East
- Glasgow South
- Glasgow South West
- Glasgow West
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Historic | - Clyde Burghs (1708–1832)
- Glasgow (1832–85)
- Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (1885–1918)
- Glasgow College (1885–1918)
- Glasgow St Rollox (1885–1950)
- Glasgow Camlachie (1885–1955)
- Glasgow Central (1885-1997, and 2010-2024)
- Glasgow Tradeston (1885–1955)
- Glasgow Bridgeton (1885–1974)
- Glasgow Govan (1885–2005)
- Glasgow Partick (1918–50)
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- Glasgow Kelvingrove (1918–83)
- Glasgow Hillhead (1918–97)
- Glasgow Cathcart (1918–2005)
- Glasgow Maryhill (1918–2005)
- Glasgow Pollok (1918–2005)
- Glasgow Shettleston (1918–2005)
- Glasgow Springburn (1918–2005)
- Glasgow Scotstoun (1950–74)
- Glasgow Woodside (1950–74)
- Glasgow Craigton (1955–83)
- Glasgow Queen's Park (1974–83)
- Glasgow Provan (1955–97)
- Glasgow Garscadden (1974–97)
- Glasgow Rutherglen (1983–2005)
- Glasgow Anniesland (1997–2005)
- Glasgow Baillieston (1997–2005)
- Glasgow Kelvin (1997–2005)
- Glasgow North West (2005–24)
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Scotland (Holyrood) (Glasgow region) | Current | - Glasgow Anniesland
- Glasgow Cathcart
- Glasgow Kelvin
- Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
- Glasgow Pollok
- Glasgow Provan
- Glasgow Shettleston
- Glasgow Southside
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Historic | - Glasgow Baillieston (1999–2011)
- Glasgow Govan (1999–2011)
- Glasgow Maryhill (1999–2011)
- Glasgow Rutherglen (1999–2011)
- Glasgow Springburn (1999–2011)
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