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Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It returned two Member of Parliament (MPs) until 1868, and then three from 1868 to 1885. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.

Glasgow
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandCity and royal burgh of Glasgow
1832–1885
SeatsTwo (1832–1868)
Three (1868–1885)
Created fromClyde Burghs
Replaced byBlackfriars & Hutchesontown
Bridgeton
Camlachie
College
Central
St Rollox
Tradeston

History

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Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:

Boundaries

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The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were-

"From the Point, on the West of the Town, at which the River Kelvin joins the River Clyde, up the River Kelvin to a Point which is distant One hundred and fifty Yards (measured along the River Kelvin) above the Point at which the same is met by the Park Wall which comes down thereto from Woodside Road; thence in a straight Line to a Point on the Great Canal which is distant One hundred Yards (measured along the Great Canal) below Derry Bridge; thence along the Great Canal and the Cut of Junction to the Bridge over the Cut of Junction on the Stirling Road; thence, Eastward, along the Low Garngad Road to a Point which is distant One hundred and fifty Yards (measured along the Low Garngad Road) to the East of the Bridge over the Grimston Burn; thence in a straight Line to a Point on the Road to Edinburgh by Airdrie which is distant One hundred Yards (measured along the said Road to Edinburgh) to the East of the Point at which the same is joined by the Road to Edinburgh through the Village of Westmuir; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the River Clyde is joined by Harvie's Dyke; thence down the River Clyde to the Point at which the same is joined by the Polmadie Burn; thence up the Polmadie Burn to the Point at which the same is joined by the Little Govan Burn; thence up the Little Govan Burn to the Point at which the same is divided into Two Branches in coming down from Govan Hill; thence in a straight Line to the Eastern Extremity of the Butterbiggins Road; thence along the Butterbiggins Road, and in a Line in continuation of the Direction thereof, to the Kinninghouse Burn; thence in a straight Line to the Sheils Bridge over the Paisley and Androssan Canal; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the River Clyde is joined by the Plantation Burn; thence down the River Clyde to the Point first described."[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party3rd Member3rd Party
1832James EwingWhig[2]James OswaldWhig[2][3]Only two seats
until 1868
1835Colin DunlopRadical[3][4]
Feb 1836 by-electionWilliam BentinckWhig[2][5][6]
May 1837 by-electionJohn DennistounWhig[2][7]
Jun 1839 by-electionJames OswaldWhig[2][3]
1847John MacGregorWhig[8][9]Alexander HastieWhig[9]
Mar 1857 by-electionWalter BuchananWhig[10][11][12]
1857Robert DalglishRadical[13][14][15]
1859LiberalLiberal
1865William GrahamLiberal
1868George AndersonLiberal
1874Sir Charles CameronLiberalAlexander WhitelawConservative
Jul 1879 by-electionCharles TennantLiberal
1880Robert Tweedie MiddletonLiberal
Mar 1885 by-electionThomas RussellLiberal
1885Constituency abolished by Redistribution of Seats Act

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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By-election, 12 Mar 1885: Glasgow[14][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas RussellUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1880: Glasgow[14][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Anderson 24,016 25.6 +1.8
LiberalCharles Cameron 23,658 25.2 +0.6
LiberalRobert Tweedie Middleton 23,360 24.9 +8.9
ConservativeWilliam Pearce11,62212.4−6.4
ConservativeJames Bain11,07111.8−4.9
Majority11,73812.5+7.5
Turnout35,025 (est)60.5 (est)+6.3
Registered electors57,920
Liberal holdSwing
Liberal holdSwing
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing

Elections in the 1870s

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By-election, 16 Jul 1879: Glasgow[14][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalCharles TennantUnopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative
  • Caused by Whitelaw's death.
General election 1874: Glasgow[14][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalCharles Cameron 18,455 24.6 N/A
LiberalGeorge Anderson 17,902 23.8 −3.6
ConservativeAlexander Whitelaw 14,134 18.8 +10.4
ConservativeJames Hunter12,53316.7+8.3
LiberalAlexander Crum7,4539.9N/A
LiberalFrancis Ernest Kerr[17]4,4445.9N/A
LiberalJoseph Cheney Bolton1690.2N/A
Turnout29,474 (est)54.2 (est)−6.1
Registered electors54,374
Majority3,7685.0−5.5
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal holdSwing−6.0
Majority6,6818.9N/A
Conservative gain from LiberalSwingN/A
  • Anderson and Cameron stood to speak "for the interests of temperance, working men, religious freedom and reform". The Whig sect of the local party nominated Bolton and Crum, and Kerr represented "the Irish interest" and Roman Catholicism.[18]

Bolton withdrew before the election.[19]

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Glasgow[20][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Dalglish 18,287 28.1 −11.3
LiberalWilliam Graham 18,062 27.8 −4.6
LiberalGeorge Anderson 17,803 27.4 −0.8
ConservativeSir George Campbell, 4th Baronet10,82016.7New
Majority6,98310.7+6.5
Turnout28,871 (est)60.3 (est)−1.3
Registered electors47,854
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal win (new seat)

Seat increased to three members

General election 1865: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert Dalglish 8,171 39.4 N/A
LiberalWilliam Graham 6,713 32.4 N/A
LiberalJohn Ramsay[21]5,83228.2N/A
Majority8814.2N/A
Turnout10,358 (est)61.6 (est)N/A
Registered electors16,819
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRobert DalglishUnopposed
LiberalWalter BuchananUnopposed
Registered electors18,611
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
General election 1857: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigWalter Buchanan 7,060 37.4 −0.1
RadicalRobert Dalglish 6,765 35.9 N/A
WhigAlexander Hastie5,04426.7−11.6
Turnout9,435 (est)52.1 (est)+25.1
Registered electors18,118
Majority2951.5−15.9
Whig holdSwingN/A
Majority1,7219.2N/A
Radical gain from WhigSwingN/A
By-election, 6 March 1857: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigWalter Buchanan 5,792 66.3 -13.9
RadicalJames Merry2,94333.7New
Majority2,84932.6+15.2
Turnout8,73548.2+21.2
Registered electors18,118
Whig holdSwingN/A
General election 1852: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigAlexander Hastie 3,209 38.3 +11.7
WhigJohn MacGregor 3,140 37.5 +9.5
PeelitePeter Blackburn[22]1,68120.1New
WhigWilliam Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound3544.2N/A
Majority1,45917.4+14.0
Turnout4,192 (est)27.0 (est)−13.8
Registered electors15,502
Whig holdSwingN/A
Whig holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn MacGregor 2,193 28.0 N/A
WhigAlexander Hastie 2,081 26.6 N/A
WhigWilliam Dixon[23][24]1,81423.2N/A
WhigJohn Dennistoun1,74522.3−10.7
Majority2673.4−0.4
Turnout3,917 (est)40.8 (est)−9.4
Registered electors9,589
Whig holdSwingN/A
Whig holdSwingN/A
General election 1841: Glasgow[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Oswald 2,776 33.5 +5.0
WhigJohn Dennistoun 2,728 33.0 +4.8
ConservativeJames Campbell[25]2,41629.2−14.1
ChartistGeorge Mills[26]3554.3New
Majority3123.8−2.6
Turnoutc. 4,138c. 50.2c. −5.8
Registered electors8,241
Whig holdSwing+6.0
Whig holdSwing+6.0

Elections in the 1830s

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By-election, 24 June 1839: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames OswaldUnopposed
Whig hold
  • Caused by Cavendish-Bentinck's resignation
General election 1837: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck 2,767 28.5 +8.1
WhigJohn Dennistoun 2,743 28.2 +7.8
ConservativeJames Campbell2,12421.8+4.4
ConservativeRobert Monteith[27]2,09021.5+4.1
Majority6196.4+0.4
Turnoutc. 4,862c. 56.0c. −13.2
Registered electors8,676
Whig holdSwing+1.9
Whig gain from RadicalSwing+1.8
By-election, 27 May 1837: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJohn Dennistoun 3,049 57.0 +16.2
ConservativeRobert Monteith2,29843.0+18.6
Majority75114.0+8.0
Turnout5,34761.6−7.6
Registered electors8,676
Whig holdSwing−1.2
  • Caused by Oswald's resignation
By-election, 17 February 1836: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck 1,995 68.8 +28.0
RadicalGeorge Mills90331.2−3.6
Majority1,09237.6+31.6
Turnout2,89832.9−36.3
Registered electors8,819
Whig gain from RadicalSwing+15.8
  • Caused by Dunlop's resignation
General election 1835: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Oswald 3,832 40.8 +17.9
RadicalColin Dunlop (politician) 3,267 34.8 N/A
ConservativeJames Ewing2,29724.4N/A
Turnout5,47969.2c. −19.6
Registered electors7,922
Majority5656.0+0.6
Whig holdSwing+9.7
Majority97010.4N/A
Radical gain from WhigSwing−9.7
General election 1832: Glasgow[16][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames Ewing 3,214 25.9
WhigJames Oswald 2,838 22.9
WhigDaniel Sandford2,16817.5
RadicalJohn Crawfurd1,85014.9
RadicalJohn Douglas1,34010.8
WhigJoseph Dixon (MP)9958.0
Majority6705.4
Turnoutc. 6,203c. 88.8
Registered electors6,989
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Schedule (M).
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