Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Central
Burgh constituency
Glasgow Central shown within Scotland
Created: 1885, recreated 2005
MP: Mohammad Sarwar
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: City of Glasgow
EP constituency: Scotland

Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). In its current form, the constituency was first used in the general election of 2005, but there was also a Glasgow Central constituency from 1885 to 1997.


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[edit] Boundaries

In 1918 the constituency consisted of "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point at the intersection of the centre lines of Parliamentary Road and Castle Street, thence southward along the centre line of Castle Street to the centre line of Alexandra Parade, thence eastward along the centre line of Alexandra Parade to the centre line of Firpark Street, thence southward along the centre line of Firpark Street and Ark Lane to the centre line of Duke Street, thence westward along the centre line of Duke Street to the centre line of Sydney Street, thence southward along the centre line of Sydney Street to the centre line of Gallowgate, thence westward along the centre line of Gallowgate to the centre line of Saltmarket, thence southward along the centre line of Saltmarket and Albert Bridge to the centre line of the River Clyde, thence westward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the centre line of McAlpine Street, thence northward along the centre line of McAlpine Street, Pitt Street and Scott Street to the centre line of New City Road, thence south-eastward along the centre line of New City Road and Cowcaddens to the centre line of Buchanan Street, thence southward along the centre line of Buchanan Street to the centre line of Parliamentary Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Parliamentary Road to the point of commencement."

Glasgow Central is now one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas.

The Central constituency, as defined in 2005, includes parts of the former Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Rutherglen constituencies.[1] Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.

The new Central constituency sits across the River Clyde, and includes Kelvingrove, Anderston, Merchant City, Calton, Pollokshields and Govanhill areas.

Of the seven Glasgow consituencies, Glasgow Central has the largest ethnic minority population, and is currently represented by Mohammad Sarwar, who is the first Muslim to be elected as a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP).

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 1885 to 1997

Election Member Party
1885 Gilbert Beith Liberal
1886 John George Alexander Baird Conservative
1906 Andrew Mitchell Torrance Liberal
1909 by-election Charles Scott Dickson Conservative
1915 by-election John Mackintosh McLeod Conservative
1918 Andrew Bonar Law Conservative
1923 William Alexander Conservative
1945 James Hutchison Conservative
1950 James McInnes Labour
1966 Thomas McMillan Labour
1980 by-election Robert McTaggart Labour
1989 by-election Mike Watson Labour
1997 constituency abolished

[edit] 2005 to present

Election Member Party
2005 Mohammad Sarwar Labour

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Osama Saeed
Labour Anas Sarwar


General Election 2005: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Sarwar 13,518 48.2 -6.5
Liberal Democrat Isabel Nelson 4,987 17.8 +8.2
Scottish National Party Bill Kidd 4,148 14.8 -6.1
Conservative Richard Sullivan 1,757 6.3 +0.1
Scottish Green Gordon Masterton 1,372 4.9 +4.9
Scottish Socialist Marie Gordon 1110 4.0 -2.5
British National Party Walter Hamilton 671 2.4 +2.4
Socialist Labour Ian Johnson 255 0.9 +0.5
Christian Vote Thomas Greig 139 0.5 +0.5
Communist Elinor McKenzie 80 0.3 +0.1
Majority 8,531 30.4
Turnout 28,037 43.8 +4.4
Labour hold Swing -7.3

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Watson 17,341 57.2
Scottish National Party B. O'Hara 6,322 20.8
Conservative E. N. Stewart 4,208 13.9
Liberal Democrat A. Rennie 1,921 6.3
Scottish Green I. F. Brandt 435 1.4 +0.5
Communist T. Burn 106 0.4
Majority 11,019 36.3
Turnout 48,107 63.1
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

Glasgow Central by-election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Watson 14,480 54.6 -9.9
Scottish National Party Alex Neil 8,018 30.2 +20.3
Conservative A. Hogarth 2,028 7.6 -5.4
Scottish Green I. F. Brandt 1,019 3.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrat R. McCreadie 411 1.5 -9.0
Social Democrat P. Kerr 253 1.0 N/A
Revolutionary Communist L. Murdoch 141 0.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist Bill Kidd 137 0.5 N/A
Workers' Revolutionary D. Lettice 48 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,462 24.4 -27.1
Turnout 52.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1987: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert McTaggart 21,619 64.5
Conservative Bernard Jenkin 4,366 13.0
Liberal J. Bryden 3,528 10.5
Scottish National Party A. Wilson 3,339 10.0
Green A. Brooks 290 0.9 N/A
Communist J. McGoldrick 265 0.8
Red Front D. Owen 126 0.4 N/A
Majority 17,253 51.5
Turnout 65.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert McTaggart 17,066 53.0
Conservative W. Harvey 6,104 19.0
Liberal I. Nelson 5,366 16.7 N/A
Scottish National Party P. Mallam 3,300 10.3
Communist J. McGoldrick 347 1.1
Majority 10,962 34.1
Turnout 62.8
Labour hold Swing
Glasgow Central by-election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert McTaggart 4,902 60.8 -11.7
Scottish National Party Gil Paterson 2,122 26.3 +16.2
Conservative Anna McCurley 707 8.8 -7.6
National Front John MacKenzie 148 1.8 N/A
Scottish Young Liberal Graham Watson 134 1.7 N/A
Ecology David Mellor 45 0.6 N/A
Social Democrat (1979) Donald Kean 10 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,780
Turnout 8,062
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 8,542 72.5
Conservative F. Saleem 1,937 16.4
Scottish National Party S. Bird 1,308 11.1
Majority 6,605 56.0
Turnout 59.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 9,231 63.6
Scottish National Party B. Nugent 2,790 19.2
Conservative N. Woolfson 1,880 13.0
Liberal E. Bennett 605 4.2
Majority 6,441 44.4
Turnout 56.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 9,400 58.7
Conservative M. Gourlay 3,435 21.4
Scottish National Party S. Ewing 2,790 19.2
Liberal A. Brodie 982 6.1 N/A
Majority 5,965 37.2
Turnout 63.0
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 7,936 66.0
Conservative G. Rennie 2,394 19.9
Scottish National Party A. McIntosh 1,688 14.1 N/A
Majority 5,542 46.1
Turnout 59.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas McMillan 11,673 74.8
Conservative R. Anderson 3,924 25.2
Majority 7,749 49.7
Turnout 58.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 13,343 70.2
Conservative G. Boyd 5,679 29.9
Majority 7,664 40.3
Turnout 62.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 15,918 64.6
Conservative I. Barber-Fleming 8,712 35.4
Majority 7,206 29.3
Turnout 67.4
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 16,674 61.8
Conservative I. Barber-Fleming 10,307 38.2
Majority 6,367 23.6
Turnout 62.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 15,757 58.2
Conservative W. Sinclair 10,875 40.2
United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred 411 1.5
Majority 4,882 18.1
Turnout 74.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James McInnes 14,861 54.6
Conservative James Hutchison 11,857 43.6
United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred 485 1.8
Majority 3,004 11.0
Turnout 73.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Hutchison 9,365 44.0
Labour James McInnes 7,849 36.9
Communist R. Cooney 2,709 12.7
Liberal N. M. Glen 1,072 5.0
United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred 300 1.4
Majority 1,516 7.1
Turnout 21,295 59.7
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brig Gen Sir William Alexander 16,707 55.9
Labour R. R. Stokes 13,186 44.1
Majority 3,521 11.8
Turnout 29,893
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brig Gen Sir William Alexander KBE CB CMG DSO TD 21,547 65.3
Labour W. H. Martin 11,456 34.7
Majority 10,091 30.6
Turnout 33,003
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Glasgow Central [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Bonar Law 17,653
Labour D.J.M. Quin 4,736


[edit] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Glasgow Central [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Andrew Mitchell Torrance 6,720 51.7
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 6,289 48.3

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 5,780
Liberal Gilbert Beith 4,423
General Election 1885: Glasgow Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilbert Beith 5,846
Conservative John George Alexander Baird 4,779

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Fifth Periodical Review, Boundary Commission for Scotland
  2. ^ Glasgow Central, UKPollingReport
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907

[edit] See also


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