Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Pollok
Type = Burgh
Year = 1918
Abolition = 2005
members = One

Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West.

Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "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 Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence eastward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway and the Caledonian Railway to the centre line of Shields Road, thence southward along the centre line of Shields Road to the centre line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (Paisley Canal Line), thence, eastward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and South Western Railway to the centre line of Eglinton Street, thence southward along the centre line of Eglinton Street and Victoria Road to the centre line of Queen's Drive, thence southward along the centre line of the main avenue in the Queen's Park to the centre line of Langside Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Langside Road to the centre line of Millbrae Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Millbrae Road and Langside Road to the centre line of the River Cart at Millbrae Bridge, thence westward and north-westward along the centre line of the River Cart to the centre line of Kilmarnock Road, thence southward along the centre line of Kilmarnock Road to the municipal boundary, thence northwestward, south-westward, northward, westward and northward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."

Members of Parliament

*1918-1940: Sir John Gilmour, Unionist
*1940-1955: Thomas Galbraith, Unionist
*1955-1964: Sir John George, Unionist
*1964-1967: Alex Garrow, Labour
*1967-1970: Prof Esmond Wright, Conservative
*1970-1987: James White, Labour
*1987-1997: Jimmy Dunnachie, Labour
*1997-2005: Ian Davidson, Labour Co-operative

Results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Glasgow PollokElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Ian Davidson
votes = 15,497
percentage = 61.3
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = David Ritchie
votes = 4,229
percentage = 16.7
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Keith Baldassara
votes = 2,522
percentage = 10.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Isabel Nelson
votes = 1,612
percentage = 6.4
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rory O’Brien
votes = 1,417
percentage = 5.6
change = -0.4Election box majority
votes = 11,268
percentage = 44.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 25,277
percentage = 51.4
change = -15.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Comm Thomas Galbraith
votes = 17,850
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = J. Nicholson
votes = 2,401
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Col Rt Hon Sir John Gilmour Bt DSO
votes = 27,772
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Rankin
votes = 6,323
percentage =
change =

See also