- Glasgow St. Rollox (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow St Rollox
Type = Burgh
Year =1885
Abolition =1950
members = oneGlasgow St. Rollox was a
burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950. It is referenced in Franz Ferdinand's song "The Fallen" as an area where the protagonist of the story spends much of his time.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 Springburn Road and Parliamentary Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Parliamentary Road to the centre line of
Buchanan Street , thence northward along the centre line of Buchanan Street to the centre line of Cowcaddens, thence northwestward along the centre line of Cowcaddens, New City Road and Great Western Road to the centre line of theRiver Kelvin , thence northward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to the centre line of Belmont Street, thence northeastward along the centre line of Belmont Street to the centre line of Carlton Gardens, thence eastward along the centre line of Carlton Gardens and Raeberry Street to the centre line of New City Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Well Road and continuation thereof to the centre line of theForth and Clyde Canal , thence south-eastward along the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the centre line of Possil Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Possil Road to the centre line of Saracen Street, thence eastward and north-eastward along the centre line of Keppochhill Road to the centre of theNorth British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line), thence south-westward along the centre line of the said North British Railway to the centre line of Fountainwell Road, thence south-eastward along the centre line of Fountainwell Road to the centre line of Springburn Road, thence southward along the centre line of Springburn Road to the point of commencement."Members of Parliament
*1885 John McCulloch, Liberal
*1886 James Caldwell,Liberal Unionist Party
*1892 SirJames Morse Carmichael , Liberal
*1895Ferdinand Faithfull Begg , Conservative
*1900 John Wilson, Conservative
*1906Thomas McKinnon Wood , Liberal
*1918 Master of Elibank, Coalition Conservative
*1922 James Stewart, Labour
*1931 William Leonard,Labour Co-operative Election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Leonard
votes = 16,708
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. Black
votes = 10,411
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Leonard
votes = 13,545
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. Shoesmith
votes = 12,734
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Miss E. Campbell
votes = 4,021
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate =Thomas McKinnon Wood
votes = 9,453
percentage = 61.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wilson
votes = 6,045
percentage = 39.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = James Caldwell
votes = 4,788
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Stuart MacLiver
votes = 4,669
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John McCulloch
votes = 4,952
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Neilson Cuthbertson
votes = 4,824
percentage =
change =See also
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