Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Provan
Type = Burgh
Year = 1955
Abolition = 1997
members = one

Glasgow Provan was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1997.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jimmy Wray
votes = 15,885
percentage = 66.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = A. MacRae
votes = 5,182
percentage = 21.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Rosindell
votes = 1,865
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = C. Bell
votes = 948
percentage = 4.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,703
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jimmy Wray
votes = 22,032
percentage = 72.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = W. Ramsay
votes = 3,660
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = A. Strutt
votes = 2,336
percentage = 7.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J. Morrison
votes = 2,189
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 18,372
percentage = 60.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 20,040
percentage = 64.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = A. Heron
votes = 4,655
percentage = 15.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Gordon
votes = 3,374
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = P. Kennedy
votes = 2,737
percentage = 8.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = I. Jackson
votes = 294
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,385
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 24,083
percentage = 69.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. M. Langdon
votes = 5,239
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = R. Cunning
votes = 4,767
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = J. Jackson
votes = 377
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = M. Campbell
votes = 193
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 18,844
percentage = 54.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 20,602
percentage = 58.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = R. Edwards
votes = 10,628
percentage = 30.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. McKay
votes = 3,448
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = J. Jackson
votes = 503
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,974
percentage = 28.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 64.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 23,154
percentage = 61.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = R. Edwards
votes = 7,367
percentage = 19.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerry Malone
votes = 6,324
percentage = 16.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = J. Jackson
votes = 749
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,787
percentage = 42.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 25,864
percentage = 60.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. D. M. Masterson
votes = 11,881
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Willie McRae
votes = 7,367
percentage = 19.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = J. Jackson
votes = 601
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,983
percentage = 32.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 65.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 28,201
percentage = 66.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. I. Fraser
votes = 12,986
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = J. Jackson
votes = 988
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,215
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Brown
votes = 29,889
percentage = 65.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = K. B. Miller
votes = 15,524
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,365
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Reid
votes = 21,608
percentage = 55.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. D. Kernohan
votes = 17,241
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,367
percentage = 11.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Reid
votes = 15,533
percentage = 50.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles McFarlane
votes = 15,353
percentage = 49.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 180
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.7
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

References

References

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