Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Garscadden
Type = Burgh
Year = 1974
Abolition = 1997
members = one

Glasgow Garscadden was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 until 1997.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the north western periphery of the City of Glasgow.

In 1974 Garscadden was defined as comprising the Knightswood and Yoker wards of Glasgow. Before the redistribution these areas had been part of the Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency).

In the 1983 redistribution the seat was only changed slightly. The whole of the old Garscadden formed 98.5% of the new constituency. A small area, further in towards the city centre, was detached from the pre-1983 Glasgow Hillhead and contributed the remaining 1.5% of the new Garscadden's electorate.

In terms of City of Glagow electoral divisions the 1983 seat was defined as 9 (Drumry/Summerhill), 10 (Blairdardie/Knightscliffe), and 11 (Yoker/Knightswood).

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election October 1974: Glasgow GarscaddenElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Small
votes = 19,737
percentage = 50.9
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = K.S. Bovey
votes = 12,100
percentage = 31.2
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Corbett
votes = 5,004
percentage = 12.9
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M.R. Kibby
votes = 1,915
percentage = 5.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,637
percentage = 19.7
change = -8.3Election box turnout
votes = 38,756
percentage = 70.8
change = -3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 54,700

* "Death of William Small 18 January 1978"

Election box begin
title=By-Election 13 April 1978: Glasgow GarscaddenElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Dewar
votes = 16,507
percentage = 45.4
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = K.S. Bovey
votes = 11,955
percentage = 32.9
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I.M. Lawson
votes = 6,746
percentage = 18.5
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party (1976)
candidate = Mrs S. Farrell
votes = 583
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = S.A. Barr
votes = 407
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
candidate = P. Porteous
votes = 166
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,552
percentage = 12.5
change = -7.2Election box turnout
votes = 36,364
percentage = 69.1
change = -1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 57,603

See also

* Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978

References

* "The BBC/ITN Guide to the New House of Commons", (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
* "Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* "British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1984)

*Rayment