Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Glasgow Kelvingrove
Parliament:uk
Year:1918
Abolished:1983
Type:Burgh
Elects Howmany:One
Next:Glasgow Maryhill and Glasgow Hillhead[1]
Region:Scotland

Glasgow Kelvingrove was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. In February 1974 it absorbed the entire Glasgow Woodside Constituency which had existed from 1950 but lost the part of the Exchange Ward it had previously included to Glasgow Central.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston and Park.

1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston and Park, and part of Exchange ward.

1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston, Botanic Gardens, Kelvin, Park, Partick East, and Woodside.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918Coalition Conservative
1922Unionist
1924 by-electionWalter ElliotUnionist
1945Labour
1950Unionist
1958 by-electionLabour
1959Unionist
1964Maurice MillerLabour
Feb 1974Neil CarmichaelLabour
1983constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1920s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Glasgow Kelvingrove', Feb 1974 - May 1983 . ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited . 22 March 2016 .