# Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Provan was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Boundaries

1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Dennistoun and Provan.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Provan, and part of Shettleston and Tollcross ward.
1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Gartloch/Easterhouse, Lethamhill/Riddrie, and Queenslie/Barlanark.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1955 | William Reid | Labour |
| | 1964 | Hugh Brown | Labour |
| | 1987 | Jimmy Wray | Labour |
| 1997 | 1997 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Reid | 15,533 | 50.3 |
| | Unionist | Charles McFarlane | 15,353 | 49.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,886 | 74.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Reid | 21,608 | 55.6 | +5.3 |
| | Unionist | Robert D Kernohan | 17,241 | 44.4 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,367 | 11.2 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,849 | 78.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 29,889 | 65.8 | +10.2 |
| | Unionist | K. B. Miller | 15,524 | 34.2 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,365 | 31.6 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,413 | 75.7 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 28,201 | 66.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | D. I. Fraser | 12,986 | 30.8 | −3.4 |
| | Communist | J. Jackson | 988 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,215 | 36.1 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,175 | 70.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 25,864 | 60.8 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Donald Masterton | 11,881 | 27.9 | −2.9 |
| | SNP | Willie McRae | 7,367 | 19.6 | New |
| | Communist | John Jackson | 601 | 1.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,983 | 32.9 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,713 | 65.4 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 23,154 | 61.6 |
| | SNP | R. Edwards | 7,367 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerry Malone | 6,324 | 16.8 |
| | Communist | John Jackson | 749 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,787 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,594 | 69.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 20,602 | 58.6 | −3.0 |
| | SNP | R. Edwards | 10,628 | 30.2 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | R. McKay | 3,448 | 9.8 | −7.0 |
| | Communist | John Jackson | 503 | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,974 | 28.4 | −13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,181 | 64.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 24,083 | 69.5 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Langdon | 5,239 | 15.1 | +5.3 |
| | SNP | R. Cunning | 4,767 | 13.8 | −16.4 |
| | Communist | John Jackson | 377 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | M. Campbell | 193 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,844 | 54.4 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,659 | 66.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Brown | 20,040 | 64.4 | −5.1 |
| | SDP | Allan Heron | 4,655 | 15.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Sheenagh Gordon | 3,374 | 11.0 | −4.1 |
| | SNP | Pat Kennedy | 2,737 | 8.8 | −5.0 |
| | Communist | John Jackson | 294 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,385 | 49.4 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,100 | 65.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jimmy Wray | 22,032 | 72.9 | +8.5 |
| | SNP | William Ramsay | 3,660 | 12.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Strutt | 2,336 | 7.7 | −3.3 |
| | SDP | John Morrison | 2,189 | 7.2 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,372 | 60.8 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,217 | 69.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Glasgow Provan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jimmy Wray | 15,885 | 66.5 | −6.4 |
| | SNP | Alexandra MacRae | 5,182 | 21.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | 1,865 | 7.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Bell | 948 | 4.0 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,703 | 44.8 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,880 | 65.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.0 | |