# Glasgow Craigton (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Craigton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1983.
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 ward of Craigton, and parts of Fairfield and Pollokshields wards.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and part of Pollokshields ward.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1955 | Jack Browne | Conservative |
| | 1959 | Bruce Millan | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,120 | 50.28 | |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,910 | 49.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 0.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,030 | 79.12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,065 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,649 | 50.78 | +1.06 |
| | Unionist | Jack Browne | 19,047 | 49.22 | −1.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 1.56 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,696 | 82.74 | +3.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,768 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +1.06 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,775 | 58.39 | +7.61 |
| | Unionist | Peter C Hutchison | 15,518 | 41.61 | −7.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,257 | 16.78 | +15.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,293 | 80.86 | −1.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,118 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.61 | |
General election 1966: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 21,174 | 57.90 | −0.49 |
| | Conservative | Peter C Hutchison | 11,970 | 32.73 | −8.88 |
| | SNP | George Leslie | 3,425 | 9.37 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,204 | 25.17 | +8.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,569 | 80.42 | −0.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,472 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.20 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 20,872 | 55.69 | −2.21 |
| | Conservative | Walter Wober | 13,661 | 36.45 | +3.72 |
| | SNP | Ronald Edwards | 2,946 | 7.86 | −1.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,211 | 19.24 | −8.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,479 | 74.88 | −5.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.97 | |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 18,055 | 51.33 |
| | Conservative | Alastair MacNeill Scouller | 10,817 | 30.75 |
| | SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 6,303 | 17.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,238 | 20.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,175 | 80.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,949 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
* This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1970 and February 1974 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
General election October 1974: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 16,952 | 50.47 | −0.85 |
| | SNP | Robert Graham Houston | 8,171 | 24.33 | +6.41 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Fox Belton | 6,734 | 20.05 | −10.70 |
| | Liberal | Robert McIntyre | 1,728 | 5.15 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,781 | 26.14 | +5.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,585 | 75.76 | −4.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,333 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.63 | |
General election 1979: Glasgow Craigton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Millan | 19,952 | 59.89 | +9.42 |
| | Conservative | John Mair | 9,480 | 28.46 | +8.41 |
| | SNP | Robert Simpson Silver | 3,881 | 11.65 | −12.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,472 | 31.43 | +5.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,313 | 75.15 | −0.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,326 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.51 | |