# Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Maryhill was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2005 when it was subsumed into the new Glasgow North and Glasgow North East constituencies. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line) about 327 yards north of the centre of Hawthorn Street, where the said North British Railway intersects that street, thence south-eastward and southward along the centre of the said North British Railway to the centre line of Keppochhill Road, thence south-westward and westward along the centre line of Keppochhill Road to the centre line of Saracen Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Possil Road to the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal, thence north-westward along the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal to a point in line with the centre line of Well Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Well Road to the centre line of New City Road, thence westward along the centre line of Raeberry Street and Carlton Gardens to the centre line of Belmont Street, thence south-westward along the centre line of Belmont Street to the centre line of the River Kelvin, thence northwestward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to its intersection with the municipal boundary, thence north-eastward and south-eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."
1950–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Maryhill and Ruchill.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Maryhill, and Ruchill.
1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Ruchill, North Kelvin/Woodlands, and Summerston/Maryhill.
1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Milton/Possil, Summerston/Maryhill, and Woodside/North Kelvinside.

## Members of Parliament

| | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Sir William Mitchell-Thomson | Unionist |
| | 1922 | John William Muir | Labour |
| | 1924 | James Couper | Unionist |
| | 1929 | John Clarke | Labour |
| | 1931 | Douglas Jamieson | Conservative |
| | 1935 | John Davidson | Labour |
| | 1945 | Willie Hannan | Labour |
| | Feb 1974 | Jim Craigen | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1987 | Maria Fyfe | Labour |
| | 2001 | Ann McKechin | Labour |
| 2005 | 2005 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann McKechin | 13,420 | 60.4 | −4.5 |
| | SNP | Alex Dingwall | 3,532 | 15.9 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Callison | 2,372 | 10.7 | +3.6 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Gordon Scott | 1,745 | 7.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Gawain Towler | 1,162 | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,888 | 44.5 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,231 | 40.1 | −16.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Fyfe | 19,301 | 64.9 | +3.3 |
| | SNP | John Wailes | 5,037 | 16.9 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elspeth Attwooll | 2,119 | 7.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Baldwin | 1,747 | 5.9 | −4.4 |
| | Natural Law | Lorna Blair | 651 | 2.2 | +1.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Mandy Baker | 409 | 1.4 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | Jahangir Hanif | 344 | 1.2 | New |
| | Referendum | Roderick Paterson | 77 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Steve Johnstone | 36 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,264 | 48.0 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,721 | 56.4 | −8.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Fyfe | 19,452 | 61.6 | −4.8 |
| | SNP | Clifford Williamson | 6,033 | 19.1 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | John P. Godfrey | 3,248 | 10.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Alexander | 2,215 | 7.0 | −3.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Phil O'Brien | 530 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| | Natural Law | Michael Henderson | 78 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,419 | 42.5 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,556 | 65.2 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Fyfe | 23,482 | 66.4 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 4,118 | 11.7 | −10.5 |
| | SNP | Gavin Roberts | 3,895 | 11.0 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Kirk | 3,307 | 9.4 | −5.4 |
| | Green | David Spaven | 539 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,364 | 54.7 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,341 | 67.5 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 18,724 | 55.2 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 7,521 | 22.2 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbs | 5,014 | 14.8 | −0.2 |
| | SNP | Iain Morrison | 2,408 | 7.1 | −4.1 |
| | Communist | Peter Smith | 274 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,203 | 33.0 | −18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,941 | 65.5 | −2.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 22,602 | 66.2 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | M. White | 5,106 | 15.0 | +5.7 |
| | SNP | David McGlashan | 3,812 | 11.2 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 2,332 | 6.8 | +3.7 |
| | Communist | Peter Smith | 287 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,496 | 51.2 | +23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,599 | 67.7 | +1.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 19,589 | 57.6 | +1.0 |
| | SNP | Angus McIntosh | 10,171 | 29.9 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | J. S. Younger | 3,160 | 9.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | Elspeth Attwooll | 1,063 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,418 | 27.7 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,983 | 65.9 | −4.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Craigen | 20,303 | 56.6 | −9.0 |
| | SNP | Angus McIntosh | 8,920 | 24.9 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Taylor | 6,625 | 18.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,383 | 31.7 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,848 | 70.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 18,925 | 65.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander K. R. Murchison | 6,638 | 23.0 | +2.3 |
| | SNP | A. Cameron W. Aitken | 3,273 | 11.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,287 | 42.6 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,836 | 63.8 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 19,936 | 67.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard S. Hay | 6,075 | 20.7 | −5.9 |
| | SNP | Hugh MacDonald | 3,387 | 11.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,861 | 47.2 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,398 | 63.8 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 20,796 | 68.3 | +4.3 |
| | Unionist | Norman Joseph Adamson | 8,403 | 27.6 | −8.4 |
| | Anti-Vivisection | Gabriel A Barlow | 1,231 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,393 | 40.7 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,430 | 70.5 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 21,893 | 64.0 | +1.2 |
| | Unionist | Norman Joseph Adamson | 12,311 | 36.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,582 | 28.0 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,204 | 73.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 21,174 | 62.8 | −0.2 |
| | Unionist | Archibald Angus Bell | 12,536 | 37.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,638 | 25.6 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,710 | 69.9 | −10.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 22,912 | 63.0 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist | Paul Thomas Cowcher | 13,076 | 36.0 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | A. E. Pickard | 356 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,836 | 27.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,344 | 80.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 21,990 | 61.2 | +1.1 |
| | Unionist | Janet Sutherland Murray | 11,559 | 32.2 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Taylor Cowan | 2,375 | 6.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,431 | 29.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,924 | 80.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hannan | 23,595 | 60.1 | +5.1 |
| | Unionist | William Ross McLean | 15,693 | 39.9 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,902 | 20.2 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,288 | 67.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John James Davidson | 21,706 | 55.0 | +10.6 |
| | Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 17,735 | 45.0 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,971 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,441 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Jamieson | 20,710 | 55.5 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | John Clarke | 16,613 | 44.4 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,097 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,323 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Clarke | 18,311 | 50.6 | +3.2 |
| | Unionist | James Couper | 14,922 | 41.2 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Taylor Cape | 2,955 | 8.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,389 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,188 | 79.8 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,333 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.3 | |
General election 1924: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | James Couper | 15,460 | 52.6 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | John Muir | 13,947 | 47.4 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,513 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,407 | 84.2 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,930 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8 | |
General election 1923: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Muir | 12,508 | 48.1 | +0.8 |
| | Unionist | James Couper | 10,342 | 39.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Walter Crawford Smith | 3,179 | 12.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,166 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,029 | 77.1 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,781 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
General election 1922: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Muir | 13,058 | 47.3 | +19.4 |
| | Unionist | William Mitchell-Thomson | 10,951 | 39.6 | −20.6 |
| | Liberal | Annie S. Swan | 3,617 | 13.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,107 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,626 | 81.3 | +24.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,991 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +20.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Glasgow Maryhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | William Mitchell-Thomson | 11,913 | 60.2 | |
| | Labour | John Muir | 5,531 | 27.9 | |
| | Liberal | Harry Watt | 2,363 | 11.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,382 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,807 | 57.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,622 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||