# Glasgow St Rollox (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow St. Rollox was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency covered Glasgow's Cowcaddens and Woodside wards. In 1950, the constituency was extended to include North Kelvin ward, and the name was changed to Glasgow Woodside.
It is referenced in Franz Ferdinand's song "The Fallen" as an area where the protagonist of the story spends much of his time.

## Boundaries

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Fifth Municipal Ward, and the Third Municipal Ward, except so much as is comprised in the Camlachie Division.
In 1918 the constituency consisted of "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point at the intersection of Springburn Road and Parliamentary Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Parliamentary Road to the centre line of Buchanan Street, thence northward along the centre line of Buchanan Street to the centre line of Cowcaddens, thence northwestward along the centre line of Cowcaddens, New City Road and Great Western Road to the centre line of the River Kelvin, thence northward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to the centre line of Belmont Street, thence northeastward along the centre line of Belmont Street to the centre line of Carlton Gardens, thence eastward along the centre line of Carlton Gardens and Raeberry Street to the centre line of New City Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Well Road and continuation thereof to the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal, thence south-eastward along the centre line of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the centre line of Possil Road, thence north-eastward along the centre line of Possil Road to the centre line of Saracen Street, thence eastward and north-eastward along the centre line of Keppochhill Road to the centre of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line), thence south-westward along the centre line of the said North British Railway to the centre line of Fountainwell Road, thence south-eastward along the centre line of Fountainwell Road to the centre line of Springburn Road, thence southward along the centre line of Springburn Road to the point of commencement."

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | John McCulloch | Liberal |
| | 1886 | James Caldwell | Liberal Unionist Party |
| | 1892 | Sir James Morse Carmichael | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Ferdinand Faithfull Begg | Conservative |
| | 1900 | John Wilson | Liberal Unionist Party |
| | 1906 | Thomas McKinnon Wood | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Master of Elibank | Coalition Unionist |
| | 1922 | James Stewart | Labour |
| | 1931 | William Leonard | Labour Co-operative |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McCulloch | 4,950 | 50.64 | |
| | Conservative | John Neilson Cuthbertson | 4,824 | 49.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 1.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,774 | 81.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,926 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | James Caldwell | 4,788 | 50.62 | +1.26 |
| | Liberal | Peter Stuart MacLiver | 4,669 | 49.37 | −1.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 1.25 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,457 | 79.30 | −2.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,926 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.27 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Carmichael | 6,247 | 56.09 | +6.72 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Hugh Elliot | 4,891 | 43.91 | −6.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,356 | 12.18 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,138 | 80.80 | +1.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,785 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +6.71 | |
General election 1895: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ferdinand Begg | 4,561 | 49.76 | +5.85 |
| | Liberal | James Carmichael | 4,200 | 45.82 | −10.27 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | John Evans Woolacott | 405 | 4.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 3.94 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,166 | 62.25 | −18.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,724 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.06 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 6,232 | 50.75 | +0.99 |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 6,049 | 49.25 | +3.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 1.50 | −2.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,281 | 72.69 | +10.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,896 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −1.22 | |
General election 1906: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 9,453 | 60.98 | +11.73 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 6,048 | 39.02 | −11.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,405 | 21.96 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,501 | 80.28 | +7.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,309 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +11.73 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 10,019 | 59.50 | −1.48 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Robert Chamberlayne | 6,821 | 40.50 | +1.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,198 | 19.00 | −2.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,840 | 86.00 | +5.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,581 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.48 | |
General election December 1910: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 9,291 | 55.75 | −3.75 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Robert Chamberlayne | 7,374 | 44.25 | +3.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,917 | 11.50 | −7.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,665 | 83.67 | −2.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,918 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.75 | |
1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 8,530 | 51.41 | −4.34 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 8,061 | 48.59 | +4.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 2.82 | −8.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,591 | 82.63 | −1.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,079 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.34 | |
General election 1918: St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Gideon Oliphant-Murray | 10,844 | 58.58 | +14.33 |
| | Labour | James Stewart | 6,147 | 33.21 | New |
| | Liberal | Thomas McKinnon Wood | 1,521 | 8.22 | −47.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,697 | 25.37 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,512 | 48.16 | −35.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,439 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Stewart | 16,114 | 56.58 | +23.37 |
| | Unionist | James Brown Couper | 10,343 | 36.31 | −22.27 |
| | Liberal | James Alexander Fleming | 2,025 | 7.11 | −1.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,771 | 20.27 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,482 | 76.68 | +28.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,145 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +22.82 | |
General election 1923: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Stewart | 15,240 | 62.35 | +5.77 |
| | Unionist | Violet Mary Craig Roberton | 9,204 | 37.65 | +1.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,036 | 24.70 | +4.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,444 | 65.64 | −11.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,238 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.45 | |
General election 1924: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Stewart | 16,299 | 59.19 | −3.16 |
| | Liberal | James Johnston | 11,238 | 40.81 | +3.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,061 | 18.38 | −6.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,537 | 74.31 | +8.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,059 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.16 | |
General election 1929: Glasgow St. Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Stewart | 19,445 | 61.75 | +2.56 |
| | Unionist | A.N. Forman | 11,430 | 36.30 | New |
| | Communist | George Middleton | 613 | 1.95 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,015 | 25.45 | +7.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,488 | 71.99 | −2.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,742 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1931 Glasgow St Rollox by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Leonard | 10,044 | 45.19 | −16.56 |
| | Unionist | J.A. Kennedy | 8,662 | 38.97 | +2.67 |
| | National (Scotland) | Elma Campbell | 3,521 | 15.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,382 | 6.22 | −19.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,227 | 54.06 | −17.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,112 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −9.62 | |
General election 1931: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Leonard | 13,545 | 44.70 | −17.05 |
| | Unionist | Fred Shoesmith | 12,734 | 42.03 | +5.73 |
| | National (Scotland) | Elma Campbell | 4,021 | 13.27 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 2.67 | −22.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,300 | 74.16 | +2.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,858 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −11.39 | |
General election 1935: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Leonard | 16,708 | 61.61 | +16.91 |
| | Unionist | H Black | 10,411 | 38.39 | −3.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,297 | 23.22 | +20.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,119 | 67.82 | −6.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,986 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −10.28 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow St Rollox :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | William Leonard | 14,520 | 62.93 | +1.32 |
| | Unionist | William Milligan | 8,553 | 37.07 | −1.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,967 | 25.86 | +2.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,073 | 61.13 | −6.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,745 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.32 | |