# Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency.
The last and longest-serving Member of Parliament, Michael Martin, formerly a member of the Labour Party, was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000 and held the post until his resignation in 2009. By convention, the major parties (Labour, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats) do not stand against a sitting Speaker in a general election, and in the 2001 and 2005 general elections he stood as "Speaker seeking re-election." Other parties, including the Scottish National Party, however, continued to contest the seat.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary on the south-east side of Cumbernauld Road, where that road is intersected by the east side of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Lines), thence northward to the centre line of Cumbernauld Road, thence south-westward and westward along the centre line of Cumbernauld Road and Alexandra Parade to the centre line of Castle Street, thence northward along the centre line of Castle Street and Springburn Road to the centre line of Fountainwell Road, thence north-westward along the centre line of Fountainwell Road to the centre line of the North British Railway (Edinburgh and Glasgow Line), thence northward along the centre line of the said North British Railway to a Point on the municipal boundary about 327 yards north of the centre of Hawthorn Street, where the said North British Railway intersects that street, thence northward, eastward, southward, eastward, southward, westward, south-eastward and southwestward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."
1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowcaddens, Cowlairs, and Springburn.
1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowlairs and Springburn.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Cowlairs, Dennistoun, and Springburn.
1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Alexandra Park/Dennistoun and Keppochhill/Cowlairs.
1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Carntyne/Robroyston, Royston/Dennistoun, and Springburn/Barmulloch.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | F. A. Macquisten | Unionist |
| | 1922 | George Hardie | Labour |
| | 1931 | Charles Emmott | Conservative |
| | 1935 | George Hardie | Labour |
| | 1937 by-election | Agnes Hardie | Labour |
| | 1945 | John Forman | Labour and Co-operative |
| | 1964 | Dick Buchanan | Labour |
| | 1979 | Michael Martin | Labour |
| | 2000 | Michael Martin | Speaker |
| 2005 | 2005 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | F. A. Macquisten | 10,786 | 52.7 | |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 7,996 | 39.1 | |
| | Liberal | William Pringle | 1,669 | 8.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,790 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,451 | 60.9 | |
| | 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. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 15,771 | 60.5 | +21.4 |
| | Unionist | F. A. Macquisten | 10,311 | 39.5 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,460 | 21.0 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,082 | 78.5 | +17.6 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +17.3 | |
General election 1923: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 14,535 | 62.3 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist | David Alexander Guild | 8,814 | 37.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,721 | 24.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,349 | 68.1 | −10.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 1924: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 15,635 | 56.5 | −5.8 |
| | Unionist | David Alexander Guild | 12,043 | 43.5 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,592 | 13.0 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,678 | 79.3 | +11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.8 | |
General election 1929: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 21,079 | 65.5 | +9.0 |
| | Unionist | John McSkimming | 11,110 | 34.5 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,969 | 31.0 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,189 | 73.6 | −5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Emmott | 16,092 | 47.2 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 16,058 | 47.0 | −18.5 |
| | Communist | A. Haines | 1,997 | 5.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,147 | 75.4 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +15.6 | |
General election 1935: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Hardie | 20,286 | 63.1 | +16.1 |
| | Unionist | J. McNicol | 11,859 | 36.9 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,427 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,145 | 71.1 | −4.3 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.2 | |
1937 Glasgow Springburn by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Agnes Hardie | 14,859 | 62.6 | −0.5 |
| | Unionist | McInnes Shaw | 8,881 | 37.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,978 | 25.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,740 | 50.9 | −20.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Forman | 21,698 | 65.0 | +1.9 |
| | Unionist | Robert Henry Sherwood Calver | 11,690 | 35.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,008 | 30.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,388 | 63.6 | −7.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Forman | 25,603 | 59.7 | −5.3 |
| | Unionist | J. McNicol | 13,666 | 31.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | David W Campbell | 1,853 | 4.3 | New |
| | Communist | R. F. Horne | 1,764 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,937 | 27.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,886 | 76.9 | +13.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election 1951: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Forman | 27,749 | 62.4 | +2.7 |
| | Unionist | Walter H. Bennett | 16,748 | 37.8 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,001 | 24.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,497 | 78.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
General election 1955: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Forman | 16,131 | 57.5 | −4.9 |
| | Unionist | James A. Young | 10,358 | 37.0 | −0.8 |
| | Communist | Finlay Hart | 1,532 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,773 | 20.5 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,021 | 69.1 | −8.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
General election 1959: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Forman | 16,297 | 58.8 | +1.3 |
| | Unionist | Teddy Taylor | 10,167 | 36.7 | −0.3 |
| | Communist | Finlay Hart | 1,235 | 4.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,130 | 22.1 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,699 | 72.6 | +3.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Buchanan | 16,828 | 65.3 | +6.5 |
| | Unionist | Robert B. J. C. Black | 5,632 | 21.8 | −14.9 |
| | SNP | Angus Mclntosh | 2,366 | 9.2 | New |
| | Communist | Neil McLellan | 950 | 3.7 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,196 | 43.5 | +21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,776 | 69.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
General election 1966: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Buchanan | 15,998 | 67.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Douglas H. Heatlie | 4,499 | 19.1 | −2.7 |
| | SNP | William J. Morton | 2,222 | 9.4 | +0.2 |
| | Communist | Neil McLellan | 867 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,499 | 48.7 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,586 | 66.6 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Buchanan | 14,968 | 64.3 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | John Sorbie | 4,574 | 19.6 | +0.5 |
| | SNP | William J. Morton | 3,323 | 14.3 | +4.9 |
| | Communist | Neil McLellan | 423 | 1.8 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,394 | 44.7 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,288 | 61.3 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Buchanan | 18,067 | 53.7 | −10.6 |
| | SNP | William J. Morton | 7,672 | 22.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | N.M. McCune | 7,452 | 22.1 | +2.5 |
| | Communist | Neil McLellan | 478 | 1.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,395 | 30.9 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,669 | 70.4 | +9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −9.5 | |
General election October 1974: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Buchanan | 17,444 | 54.6 | +0.9 |
| | SNP | William J. Morton | 9,049 | 28.3 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Taylor | 4,245 | 13.3 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal | T. Marshall | 865 | 2.7 | New |
| | Communist | Neil McLellan | 352 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,395 | 26.3 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,955 | 66.5 | +3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
General election 1979: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 18,871 | 66.1 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Ross McKay | 6,100 | 21.3 | +8.0 |
| | SNP | William J. Morton | 3,587 | 12.6 | −15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,771 | 44.8 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,558 | 67.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 22,481 | 64.7 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | James Kelly | 4,882 | 14.1 | New |
| | Conservative | David Tweedie | 4,565 | 13.1 | −8.2 |
| | SNP | John F. McLaughlin | 2,804 | 8.1 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,599 | 50.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,732 | 65.1 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.7 | |
General election 1987: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 25,617 | 73.6 | +8.9 |
| | SNP | Brendan O'Hara | 3,554 | 10.2 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Call | 2,870 | 8.3 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal | David Rennie | 2,746 | 7.9 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,063 | 63.4 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,787 | 67.5 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 20,369 | 67.7 | −5.9 |
| | SNP | Stuart Miller | 5,863 | 19.5 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew C.R. Barnett | 2,625 | 8.7 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 1,242 | 4.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,506 | 48.2 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,099 | 65.7 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.6 | |
General election 1997: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Martin | 22,534 | 71.4 | +3.7 |
| | SNP | John R. Brady | 5,208 | 16.5 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark B. Holdsworth | 1,893 | 6.0 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Alexander | 1,349 | 4.3 | +0.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | John Lawson | 407 | 1.3 | New |
| | Referendum | Andrew J. Keating | 186 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,326 | 54.9 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,577 | 58.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Michael Martin | 16,053 | 66.6 | −4.8 |
| | SNP | Sandy Bain | 4,675 | 19.4 | +2.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Carolyn Leckie | 1,879 | 7.8 | +6.5 |
| | Scottish Unionist | Daniel Houston | 1,289 | 5.3 | New |
| | Independent | Richard E.W. Silvester | 208 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,378 | 47.2 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,104 | 43.7 | −15.2 |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | | |