# Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Kelvingrove was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. In February 1974 it absorbed the entire Glasgow Woodside Constituency which had existed from 1950 but lost the part of the Exchange Ward it had previously included to Glasgow Central.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston and Park.
1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston and Park, and part of Exchange ward.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Anderston, Botanic Gardens, Kelvin, Park, Partick East, and Woodside.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | John MacLeod | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1922 | William Hutchison | Unionist |
| | 1924 by-election | Walter Elliot | Unionist |
| | 1945 | John Williams | Labour |
| | 1950 | Walter Elliot | Unionist |
| | 1958 by-election | Mary McAlister | Labour |
| | 1959 | Frank Lilley | Unionist |
| | 1964 | Maurice Miller | Labour |
| | Feb 1974 | Neil Carmichael | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John MacLeod | 13,648 | 64.2 | |
| | Independent Labour | Walter Graham Leachman | 5,012 | 23.6 | |
| | Liberal | George MacPherson | 2,582 | 12.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,636 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,242 | 53.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,702 | | |
| | 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 Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Hutchison | 13,442 | 54.8 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal | Robert Roxburgh | 11,094 | 45.2 | +33.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,348 | 9.6 | −31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,536 | 64.5 | +11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,031 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −21.2 | |
General election 1923: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Hutchison | 11,025 | 42.9 | −11.9 |
| | Communist | *Aitken Ferguson | 10,021 | 39.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Alexander James Grieve | 4,662 | 18.1 | −27.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,004 | 3.9 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,708 | 68.2 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,692 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
* Ferguson labelled himself a Labour party candidate without any official endorsement, despite being an official Communist candidate.
1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 15,488 | 55.3 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Aitken Ferguson | 11,167 | 39.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | John Pratt | 1,372 | 4.9 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,321 | 15.5 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,027 | 70.5 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,779 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +12.8 | |
General election 1924: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 18,034 | 58.4 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Archibald Kerr | 12,844 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,190 | 16.8 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,878 | 77.5 | +9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,841 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1929: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 17,031 | 48.9 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | John Winning | 15,173 | 43.6 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | William Reid | 2,623 | 7.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,858 | 5.3 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,827 | 74.9 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,507 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 21,481 | 63.4 | +14.5 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | John Winning | 12,415 | 36.6 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,066 | 26.8 | +21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,896 | 76.7 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 15,100 | 48.7 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | Hector McNeil | 14,951 | 48.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry George Rae | 1,004 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 0.6 | −26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,055 | 72.5 | −4.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Walter Elliot
* Labour:
* Liberal:

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Williams | 12,273 | 46.0 | −2.1 |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 12,185 | 45.7 | −3.0 |
| | SNP | Christopher Grieve | 1,314 | 4.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles John Edwin Morgan | 919 | 3.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,691 | 61.7 | −10.8 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 15,197 | 49.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | John Williams | 13,973 | 45.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Sydney John Ranger | 831 | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Christopher Grieve | 639 | 2.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,224 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,640 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 15,837 | 52.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | John Williams | 14,406 | 47.6 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | 4.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,243 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Elliot | 14,854 | 55.4 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | John Williams | 11,966 | 44.6 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,888 | 10.8 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,820 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1958 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary McAlister | 10,210 | 48.00 | +3.38 |
| | Unionist | Katharine Elliot | 8,850 | 41.61 | −13.77 |
| | Independent Liberal | David Murray | 1,622 | 7.63 | New |
| | Ind. Labour Party | William C Park | 587 | 2.76 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,360 | 6.39 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,269 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.67 | |
General election 1959: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frank Lilley | 12,355 | 50.7 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Mary McAlister | 11,254 | 46.2 | +1.6 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | William C Park | 740 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 4.5 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,349 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maurice Miller | 10,340 | 54.1 | +7.9 |
| | Unionist | Frank Lilley | 8,791 | 45.9 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,549 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,131 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maurice Miller | 9,311 | 57.8 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Lilley | 6,793 | 42.2 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,518 | 15.6 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,104 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maurice Miller | 6,106 | 53.7 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Ronald E Dundas | 5,274 | 46.3 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | 7.4 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,380 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Carmichael | 13,115 | 44.5 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Tom Kenyon | 10,717 | 36.3 | −10.0 |
| | SNP | Colin M MacKellar | 5,666 | 19.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,398 | 8.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Carmichael | 11,567 | 42.8 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | J Rennie | 7,448 | 27.6 | −8.7 |
| | SNP | Charles Duncan Calman | 6,274 | 23.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | S Glasgow | 1,735 | 6.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,119 | 15.2 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,024 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Glasgow Kelvingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Carmichael | 11,133 | 50.33 |
| | Conservative | ACS MacDougall | 6,374 | 28.82 |
| | Liberal | Eric Bennett | 2,412 | 10.91 |
| | SNP | Ian O Bayne | 2,199 | 9.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,759 | 21.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,118 | 65.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |