# Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, representing parts of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

## Boundaries

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the sixth and fourteenth Municipal Wards.
The constituency was described in the Glasgow Parliamentary Divisions Act 1896 as being-
    "In the first place, the area within a line beginning at a point in the centre of Albert Bridge, where the same intersects the centre of the River Clyde, northwards along the centre of that bridge, Saltmarket and High Street, to a point opposite the centre of Rottenrow; thence westwards along the centre of Rottenrow to the centre of John Street; thence southwards along the centre of John Street to the centre of Ingram Street; thence westwards along the centre of Ingram Street to a point opposite the centre of Glassford Street; thence southwards along the centres of Glassford Street, Stockwell Street, and the line of Victoria Bridge to a point where the same intersects the centre of the River Clyde; thence eastwards along the centre of the River Clyde to the centre of the line of Albert Bridge, the point first described. And, in the second place, the area within a line beginning at a point in the centre of the River Clyde immediately opposite the centre line of Thistle Street; southwards along the centre of Thistle Street to the centre of Caledonia Road; thence eastwards along the centre of Caledonia Road to the centre of Crown Street; thence southwards along the centres of Crown Street and Cathcart Road to a point where the said road is intersected by the southern parliamentary boundary of the city; thence following the said boundary in an easterly, westerly, and northerly direction till it reaches the centre of the River Clyde; thence along the centre of the River Clyde in a westerly, northerly, and westerly direction, until it reaches the point therein opposite the centre of Thistle Street first described."

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Mitchell Henry | Liberal |
| 1886 | Mitchell Henry | Liberal Unionist |
| 1886 | Andrew Provand | Liberal |
| 1900 | Bonar Law | Conservative |
| 1906 | George Barnes | Labour |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results 1885-1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mitchell Henry | 3,759 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative | William Charles Maughan | 3,137 | 39.0 | |
| | Scottish Land Restoration | James Shaw Maxwell | 1,156 | 14.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,052 | 82.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,725 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Provand | 4,201 | 55.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Mitchell Henry | 3,337 | 44.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 11.4 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,538 | 77.5 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,725 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Provand | 4,146 | 57.5 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Stuart (jun.) | 3,065 | 42.5 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 15.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,211 | 76.6 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,408 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 1895: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Provand | 3,108 | 49.5 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Alexander Stuart (jun.) | 2,727 | 43.4 | +0.9 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | James Shaw Maxwell | 448 | 7.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 6.1 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,283 | 62.3 | −14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,084 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bonar Law | 4,130 | 56.8 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Provand | 3,140 | 43.2 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,270 | 70.6 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,304 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.8 | |
General election 1906: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. | George Barnes | 3,284 | 39.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Bonar Law | 2,974 | 35.8 | −21.0 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Provand | 2,058 | 24.7 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,316 | 85.2 | +14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,761 | | |
| | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Barnes | 4,496 | 61.7 | +22.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Constable | 2,796 | 38.3 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,700 | 23.4 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,292 | 86.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
General election December 1910: Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Barnes | 4,162 | 59.1 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Constable | 2,884 | 40.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | 18.2 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,046 | 81.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Labour: George Barnes
* Unionist: James Lovat-Fraser