# Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955. 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 fifteenth and sixteenth Municipal Wards.
In 1918 the constituency consisted of "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the centre of Glasgow Bridge at the centre line of the River Clyde, thence southward along the centre line of Glasgow Bridge, Bridge Street and Eglinton Street to the centre line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway at Eglinton Street Station, thence westward along the centre line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (Paisley Canal Line) to the centre line of Shields Road, thence northwards along the centre line of Shields Road to the centre line of the Caledonian Railway, thence westward along the centre line of the said Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway to a point in line with the centre line of Church Road, thence northward along the centre line of Church Road, Whitefield Road, and the portion of Govan Road to the west of Princes Dock and continuation thereof to the centre line of the River Clyde, thence eastward along the centre line of the River Clyde to the point of commencement."
1918–1949: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Kingston and Kinning Park
1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Kinning Park and Kingston, and part of Govan

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Archibald Cameron Corbett, later Baron Rowallan | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Archibald Cameron Corbett, later Baron Rowallan | Liberal Unionist |
| | January 1910 | Archibald Cameron Corbett, later Baron Rowallan | Independent Liberal |
| | December 1910 | Archibald Cameron Corbett, later Baron Rowallan | Liberal |
| | 1911 | James Dundas White | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Vivian Leonard Henderson | Unionist |
| | 1922 | Thomas Henderson | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1931 | William Hannah McLean | Unionist |
| | 1935 | Thomas Henderson | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1945 | John Rankin | Labour Co-operative |
| 1955 | 1955 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Corbett | 4,354 | 56.69 | |
| | Conservative | James Somervell | 3,240 | 42.19 | |
| | Scottish Land Restoration | Wallace McGuffin Greaves | 86 | 1.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,114 | 14.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,680 | 83.28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,222 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Corbett | 3,878 | 54.99 | New |
| | Liberal | John Meiklejohn | 3,174 | 45.01 | −11.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 704 | 9.98 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,052 | 76.47 | −6.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,222 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Corbett | 3,366 | 45.82 | −9.17 |
| | Liberal | James Caldwell | 3,197 | 43.52 | −1.49 |
| | Scottish Labour | Bennet Burley | 783 | 10.66 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 2.30 | −7.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,346 | 76.00 | −0.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,666 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −9.17 | |
General election 1895: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Corbett | 3,373 | 53.46 | +7.64 |
| | Liberal | George Green | 2,568 | 40.70 | −2.82 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Frank Smith | 368 | 5.83 | −4.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 12.76 | +10.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,309 | 62.02 | −13.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,173 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +5.23 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Corbett | 4,389 | 61.17 | +7.71 |
| | Lib-Lab | William Maxwell | 2,785 | 38.82 | −1.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,604 | 22.36 | +9.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,174 | 74.18 | +12.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,671 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +4.80 | |
General election 1906: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Corbett | 4,416 | 50.62 | −10.55 |
| | Liberal | David Marshall Mason | 4,063 | 46.57 | +7.75 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Abraham Rosenthal | 245 | 2.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 4.05 | −18.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,724 | 83.49 | +9.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,449 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −9.15 | |
* Stood as a 'Fiscal Reform' candidate

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Archibald Corbett | 2,966 | 35.26 | −15.36 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Pollock Main | 2,773 | 32.96 | −17.66 |
| | Liberal | David Marshall Mason | 2,673 | 31.78 | −14.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 2.29 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,412 | 87.04 | +3.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,664 | | |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |
General election December 1910: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Archibald Corbett | 4,811 | 60.53 | +28.75 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Archibald Pollock Main | 3,137 | 39.47 | +6.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,674 | 21.06 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,948 | 82.71 | −4.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,609 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
1911 Glasgow Tradeston by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. D. White | 3,869 | 58.16 | −2.37 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Henry Watts | 2,783 | 41.84 | +2.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 16.32 | −4.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,652 | 69.23 | −13.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,609 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.37 | |
General election 1918: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Vivian Henderson | 12,250 | 63.2 | +23.7 |
| | British Socialist Party | James MacDougall | 3,751 | 19.4 | New |
| | Liberal | J. D. White | 3,369 | 17.4 | −43.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,499 | 43.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,370 | 53.9 | −28.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,960 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +33.4 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 14,190 | 55.7 | New |
| | Unionist | Vivian Henderson | 9,977 | 39.2 | −24.0 |
| | Liberal | Charles de Bois Murray | 1,310 | 5.1 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,213 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,477 | 75.4 | +21.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,792 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1923: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 12,787 | 60.1 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Macdonald | 8,479 | 39.9 | +34.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,308 | 20.2 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,266 | 63.1 | −12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,713 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −15.2 | |
General election 1924: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 14,067 | 56.0 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Macdonald | 11,074 | 44.0 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,993 | 12.0 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,141 | 73.1 | +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,373 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
General election 1929: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 17,864 | 57.9 | +1.9 |
| | Unionist | Ingram Spencer | 12,992 | 42.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,872 | 15.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,456 | 75.7 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,743 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William McLean | 15,067 | 52.60 | +10.50 |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 13,579 | 47.40 | −10.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,488 | 5.20 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,646 | 73.40 | −2.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,026 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour Co-op | Unionist gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +11.26 | |
General election 1935: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Henderson | 12,253 | 47.07 | −0.33 |
| | Unionist | William McLean | 10,354 | 39.78 | −12.82 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | James Carmichael | 3,423 | 13.15 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,899 | 7.29 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,030 | 69.26 | −3.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,582 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | −0.33 | |
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;
* Labour: Thomas Henderson
* Unionist:

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Rankin | 13,153 | 59.72 | +12.65 |
| | Unionist | H Black | 8,871 | 40.28 | +0.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,282 | 19.44 | +12.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,023 | 62.19 | −7.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,412 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.65 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Rankin | 26,598 | 62.88 | +3.16 |
| | Unionist | Alexander Hart | 15,074 | 37.12 | −3.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,894 | 25.76 | +6.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,672 | 78.75 | +16.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,719 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.16 | |
General election 1951: Glasgow Tradeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Rankin | 26,966 | 63.10 | +0.22 |
| | Unionist | Alexander Hart | 15,771 | 36.90 | −0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,195 | 26.20 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,737 | 80.03 | +1.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,404 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.22 | |