Glasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Garscadden was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the north western periphery of the City of Glasgow.

In 1974 Garscadden was defined as comprising the Knightswood and Yoker wards of Glasgow. Before the redistribution these areas had been part of the Glasgow Scotstoun constituency.

In the 1983 redistribution the seat was only changed slightly. The whole of the old Garscadden formed 98.5% of the new constituency. A small area, further in towards the city centre, was detached from the pre-1983 Glasgow Hillhead and contributed the remaining 1.5% of the new Garscadden's electorate.

In terms of City of Glasgow electoral divisions the 1983 seat was defined as 9 (Drumry/Summerhill), 10 (Blairdardie/Knightscliffe), and 11 (Yoker/Knightswood).

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Willie Small	Labour	Died January 1978
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1978 by-election	Donald Dewar	Labour	Subsequently, MP for Glasgow Anniesland 1997–2000; First Minister of Scotland 1999–2000
	1997	constituency abolished: see Glasgow Anniesland

Election results

Elections of the 1970s

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General election February 1974: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Grant Rae	9,771	24.3
		Malcolm McRury	8,789	21.9
		Sammy Barr	635	1.6
Majority			11,264	28.0
Turnout			40,230	74.1
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General election October 1974: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Sydney Bovey	12,111	31.2
		John Corbett	5,004	12.9
		Michael Royston Kibby	1,915	4.9
Majority			7,626	19.7
Turnout			38,767	70.9
	hold		Swing

• Death of William Small 18 January 1978

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By-Election 1978: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Sydney Bovey	11,955	32.9
		Iain Macdonald Lawson	6,746	18.5
		Shiona Farrell	583	1.6
		Sammy Barr	407	1.1
		Peter Porteous	166	0.5
Majority			4,552	12.5
Turnout			36,364	69.1
	hold		Swing

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General election 1979: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Iain Macdonald Lawson	8,393	21.9
		Jim Bain	6,012	15.7
		Sammy Barr	374	1.0
Majority			15,198	39.6
Turnout			38,370	73.2
	hold		Swing

Elections of the 1980s

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General election 1983: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Lyden	6,161	17.6
		Kenneth Macleod	5,368	15.4
		Norman MacLeod	3,566	10.2
		Sammy Barr	218	0.6
Majority			13,474	38.6
Turnout			34,948	69.1
	hold		Swing

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General election 1987: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Brophy	4,201	12.2
		Thomas N.A. Begg	3,660	10.7
		James Callison	3,211	9.4
Majority			18,977	55.5
Turnout			34,250	71.4
	hold		Swing	+8.0

Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1992: Glasgow Garscadden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dick Douglas	5,580	19.0
		James L.P. Scott	3,385	11.5
		Chic Brodie	1,425	4.9
		William G. Orr	61	0.2
Majority			13,340	45.4
Turnout			29,371	71.3
	hold		Swing

See also

• 1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election

References

• The BBC/ITN Guide to the New House of Commons, (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1984)