Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency from 1885 to 2005}}
{{distinguish|Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Glasgow Govan
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
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|year = 1885
|abolished = 2005
|type = Burgh
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = North Lanarkshire
|next = Glasgow Central
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
|region = Scotland
|county = Glasgow City
|towns = Govan
}}
Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for 120 years; from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) elected by the first-past-the-post system.
It was a Conservative-Liberal marginal seat for the first three decades of its existence, before breaking this trend when the Labour Party won the seat in 1918. It remained a Labour-controlled seat for the next fifty-five years, except for a five-year Conservative interlude between 1950 and 1955, until being seized by the Scottish National Party at a by-election in 1973, only to be regained by Labour the following year. The SNP regained the seat at a 1988 by-election, only to lose it again to Labour in 1992. It remained under Labour control until its abolition thirteen years later.
The area which the constituency represented is now covered by Glasgow Central, Glasgow South and Glasgow South West.
Boundaries
1885–1918: "That part of the parish of Govan which lies south of the Clyde beyond the boundary of the Municipal Burgh of Glasgow".Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre of the River Clyde in line with the continuation of the centre line of Balmoral Street, thence eastward along the centre line of the River Clyde to a point in line with the continuation of the centre line of the portion of Govan Road to the west of Princes Dock, thence southward to and along the centre line of the said portion of Govan Road, Whitefield Road, Church Road and continuation thereof to the centre, of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence westward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway to the municipal boundary, thence north-westward, northward, and eastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."
1950–1955: The Craigton and Fairfield wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of the Govan ward.{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1948 |chapter=65 |act=Representation of the People Act 1948 |schedule=1 |accessdate=23 July 2023 }}
1955–1974: The Govan and Kinning Park wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and part of the Fairfield and Kingston wards.{{cite book |author= |date=1956 |title=Statutory Instruments 1955 |series=Part II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TDyAAAAMAAJ |chapter=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Craigton, Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Gorbals) Order 1955. SI 1955/26 |location=London |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |pages=2198–2201 |isbn=}}
1974–1983: The Glasgow wards of Fairfield, Govan, Kingston, and Kinning Park.
1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumoyne/Govan, Mosspark/Bellahouston, and Penilee/Cardonald.
1997–2005: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Govan/Drumoyne, Kingston/Pollokshields, and Langside/Shawlands.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1885 | Sir William Pearce | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1900 | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party}}" |
| 1906 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1910 | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour Party}}" |
| 1918 |rowspan="2"| Neil Maclean | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1931Neil Maclean was elected at the 1918 general election as a member of both the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party. He was expelled from the ILP for deviancy from the party line in 1931. | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party}}" |
| 1950 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" |
| 1955 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| SNP | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Feb 1974 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1979 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| SNP | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1992 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1997 |rowspan=3| Mohammad Sarwar | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 1997 | Independent{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/06/0625/sarwar.shtml |title=BBC Politics 97 |publisher=BBC |access-date=2017-03-31}} | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1999 | Labour | ||
| |2005
| colspan="2" | constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: Glasgow Govan{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Pearce
|votes = 3,677
|percentage = 51.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate = Bennet Burleigh
|votes = 3,522
|percentage = 48.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Liberal
|candidate = David George Hoey
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 155
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,210
|percentage = 80.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,998
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Glasgow GovanDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Pearce
|votes = 3,574
|percentage = 52.7
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Alexander Dickson{{cite news|title=The General Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18860616/019/0008|access-date=27 November 2017|work=Glasgow Herald|date=16 June 1886|pages=7–8|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
|votes = 3,212
|percentage = 47.3
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 362
|percentage = 5.4
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,786
|percentage = 75.4
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,998
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Pearce's death caused a by-election.
{{Election box begin |
|title=By-election, 18 January 1889
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wilson
|votes = 4,420
|percentage = 56.9
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = John Pender
|votes = 3,349
|percentage = 43.1
|change = −9.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,071
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,769
|percentage = 84.1
|change = +8.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 9,240
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +9.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1893British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wilson
|votes = 4,829
|percentage = 55.8
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nathaniel Spens
|votes = 3,829
|percentage = 44.2
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,000
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,658
|percentage = 77.6
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,151
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +8.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Glasgow GovanDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wilson
|votes = 4,290
|percentage = 49.0
|change = −6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = George Ferguson
|votes = 4,029
|percentage = 46.1
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Haddow
|votes = 430
|percentage = 4.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 261
|percentage = 2.9
|change = −8.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,749
|percentage = 76.6
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,416
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −4.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Glasgow GovanBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Hunter Craig
|votes = 5,744
|percentage = 50.7
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Duncan
|votes = 5,580
|percentage = 49.3
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 164
|percentage = 1.4
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,324
|percentage = 76.5
|change = −0.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 14,807
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −0.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Glasgow GovanBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Duncan
|votes = 5,224
|percentage = 35.9
|change = −13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = H. S. Murray
|votes = 5,096
|percentage = 35.1
|change = −15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Representation Committee (1900)
|candidate = John Hill
|votes = 4,212
|percentage = 29.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,532
|percentage = 82.9
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,538
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: Glasgow Govan
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hunter
|votes = 6,556
|percentage = 43.0
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Duncan
|votes = 5,127
|percentage = 33.7
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Thomas Brownlie
|votes = 3,545
|percentage = 23.3
|change = −5.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,429
|percentage = 9.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,228
|percentage = 84.6
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,994
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
Hunter is appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, prompting a by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 1910: Glasgow Govan
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hunter
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Glasgow Govan
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hunter
|votes = 8,409
|percentage = 56.9
|change = +13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 6,369
|percentage = 43.1
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,040
|percentage = 13.8
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,778
|percentage = 79.9
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 18,504
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1911 Govan by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Holmes
|votes = 7,508
|percentage = 53.5
|change = −3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 6,522
|percentage = 46.5
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 986
|percentage = 7.0
|change = −6.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,030
|percentage = 76.3
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 18,395
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1918: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1920
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 9,577
|percentage = 47.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander McClure
|votes = 8,762
|percentage = 43.8
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Daniel Holmes
|votes = 1,678
|percentage = 8.4
|change = −48.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 815
|percentage = 4.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,017
|percentage = 63.2
|change = −16.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 31,652
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{election box end 1918}}
=Elections in the 1920s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Glasgow GovanF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 15,441
|percentage = 62.3
|change = +14.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = Helen Fraser
|votes = 9,336
|percentage = 37.7
|change = +29.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,105
|percentage = 24.6
|change = +20.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,777
|percentage = 81.1
|change = +17.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 30,539
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −7.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Glasgow GovanThe Times, 8 December 1923
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 13,987
|percentage = 66.3
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Anderson Watt
|votes = 7,095
|percentage = 33.7
|change = −4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,892
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,082
|percentage = 68.5
|change = −12.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 30,790
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +4.0
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Glasgow GovanOliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 15,132
|percentage = 63.2
|change = −3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = H. Stanley
|votes = 8,815
|percentage = 36.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,317
|percentage = 26.4
|change = −6.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,947
|percentage = 76.0
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 31,497
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −3.1
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1929: Glasgow GovanThe Times House of Commons, 1929
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = *Neil Maclean
|votes = 17,384
|percentage = 57.7
|change = −5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Douglas Douglas-Hamilton
|votes = 12,736
|percentage = 42.3
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,646
|percentage = 15.4
|change = −11.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,122
|percentage = 75.1
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 40,103
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent Labour Party
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −5.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
- candidature not endorsed by Labour Party HQ
=Elections in the 1930s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1931: Glasgow GovanThe Times House of Commons, 1931
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = *Neil Maclean
|votes = 15,047
|percentage = 51.0
|change = −6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander McClure
|votes = 14,442
|percentage = 49.0
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 605
|percentage = 2.0
|change = −13.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,489
|percentage = 75.4
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
- Maclean had been expelled by the ILP but was endorsed by Labour Party HQ.
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1935: Glasgow GovanThe Times House of Commons, 1935}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 15,791
|percentage = 51.0
|change = ±0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander McClure
|votes = 10,211
|percentage = 33.0
|change = −16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = Thomas Taylor
|votes = 4,959
|percentage = 16.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,580
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +16.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,961
|percentage = 74.7
|change = −0.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Election in the 1940s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1945: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1939}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Maclean
|votes = 18,668
|percentage = 66.1
|change = +15.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Jack Browne
|votes = 9,586
|percentage = 33.9
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,082
|percentage = 32.2
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,254
|percentage = 64.08
|change = −10.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1950: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1950}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Jack Browne
|votes = 19,267
|percentage = 46.6
|change = +12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davis
|votes = 18,894
|percentage = 45.7
|change = −20.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronnie Fraser
|votes = 1,628
|percentage = 3.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = William Lauchlan
|votes = 1,547
|percentage = 3.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 373
|percentage = 0.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,336
|percentage = 84.0
|change = +19.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1951: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1951}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Jack Browne
|votes = 20,936
|percentage = 50.3
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davis
|votes = 20,695
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 241
|percentage = 0.58
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,631
|percentage = 84.92
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1955: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1955}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = John Rankin
|votes = 24,818
|percentage = 62.0
|change = +12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander G Hutton
|votes = 15,216
|percentage = 38.0
|change = −12.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,602
|percentage = 23.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,034
|percentage = 71.82
|change = −13.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
- the boundaries of the seat were heavily redrawn and much of the 1950-55 version of Govan ended up in the new Craigton seat
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1959}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = John Rankin
|votes = 23,139
|percentage = 60.4
|change = −1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Alexander G Hutton
|votes = 13,319
|percentage = 34.7
|change = −3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = Gordon McLennan
|votes = 1,869
|percentage = 4.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,820
|percentage = 25.62
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,327
|percentage = 75.03
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1964: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1964{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1964|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm|website=Political Science Resources|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025234652/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm|archive-date=25 October 2014|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = John Rankin
|votes = 20,326
|percentage = 64.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate = Peter Breuer
|votes = 9,571
|percentage = 30.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = Gordon McLennan
|votes = 1,378
|percentage = 4.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,755
|percentage = 34.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,275
|percentage = 70.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1966: Glasgow GovanWhitaker's Almanack, 1966}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = John Rankin
|votes = 18,533
|percentage = 67.8
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Breuer
|votes = 7,677
|percentage = 28.1
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = Gordon McLennan
|votes = 1,103
|percentage = 4.0
|change = −0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,856
|percentage = 39.75
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,313
|percentage = 67.47
|change = −2.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: Glasgow Govan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = John Rankin
|votes = 13,443
|percentage = 60.1
|change = −7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerald F. Belton
|votes = 6,301
|percentage = 28.2
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Michael Grieve
|votes = 2,294
|percentage = 10.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Thomas Biggam
|votes = 326
|percentage = 1.5
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,142
|percentage = 31.9
|change = −7.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,364
|percentage = 63.2
|change = −4.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1973 Glasgow Govan by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Margo MacDonald
|votes = 6,360
|percentage = 41.5
|change = +31.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Selby
|votes = 5,789
|percentage = 38.2
|change = −21.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Mair
|votes = 1,780
|percentage = 11.7
|change = −16.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter McMillan
|votes = 1,239
|percentage = 8.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 571
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 15,168
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +26.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title= General election February 1974: Glasgow Govan{{cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results: February 1974 |publisher=Politicsresources.net |date=1974-02-28 |access-date=2017-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616093654/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i09.htm |archive-date=16 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Selby
|votes = 10,326
|percentage = 43.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Margo MacDonald
|votes = 9,783
|percentage = 40.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Mair
|votes = 3,049
|percentage = 12.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter McMillan
|votes = 763
|percentage = 3.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 543
|percentage = 2.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,920
|percentage = 74.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title= General election October 1974: Glasgow Govan{{cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results: October 1974 |publisher=Politicsresources.net |date=1974-10-10 |access-date=2017-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153102/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i09.htm |archive-date=8 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Selby
|votes = 11,392
|percentage = 49.5
|change = +6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Margo MacDonald
|votes = 9,440
|percentage = 41.0
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M Todd
|votes = 1,623
|percentage = 7.1
|change = −5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E Mason
|votes = 444
|percentage = 1.9
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = M.A. Brooks
|votes = 86
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
|candidate = T Clyde
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,952
|percentage = 8.48
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,011
|percentage = 71.7
|change = −3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1979: Glasgow Govan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andy McMahon
|votes = 11,676
|percentage = 67.9
|change = +18.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Harrison Walker
|votes = 3,188
|percentage = 18.5
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Thomas Wilson
|votes = 2,340
|percentage = 13.6
|change = −27.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,488
|percentage = 49.3
|change = +40.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,204
|percentage = 75.7
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1983: Glasgow Govan{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Millan
|votes = 20,370
|percentage = 55.0
|change = −12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian McDonald
|votes = 7,313
|percentage = 19.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alastair MacKenzie
|votes = 7,180
|percentage = 19.4
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Peter M. Kindlen
|votes = 2,207
|percentage = 5.9
|change = −7.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,057
|percentage = 35.3
|change = −14.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,070
|percentage = 71.6
|change = −4.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1987: Glasgow Govan{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Millan
|votes = 24,071
|percentage = 64.8
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Alasdair Ferguson
|votes = 4,562
|percentage = 12.3
|change = −7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Janet Girsman
|votes = 4,411
|percentage = 11.9
|change = −7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Felix McCabe
|votes = 3,851
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Douglas Chalmers
|votes = 237
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,509
|percentage = 52.5
|change = +17.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,132
|percentage = 73.4
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +8.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title=By-election 1988: Glasgow Govan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Sillars
|votes = 14,677
|percentage = 48.8
|change = +38.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Gillespie
|votes = 11,123
|percentage = 36.9
|change = −27.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Graeme Hamilton
|votes = 2,207
|percentage = 7.3
|change = −4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social and Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Bernard Ponsonby
|votes = 1,246
|percentage = 4.1
|change = −8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = George Campbell
|votes = 345
|percentage = 1.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Douglas Chalmers
|votes = 281
|percentage = 0.9
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|candidate = Lord Sutch
|votes = 174
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Fraser Clark
|votes = 51
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,554
|percentage = 11.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,104
|percentage = 60.2
|change = −13.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +33.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1992: Glasgow Govan{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour and Co-operative
|candidate = Ian Davidson
|votes = 17,051
|percentage = 49.0
|change = −15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Sillars
|votes = 12,926
|percentage = 37.1
|change = +26.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Donnelly
|votes = 3,458
|percentage = 9.9
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bob Stewart
|votes = 1,227
|percentage = 3.5
|change = −8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Greens
|candidate = David L. Spaven
|votes = 181
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,125
|percentage = 11.9
|change = −40.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,843
|percentage = 75.9
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour and Co-operative
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1997: Glasgow Govan{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammad Sarwar
|votes = 14,216
|percentage = 44.1
|change = −4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Nicola Sturgeon
|votes = 11,302
|percentage = 35.1
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Thomas
|votes = 2,839
|percentage = 8.8
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bob Stewart
|votes = 1,918
|percentage = 5.9
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Alliance
|candidate = Alan McCombes
|votes = 755
|percentage = 2.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Peter Paton
|votes = 325
|percentage = 1.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Islam Badar
|votes = 319
|percentage = 1.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Zahid Abbasi
|votes = 221
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Kenneth MacDonald
|votes = 201
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = James White
|votes = 149
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,914
|percentage = 9.0
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,245
|percentage = 64.5
|change = −11.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2001: Glasgow Govan{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammad Sarwar
|votes = 12,464
|percentage = 49.3
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Karen Neary
|votes = 6,064
|percentage = 24.0
|change = −11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robert (Bob) Stewart
|votes = 2,815
|percentage = 11.1
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Menzies
|votes = 2,167
|percentage = 8.6
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Wullie McGartland
|votes = 1,531
|percentage = 6.1
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = John Foster
|votes = 174
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Badar Mirza
|votes = 69
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,400
|percentage = 25.3
|change = +16.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,284
|percentage = 46.8
|change = −17.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +8.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
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