Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Glasgow Kelvingrove Whitaker's Almanack, 1920

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = John MacLeod

|votes = 13,648

|percentage = 64.2

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour

|candidate = Walter Graham Leachman

|votes = 5,012

|percentage = 23.6

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George MacPherson

|votes = 2,582

|percentage = 12.2

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,636

|percentage = 40.6

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 21,242

|percentage = 53.5

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 39,702

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

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{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Glasgow Kelvingrove British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = William Hutchison

|votes = 13,442

|percentage = 54.8

|change = −9.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Roxburgh

|votes = 11,094

|percentage = 45.2

|change = +33.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,348

|percentage = 9.6

|change = −31.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 24,536

|percentage = 64.5

|change = +11.0

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 38,031

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = −21.2

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Glasgow Kelvingrove The Times, 8 December 1923}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = William Hutchison

|votes = 11,025

|percentage = 42.9

|change = −11.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = *Aitken Ferguson

|votes = 10,021

|percentage = 39.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alexander James Grieve

|votes = 4,662

|percentage = 18.1

|change = −27.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,004

|percentage = 3.9

|change = −5.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 25,708

|percentage = 68.2

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 37,692

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = +7.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

* Ferguson labelled himself a Labour party candidate without any official endorsement, despite being an official Communist candidate.

{{Election box begin | title=1924 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-electionThe Times, 26 May 1924}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 15,488

|percentage = 55.3

|change = +12.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Aitken Ferguson

|votes = 11,167

|percentage = 39.8

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Pratt

|votes = 1,372

|percentage = 4.9

|change = −13.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,321

|percentage = 15.5

|change = +11.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 28,027

|percentage = 70.5

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 39,779

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = +12.8

}}

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Glasgow Kelvingrove Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 18,034

|percentage = 58.4

|change = +15.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Archibald Kerr

|votes = 12,844

|percentage = 41.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,190

|percentage = 16.8

|change = +12.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,878

|percentage = 77.5

|change = +9.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 39,841

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title= General election 1929: Glasgow Kelvingrove British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 17,031

|percentage = 48.9

|change = −9.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Winning

|votes = 15,173

|percentage = 43.6

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Reid

|votes = 2,623

|percentage = 7.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,858

|percentage = 5.3

|change = −11.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,827

|percentage = 74.9

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 46,507

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = −5.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1931: Glasgow KelvingroveWhitaker's Almanack, 1934}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 21,481

|percentage = 63.4

|change = +14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour Party

|candidate = John Winning

|votes = 12,415

|percentage = 36.6

|change = -7.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,066

|percentage = 26.8

|change = +21.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,896

|percentage = 76.7

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1935: Glasgow Kelvingrove Whitaker's Almanack, 1939}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 15,100

|percentage = 48.7

|change = -14.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Hector McNeil

|votes = 14,951

|percentage = 48.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry George Rae

|votes = 1,004

|percentage = 3.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 149

|percentage = 0.6

|change = -26.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 31,055

|percentage = 72.5

|change = -4.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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:

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1945: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Williams

|votes = 12,273

|percentage = 46.0

|change = -2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 12,185

|percentage = 45.7

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Christopher Grieve

|votes = 1,314

|percentage = 4.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles John Edwin Morgan

|votes = 919

|percentage = 3.4

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 88

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,691

|percentage = 61.7

|change = -10.8

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = +0.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1950: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 15,197

|percentage = 49.6

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Williams

|votes = 13,973

|percentage = 45.6

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney John Ranger

|votes = 831

|percentage = 2.7

|change = -0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Christopher Grieve

|votes = 639

|percentage = 2.1

|change = -2.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,224

|percentage = 4.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,640

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{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 Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 15,837

|percentage = 52.4

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Williams

|votes = 14,406

|percentage = 47.6

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,431

|percentage = 4.8

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,243

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1955: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Walter Elliot

|votes = 14,854

|percentage = 55.4

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate =John Williams

|votes = 11,966

|percentage = 44.6

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,888

|percentage = 10.8

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,820

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1958 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary McAlister

|votes = 10,210

|percentage = 48.00

|change = +3.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Katharine Elliot

|votes = 8,850

|percentage = 41.61

|change = -13.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = David Murray

|votes = 1,622

|percentage = 7.63

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour Party

|candidate = William C Park

|votes = 587

|percentage = 2.76

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,360

|percentage = 6.39

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 21,269

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing = +8.67

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Frank Lilley

|votes = 12,355

|percentage = 50.7

|change = -4.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Mary McAlister

|votes = 11,254

|percentage = 46.2

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour Party

|candidate = William C Park

|votes = 740

|percentage = 3.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,101

|percentage = 4.5

|change = -6.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 24,349

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1964: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Maurice Miller

|votes = 10,340

|percentage = 54.1

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|candidate = Frank Lilley

|votes = 8,791

|percentage = 45.9

|change = -4.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,549

|percentage = 8.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,131

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (Scotland)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1966: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Maurice Miller

|votes = 9,311

|percentage = 57.8

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Lilley

|votes = 6,793

|percentage = 42.2

|change = -3.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,518

|percentage = 15.6

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 16,104

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1970: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Maurice Miller

|votes = 6,106

|percentage = 53.7

|change = -4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ronald E Dundas

|votes = 5,274

|percentage = 46.3

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 832

|percentage = 7.4

|change = -8.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 11,380

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election February 1974: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Neil Carmichael

|votes = 13,115

|percentage = 44.5

|change = -9.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Kenyon

|votes = 10,717

|percentage = 36.3

|change = -10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Colin M MacKellar

|votes = 5,666

|percentage = 19.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,398

|percentage = 8.2

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,498

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election October 1974: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Neil Carmichael

|votes = 11,567

|percentage = 42.8

|change = -1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = J Rennie

|votes = 7,448

|percentage = 27.6

|change = -8.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Charles Duncan Calman

|votes = 6,274

|percentage = 23.2

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = S Glasgow

|votes = 1,735

|percentage = 6.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,119

|percentage = 15.2

|change = +7.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,024

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1979: Glasgow Kelvingrove}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Neil Carmichael

|votes = 11,133

|percentage = 50.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = ACS MacDougall

|votes = 6,374

|percentage = 28.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Eric Bennett

|votes = 2,412

|percentage = 10.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ian O Bayne

|votes = 2,199

|percentage = 9.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,759

|percentage = 21.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,118

|percentage = 65.63

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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{{Scottish Westminster constituencies 1950–1955

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