Glasgow College (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow College
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsGlasgow
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromGlasgow
Replaced byGlasgow Kelvingrove

Glasgow College was a parliamentary constituency in Glasgow. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the plurality voting system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Tenth and Eleventh Municipal Wards.[1]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Charles Cameron Liberal
1895 Sir John Stirling-Maxwell Conservative
1906 Harry Watt Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Glasgow College [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Cameron 5,662 57.8
Conservative William Montgomery-Cuninghame 4,139 42.2
Majority 1,523 15.6
Turnout 9,801 82.1
Registered electors 11,934
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Glasgow College [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Cameron 4,880 53.6 −4.2
Liberal Unionist Richard Vary Campbell 4,225 46.4 +4.2
Majority 655 7.2 −8.4
Turnout 9,105 76.3 −5.8
Registered electors 11,934
Liberal hold Swing −4.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Glasgow College [2][5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Cameron 5,804 53.8 +0.2
Conservative John Stirling-Maxwell 4,758 44.1 −2.3
Scottish Trades Councils Robert Brodie 225 2.1 New
Majority 1,046 9.7 +2.5
Turnout 10,787 78.1 +1.8
Registered electors 13,809
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Stirling-Maxwell
General election 1895: Glasgow College [2][6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stirling-Maxwell 5,364 56.0 +11.9
Liberal Charles Cameron 4,219 44.0 −9.8
Majority 1,145 12.0 N/A
Turnout 9,583 64.0 −14.1
Registered electors 14,967
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.9

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Glasgow College [2][6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stirling-Maxwell 6,629 56.2 +0.2
Liberal Robert Paterson 5,160 43.8 −0.2
Majority 1,469 12.4 +0.4
Turnout 11,789 73.8 +9.8
Registered electors 15,975
Conservative hold Swing +0.2
Watt
General election 1906: Glasgow College [2][7][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Watt 7,359 56.5 +12.7
Conservative John Stirling-Maxwell 5,676 43.5 −12.7
Majority 1,683 13.0 N/A
Turnout 13,035 82.8 +9.0
Registered electors 15,741
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Glasgow College [8][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Watt 6,535 52.9 −3.6
Conservative John Stirling-Maxwell 5,823 47.1 +3.6
Majority 712 5.8 −7.2
Turnout 12,358 85.8 +3.0
Registered electors 14,244
Liberal hold Swing −3.6
General election December 1910: Glasgow College [8][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Watt 6,291 51.5 −1.4
Conservative Ralph Glyn 5,932 48.5 +1.4
Majority 359 3.0 −2.8
Turnout 12,223 85.8 0.0
Registered electors 14,244
Liberal hold Swing −1.4

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;

References

  1. ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Sixth Schedule
  2. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  6. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  8. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916