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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Glasgow Bridgeton

Every general election in Glasgow Bridgeton since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 7,255.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won11,05662.9%
Conservative3,80121.6%
Scottish National Party1,5508.8%
Others1,1806.7%
Valid votes17,587
Majority7,25541.3%

Lab hold Turnout 56.3% of 31,262 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 39.8%Labour, 1922: 63.7%Labour, 1923: 64.8%Labour, 1924: 61.3%Labour, 1929: 67.7%Labour, 1935: 2.2%Labour, 1950: 59.4%Labour, 1951: 63.6%Labour, 1955: 57.7%Labour, 1959: 63.4%Labour, 1964: 71.6%Labour, 1966: 74.3%Labour, 1970: 62.9%Conservative, 1923: 25.1%Conservative, 1924: 38.7%Conservative, 1929: 32.3%Conservative, 1931: 41.8%Conservative, 1935: 32.9%Conservative, 1945: 33.6%Conservative, 1950: 32.3%Conservative, 1951: 31.0%Conservative, 1955: 34.9%Conservative, 1959: 36.6%Conservative, 1964: 28.4%Conservative, 1966: 25.7%Conservative, 1970: 21.6%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 58.2%Independent Labour Party, 1935: 65.0%Independent Labour Party, 1945: 66.4%Independent Labour Party, 1950: 5.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 55.2%National Liberal, 1922: 36.3%Liberal, 1923: 10.1%
Vote share in Glasgow Bridgeton at each general election Lab Con ILP Co Lib Nat Lib Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon7,25541.356.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,60048.558.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,38743.263.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,90926.868.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon8,10122.866.0%
1951LabCon10,92532.676.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,24327.176.9%
1945ILPCon6,52532.858.2%
1935ILPCon8,74032.172.6%ILP hold
1931ILPCon4,68916.470.8%ILP gain from Lab
1929LabCon10,98435.371.6%Lab hold
1924LabCon6,21722.675.1%Lab hold
1923LabCon9,63439.766.5%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib7,69227.476.7%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab3,02715.352.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Glasgow Bridgeton?

Labour won Glasgow Bridgeton at the 1970 general election with a majority of 7,255.

Which parties have won Glasgow Bridgeton?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 11, Independent Labour Party 3, Coalition Liberal 1.

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