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Glasgow Govan

Every general election in Glasgow Govan since 1918 (until 2001). Latest: Labour, majority 6,400.

2001 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won12,46449.3%
Scottish National Party6,06424.0%
Liberal Democrats2,81511.1%
Conservative2,1678.6%
Others1,7747.0%
Valid votes25,284
Majority6,40025.3%

Lab hold Turnout 46.8% of 54,068 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O1974198319922001Labour, 1918: 47.8%Labour, 1922: 62.3%Labour, 1923: 66.4%Labour, 1924: 63.2%Labour, 1929: 57.7%Labour, 1931: 51.0%Labour, 1935: 51.0%Labour, 1945: 66.1%Labour, 1950: 45.7%Labour, 1951: 49.7%Labour, 1955: 62.0%Labour, 1959: 60.4%Labour, 1964: 65.0%Labour, 1966: 67.9%Labour, 1970: 60.1%Labour, February 1974: 43.2%Labour, October 1974: 49.5%Labour, 1979: 67.9%Labour, 1983: 55.0%Labour, 1987: 64.8%Labour, 1992: 48.9%Labour, 1997: 44.1%Labour, 2001: 49.3%Conservative, 1918: 43.8%Conservative, 1924: 36.8%Conservative, 1929: 42.3%Conservative, 1931: 49.0%Conservative, 1935: 33.0%Conservative, 1945: 33.9%Conservative, 1950: 46.6%Conservative, 1951: 50.3%Conservative, 1955: 38.0%Conservative, 1959: 34.8%Conservative, 1964: 30.6%Conservative, 1966: 28.1%Conservative, 1970: 28.2%Conservative, February 1974: 12.8%Conservative, October 1974: 7.1%Conservative, 1979: 18.5%Conservative, 1983: 19.4%Conservative, 1987: 11.9%Conservative, 1992: 9.9%Conservative, 1997: 8.8%Conservative, 2001: 8.6%Scottish National Party, 1970: 10.3%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 40.9%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 41.0%Scottish National Party, 1979: 13.6%Scottish National Party, 1983: 6.0%Scottish National Party, 1987: 10.4%Scottish National Party, 1992: 37.1%Scottish National Party, 1997: 35.1%Scottish National Party, 2001: 24.0%Liberal, 1918: 8.4%Liberal, 1923: 33.7%Liberal, 1950: 3.9%Liberal, February 1974: 3.2%Liberal, October 1974: 1.9%Others, 1935: 16.0%Others, 1959: 4.9%Others, 1964: 4.4%Others, 1966: 4.0%Others, 1970: 1.5%Others, October 1974: 0.5%Others, 1987: 0.6%Others, 1992: 0.5%Others, 1997: 6.1%Others, 2001: 7.0%National Liberal, 1922: 37.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 12.3%
Vote share in Glasgow Govan at each general election Lab Con SNP Lib Oth Nat Lib Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2001LabSNP6,40025.346.8%Lab hold
1997LabSNP2,9149.064.5%
1992LabSNP4,12511.876.0%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance19,50952.573.4%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance13,05735.270.8%
1979LabCon8,48849.369.1%Lab hold
October 1974LabSNP1,9528.571.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabSNP5432.374.9%
1970LabCon7,14231.963.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,85639.867.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon10,75534.470.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon9,82025.675.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon9,60224.071.8%
1951ConLab2410.684.9%Con hold
1950ConLab3730.984.0%
1945LabCon9,08232.163.9%
1935LabCon5,58018.074.7%Lab hold
1931LabCon6052.175.4%Lab hold
1929LabCon4,64815.475.1%Lab hold
1924LabCon6,31726.476.0%Lab hold
1923LabLib6,89232.768.5%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib6,10524.681.1%Lab hold
1918LabCon8154.163.2%

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 Govan?

Labour won Glasgow Govan at the 2001 general election with a majority of 6,400.

Which parties have won Glasgow Govan?

At the 23 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 21, Conservative 2.

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