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Glasgow Kelvingrove

Every general election in Glasgow Kelvingrove since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 4,759.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won11,13350.3%
Conservative6,37428.8%
Liberal2,41210.9%
Scottish National Party2,1999.9%
Valid votes22,118
Majority4,75921.5%

Lab hold Turnout 65.6% of 33,701 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 64.3%Conservative, 1922: 54.8%Conservative, 1923: 42.9%Conservative, 1924: 58.4%Conservative, 1929: 48.9%Conservative, 1931: 63.4%Conservative, 1935: 48.6%Conservative, 1945: 45.7%Conservative, 1950: 49.6%Conservative, 1951: 52.4%Conservative, 1955: 55.4%Conservative, 1959: 50.7%Conservative, 1964: 46.0%Conservative, 1966: 42.2%Conservative, 1970: 46.3%Conservative, February 1974: 36.3%Conservative, October 1974: 27.6%Conservative, 1979: 28.8%Labour, 1924: 41.6%Labour, 1929: 43.6%Labour, 1935: 48.1%Labour, 1945: 46.0%Labour, 1950: 45.6%Labour, 1951: 47.6%Labour, 1955: 44.6%Labour, 1959: 46.2%Labour, 1964: 54.1%Labour, 1966: 57.8%Labour, 1970: 53.7%Labour, February 1974: 44.5%Labour, October 1974: 42.8%Labour, 1979: 50.3%Liberal, 1918: 12.2%Liberal, 1922: 45.2%Liberal, 1923: 18.1%Liberal, 1929: 7.5%Liberal, 1935: 3.2%Liberal, 1945: 3.4%Liberal, 1950: 2.7%Liberal, October 1974: 6.4%Liberal, 1979: 10.9%Scottish National Party, 1950: 2.1%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 19.2%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 23.2%Scottish National Party, 1979: 9.9%Communist, 1923: 39.0%Independent Labour Party, 1931: 36.6%Independent Labour, 1918: 23.6%
Vote share in Glasgow Kelvingrove at each general election Con Lab Lib SNP Com ILP Ind Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon4,75921.565.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,11915.263.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon2,3988.169.4%
1970LabCon8327.360.1%Lab hold
1966LabCon2,51815.666.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,5498.167.3%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,1014.570.9%Con hold
1955ConLab2,88810.867.6%
1951ConLab1,4314.778.6%Con hold
1950ConLab1,2244.078.8%
1945LabCon880.361.7%
1935ConLab1490.572.5%Con hold
1931ConILP9,06626.876.7%Con hold
1929ConLab1,8585.374.9%Con hold
1924ConLab5,19016.877.5%Con hold
1923ConCom1,0043.968.2%Con hold
1922ConLib2,3489.664.5%Con hold
1918ConInd Lab8,63640.753.5%

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 Kelvingrove?

Labour won Glasgow Kelvingrove at the 1979 general election with a majority of 4,759.

Which parties have won Glasgow Kelvingrove?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 11, Labour 7.

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