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Glasgow Bridgeton — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Glasgow Bridgeton was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,255 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Bridgeton from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Richard Russell (Liberal) 3,601 44.7% Elphinstone Vans Agnew Maitland (Conservative) 123 (1.5 pts) 80.1%
1886 Edward Richard Russell (Liberal) 4,364 55.0% Colin Mackenzie (Conservative) 797 (10.1 pts) 78.9%
1892 George Otto Trevelyan (Liberal) 4,729 58.5% William Charles Maughan (Conservative) 1,378 (17.1 pts) 76.9%
1895 George Otto Trevelyan (Liberal) 3,161 48.7% Charles Scott Dickson (Conservative) 442 (6.8 pts) 61.9%
1900 Charles Scott Dickson (Conservative) 5,032 55.5% Alexander Falconer Murison (Liberal) 991 (10.9 pts) 77.5%
1906 James William Cleland (Liberal) 5,585 58.2% Charles Scott Dickson (Conservative) 1,566 (16.3 pts) 84.1%
Dec 1910 Alexander MacCallum Scott (Liberal) 4,759 55.5% William Hutchison (Conservative) 943 (11.0 pts) 85.6%
Jan 1910 James William Cleland (Liberal) 5,336 60.1% Patrick Keith Lang (Conservative) 1,797 (20.2 pts) 87.5%
1918 Alexander MacCallum Scott (Liberal) 10,887 55.2% James Maxton (Labour) 3,027 (15.3 pts) 52.0%
1922 James Maxton (Labour) 17,890 63.7% Alexander McCallum Scott (National Liberal) 7,692 (27.4 pts) 76.7%
1923 James Maxton (Labour) 15,735 64.8% John Bennett Black (Unionist) 9,634 (39.7 pts) 66.5%
1924 James Maxton (Labour) 16,850 61.3% Maurice James McCracken (Unionist) 6,217 (22.6 pts) 75.1%
1929 James Maxton (Labour) 21,033 67.7% Maurice James McCracken (Unionist) 10,984 (35.3 pts) 71.6%
1931 James Maxton (Independent Labour) 16,630 58.2% Catherine Gavin (Unionist) 4,689 (16.4 pts) 70.8%
1935 James Maxton (Independent Labour) 17,691 65.0% Archibald Douglas MacInnes Shaw (Unionist) 8,740 (32.1 pts) 72.6%
1945 James Maxton (Independent Labour) 13,220 66.4% Richard Charles Brooman-White (Unionist) 6,525 (32.8 pts) 58.2%
1950 James Carmichael (Labour) 20,268 59.4% Francis Charles Irwin (Unionist) 9,243 (27.1 pts) 76.9%
1951 James Carmichael (Labour) 21,307 63.6% Richard Thomson (Unionist) 10,925 (32.6 pts) 76.9%
1955 James Carmichael (Labour) 20,476 57.7% Paul Thomas Cowcher (Unionist) 8,101 (22.8 pts) 66.0%
1959 James Carmichael (Labour) 21,048 63.4% Iain Docherty (Unionist) 8,909 (26.8 pts) 68.5%
1964 James Bennett (Labour) 18,879 60.9% John Hogg (Unionist) 11,387 (36.7 pts) 63.6%
1966 James Bennett (Labour) 16,219 74.3% John Hogg (Conservative) 10,600 (48.5 pts) 58.8%
1970 James Bennett (Labour) 11,056 62.9% Robert Gavin (Conservative) 7,255 (41.2 pts) 56.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Richard Russell Liberal 3,60144.7% Yes
Elphinstone Vans Agnew Maitland Conservative 3,47843.2% No
William Forsyth Scottish Land Restoration 97812.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Richard Russell Liberal 4,36455.0% Yes
Colin Mackenzie Conservative 3,56745.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Otto Trevelyan Liberal 4,72958.5% Yes
William Charles Maughan Conservative 3,35141.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Otto Trevelyan Liberal 3,16148.7% Yes
Charles Scott Dickson Conservative 2,71941.9% No
James Robertson Watson Independent Labour 6099.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Scott Dickson Conservative 5,03255.5% Yes
Alexander Falconer Murison Liberal 4,04144.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Cleland Liberal 5,58558.2% Yes
Charles Scott Dickson Conservative 4,01941.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander MacCallum Scott Liberal 4,75955.5% Yes
William Hutchison Conservative 3,81644.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Cleland Liberal 5,33660.1% Yes
Patrick Keith Lang Conservative 3,53939.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander MacCallum Scott Liberal 10,88755.2% Yes
James Maxton Labour 7,86039.8% No
Eunice Guthrie Murray Independent 9915.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Labour 17,89063.7% Yes
Alexander McCallum Scott National Liberal 10,19836.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Labour 15,73564.8% Yes
John Bennett Black Unionist 6,10125.1% No
Thomas Randall Anderson Liberal 2,44510.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Labour 16,85061.3% Yes
Maurice James McCracken Unionist 10,63338.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Labour 21,03367.7% Yes
Maurice James McCracken Unionist 10,04932.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Independent Labour 16,63058.2% Yes
Catherine Gavin Unionist 11,94141.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Independent Labour 17,69165.0% Yes
Archibald Douglas MacInnes Shaw Unionist 8,95132.9% No
Samuel MacLaren Labour 5942.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Maxton Independent Labour 13,22066.4% Yes
Richard Charles Brooman-White Unionist 6,69533.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Carmichael Labour 20,26859.4% Yes
Francis Charles Irwin Unionist 11,02532.3% No
Robert Duncan Independent Labour 1,9745.8% No
Denis Kelly Communist 8582.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Carmichael Labour 21,30763.6% Yes
Richard Thomson Unionist 10,38231.0% No
Robert Duncan Independent Labour 1,7965.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Carmichael Labour 20,47657.7% Yes
Paul Thomas Cowcher Unionist 12,37534.9% No
George William Stone Independent Labour 2,6197.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Carmichael Labour 21,04863.4% Yes
Iain Docherty Unionist 12,13936.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bennett Labour 18,87960.9% Yes
John Hogg Unionist 7,49224.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bennett Labour 16,21974.3% Yes
John Hogg Conservative 5,61925.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bennett Labour 11,05662.9% Yes
Robert Gavin Conservative 3,80121.6% No
Gordon Wallace SNP 1,5508.8% No
John Thomas Atkinson Glass Independent Protestant 1,1806.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1886: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 17.1 pts 1895: Liberal margin 6.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 11.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 20.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 27.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 39.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 22.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 35.3 pts 1931: Independent Labour margin 16.4 pts 1935: Independent Labour margin 32.1 pts 1945: Independent Labour margin 32.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 32.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 26.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 36.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 48.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 41.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Glasgow Bridgeton has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Independent Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Bridgeton in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Bridgeton in 1970 with 11,056 votes (62.9%), a majority of 7,255 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Bridgeton since 1885?

Since 1885, Glasgow Bridgeton has been won by: Conservative, Independent Labour, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Bridgeton?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Bridgeton was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 123 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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