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Glasgow Camlachie — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Camlachie was won by Labour at the 1951 general election, with a majority of 1,025 votes over Unionist. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Camlachie from 1885 to 1951.

Full Election History, 1885–1951

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Hugh Watt (Liberal) 4,047 56.9% Thomas Arnold Reid (Conservative) 1,164 (16.4 pts) 77.1%
1886 Hugh Watt (Liberal) 3,467 51.2% Bennet Graham Burley (Liberal Unionist) 159 (2.4 pts) 73.5%
1892 Alexander Cross (Liberal Unionist) 3,455 45.3% John McCulloch (Liberal) 371 (4.9 pts) 78.5%
1895 Alexander Cross (Liberal Unionist) 3,198 50.0% Samuel Chisholm (Liberal) 701 (11.0 pts) 63.6%
1900 Alexander Cross (Liberal Unionist) 4,345 58.3% Alfred Ewen Fletcher (Scottish Workers' Representation) 1,238 (16.6 pts) 71.1%
1906 Alexander Cross (Liberal Unionist) 3,119 36.4% William Mather Rutherford Pringle (Liberal) 248 (2.9 pts) 84.1%
Jan 1910 Halford John Mackinder (Liberal Unionist) 3,227 38.1% Alexander Cross (Liberal) 434 (5.1 pts) 87.6%
Dec 1910 Halford John Mackinder (Liberal Unionist) 3,479 40.9% James Myles Hogge (Liberal) 26 (0.3 pts) 86.6%
1918 Halford John Mackinder (Unionist) 13,645 62.9% Hugh Boyd Guthrie (Labour) 6,453 (29.7 pts) 58.1%
1922 Campbell Stephen (Labour) 15,181 53.2% Halford John Mackinder (Unionist) 3,722 (13.0 pts) 81.0%
1923 Campbell Stephen (Labour) 14,143 56.2% Henry Shanks Keith (Unionist) 3,116 (12.4 pts) 71.8%
1924 Campbell Stephen (Labour) 14,588 50.4% Peter Denniston Ridge-Beedle (Unionist) 215 (0.7 pts) 80.6%
1929 Campbell Stephen (Labour) 17,946 53.2% James Stevenson (Unionist) 3,786 (11.2 pts) 78.6%
1931 James Stevenson (Unionist) 18,461 54.7% Campbell Stephen (Independent Labour) 3,179 (9.4 pts) 78.2%
1935 Campbell Stephen (Independent Labour) 15,070 47.1% James Stevenson (Unionist) 884 (2.8 pts) 74.8%
1945 Campbell Stephen (Independent Labour) 15,558 57.7% Charles Stuart McFarlane (Unionist) 4,159 (15.4 pts) 65.0%
1950 William Reid (Labour) 21,013 51.5% Charles Stuart McFarlane (Unionist) 1,247 (3.1 pts) 80.7%
1951 William Reid (Labour) 20,994 51.3% Charles Stuart McFarlane (Unionist) 1,025 (2.5 pts) 82.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Watt Liberal 4,04756.9% Yes
Thomas Arnold Reid Conservative 2,88340.6% No
James Martin Independent Liberal 1772.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Watt Liberal 3,46751.2% Yes
Bennet Graham Burley Liberal Unionist 3,30848.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cross Liberal Unionist 3,45545.3% Yes
John McCulloch Liberal 3,08440.5% No
Robert Bontine Cunninghame-Graham Scottish Labour 90611.9% No
Hugh Watt Independent Liberal 1792.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cross Liberal Unionist 3,19850.0% Yes
Samuel Chisholm Liberal 2,49739.1% No
Robert Smillie Independent Labour 69610.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cross Liberal Unionist 4,34558.3% Yes
Alfred Ewen Fletcher Scottish Workers' Representation 3,10741.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Cross Liberal Unionist 3,11936.4% Yes
William Mather Rutherford Pringle Liberal 2,87133.5% No
Joseph Burgess Labour 2,56830.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Halford John Mackinder Liberal Unionist 3,22738.1% Yes
Alexander Cross Liberal 2,79333.0% No
James O'Connor Kessack Labour 2,44328.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Halford John Mackinder Liberal Unionist 3,47940.9% Yes
James Myles Hogge Liberal 3,45340.6% No
James O'Connor Kessack Labour 1,53918.1% No
William Julius Mirrlees Women's Suffrage 350.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Halford John Mackinder Unionist 13,64562.9% Yes
Hugh Boyd Guthrie Labour 7,19233.1% No
Daniel Browning Liberal 8604.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Labour 15,18153.2% Yes
Halford John Mackinder Unionist 11,45940.2% No
Walter Crawford Smith Liberal 1,8966.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Labour 14,14356.2% Yes
Henry Shanks Keith Unionist 11,02743.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Labour 14,58850.4% Yes
Peter Denniston Ridge-Beedle Unionist 14,37349.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Labour 17,94653.2% Yes
James Stevenson Unionist 14,16042.0% No
John MacDonald MacCormick National Party of Scotland 1,6464.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stevenson Unionist 18,46154.7% Yes
Campbell Stephen Independent Labour 15,28245.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Independent Labour 15,07047.1% Yes
James Stevenson Unionist 14,18644.3% No
William Reid Labour 2,7328.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Campbell Stephen Independent Labour 15,55857.7% Yes
Charles Stuart McFarlane Unionist 11,39942.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Reid Labour 21,01351.5% Yes
Charles Stuart McFarlane Unionist 19,76648.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Reid Labour 20,99451.3% Yes
Charles Stuart McFarlane Unionist 19,96948.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1886: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1892: Liberal Unionist margin 4.9 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 11.0 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 16.6 pts 1906: Liberal Unionist margin 2.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 5.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 0.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 29.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 13.0 pts 1923: Labour margin 12.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 11.2 pts 1931: Unionist margin 9.4 pts 1935: Independent Labour margin 2.8 pts 1945: Independent Labour margin 15.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 3.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951

Trend

Glasgow Camlachie has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist, Labour, Independent Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Camlachie in the 1951 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Camlachie in 1951 with 20,994 votes (51.3%), a majority of 1,025 votes over Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Camlachie since 1885?

Since 1885, Glasgow Camlachie has been won by: Independent Labour, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Camlachie?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Camlachie was Dec 1910, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 26 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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