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Glasgow Cathcart — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Cathcart was won by Labour at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 10,816 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Cathcart from 1918 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1918–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John William Pratt (Liberal) 16,310 76.9% Gavin Brown Clark (Labour) 11,411 (53.8 pts) 61.8%
1922 John Primrose Hay (Labour) 9,137 34.0% Andrew Rae Duncan (National Liberal) 33 (0.1 pts) 81.0%
1923 Robert MacDonald (Unionist) 10,817 42.3% John Primrose Hay (Labour) 1,933 (7.5 pts) 77.5%
1924 Robert MacDonald (Unionist) 18,440 65.0% John Primrose Hay (Labour) 8,525 (30.1 pts) 80.8%
1929 John Train (Unionist) 15,435 43.1% John Primrose Hay (Labour) 2,452 (6.9 pts) 78.6%
1931 John Train (Unionist) 26,642 73.8% Alexander Ritchie (Labour) 17,723 (49.1 pts) 79.5%
1935 John Train (Unionist) 21,331 62.1% Alasdair Alphin MacGregor (Labour) 8,336 (24.3 pts) 74.3%
1945 Francis Beattie (Unionist) 18,472 58.8% Nathan Jackson (Labour) 5,549 (17.7 pts) 67.6%
1950 John Henderson (Unionist) 24,341 64.7% Rosslyn Mitchell (Labour) 14,072 (37.4 pts) 83.8%
1951 John Henderson (Unionist) 26,125 70.5% Agnes Patrick (Labour) 15,213 (41.1 pts) 82.5%
1955 John Henderson (Unionist) 25,265 72.6% Leonard Percy Thomas (Labour) 15,751 (45.3 pts) 75.7%
1959 John Henderson (Unionist) 30,743 59.2% James Jarvie (Labour) 9,574 (18.4 pts) 80.2%
1964 Edward MacMillan Taylor (Unionist) 27,299 52.9% Ellen McCulloch (Labour) 3,005 (5.8 pts) 79.3%
1966 Teddy Taylor (Conservative) 26,549 50.7% Frederick Lindsay Foster (Labour) 1,219 (2.3 pts) 79.7%
1970 Teddy Taylor (Conservative) 29,093 54.2% Donald Colin High Mackay (Labour) 4,905 (9.1 pts) 74.6%
Feb 1974 Teddy Taylor (Conservative) 18,247 45.8% Peter Tonald McCann (Labour) 2,095 (5.3 pts) 80.6%
Oct 1974 Teddy Taylor (Conservative) 16,301 42.7% Jessie Arbuckle Carnegie (Labour) 1,757 (4.6 pts) 76.7%
1979 John Maxton (Labour) 17,550 45.9% Teddy Taylor (Conservative) 1,600 (4.2 pts) 78.6%
1983 John Maxton (Labour) 16,037 41.4% Douglas May (Conservative) 4,230 (10.9 pts) 75.8%
1987 John Maxton (Labour) 19,623 52.1% William Harvey (Conservative) 11,203 (29.8 pts) 76.4%
1992 John Maxton (Labour) 16,265 48.3% John Young (Conservative) 8,001 (23.8 pts) 75.4%
1997 John Maxton (Labour) 19,158 56.2% Maire Whitehead (SNP) 12,245 (35.9 pts) 69.2%
2001 Tom Harris (Labour) 14,902 54.4% Josephine Docherty (SNP) 10,816 (39.5 pts) 52.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Pratt Liberal 16,31076.9% Yes
Gavin Brown Clark Labour 4,89923.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Primrose Hay Labour 9,13734.0% Yes
Andrew Rae Duncan National Liberal 9,10433.8% No
Robert MacDonald Unionist 8,66132.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert MacDonald Unionist 10,81742.3% Yes
John Primrose Hay Labour 8,88434.7% No
Thomas Graham Robertson Liberal 5,89423.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert MacDonald Unionist 18,44065.0% Yes
John Primrose Hay Labour 9,91535.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Train Unionist 15,43543.1% Yes
John Primrose Hay Labour 12,98336.3% No
James Gray Liberal 7,38820.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Train Unionist 26,64273.8% Yes
Alexander Ritchie Labour 8,91924.7% No
Joseph Mellick New Party 5291.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Train Unionist 21,33162.1% Yes
Alasdair Alphin MacGregor Labour 12,99537.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Beattie Unionist 18,47258.8% Yes
Nathan Jackson Labour 12,92341.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henderson Unionist 24,34164.7% Yes
Rosslyn Mitchell Labour 10,26927.3% No
Malcolm Shields Liberal 2,9847.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henderson Unionist 26,12570.5% Yes
Agnes Patrick Labour 10,91229.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henderson Unionist 25,26572.6% Yes
Leonard Percy Thomas Labour 9,51427.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henderson Unionist 30,74359.2% Yes
James Jarvie Labour 21,16940.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward MacMillan Taylor Unionist 27,29952.9% Yes
Ellen McCulloch Labour 24,29447.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teddy Taylor Conservative 26,54950.7% Yes
Frederick Lindsay Foster Labour 25,33048.3% No
Gabriel Barlow Independent 5161.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teddy Taylor Conservative 29,09354.2% Yes
Donald Colin High Mackay Labour 24,18845.0% No
Joseph McDonagh Independent 4190.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teddy Taylor Conservative 18,24745.8% Yes
Peter Tonald McCann Labour 16,15240.6% No
Alex Ewing SNP 5,41013.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Teddy Taylor Conservative 16,30142.7% Yes
Jessie Arbuckle Carnegie Labour 14,54438.1% No
Alex Ewing SNP 6,29216.5% No
Henry Wills Liberal 1,0582.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maxton Labour 17,55045.9% Yes
Teddy Taylor Conservative 15,95041.8% No
Alex Ewing SNP 2,6536.9% No
Henry Wills Liberal 2,0425.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maxton Labour 16,03741.4% Yes
Douglas May Conservative 11,80730.5% No
Keir Bloomer Social Democratic Party 8,71022.5% No
William Steven SNP 2,1515.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maxton Labour 19,62352.1% Yes
William Harvey Conservative 8,42022.4% No
Moira Craig Social Democratic Party 5,72215.2% No
William Steven SNP 3,88310.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maxton Labour 16,26548.3% Yes
John Young Conservative 8,26424.5% No
William Steven SNP 6,10718.1% No
George Dick Liberal Democrat 2,6147.8% No
Kay Allan Green 4411.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Maxton Labour 19,15856.2% Yes
Maire Whitehead SNP 6,91320.3% No
Alistair Muir Conservative 4,24812.5% No
Callan Dick Liberal Democrat 2,3026.7% No
Zofia Indyk ProLife Alliance 6872.0% No
James Stevenson Scottish Socialist Alliance 4581.3% No
Strang Haldane Referendum Party 3441.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Harris Labour 14,90254.4% Yes
Josephine Docherty SNP 4,08614.9% No
Richard Cook Conservative 3,66213.4% No
Tom Henery Liberal Democrat 3,00611.0% No
James Stevenson Scottish Socialist 1,7306.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 53.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 7.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 30.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 6.9 pts 1931: Unionist margin 49.1 pts 1935: Unionist margin 24.3 pts 1945: Unionist margin 17.7 pts 1950: Unionist margin 37.4 pts 1951: Unionist margin 41.1 pts 1955: Unionist margin 45.3 pts 1959: Unionist margin 18.4 pts 1964: Unionist margin 5.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 9.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 5.3 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 4.6 pts 1979: Labour margin 4.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 29.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 23.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 35.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 39.5 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001

Trend

Glasgow Cathcart has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Cathcart in the 2001 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Cathcart in 2001 with 14,902 votes (54.4%), a majority of 10,816 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Cathcart since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Cathcart has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Cathcart?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Cathcart was 1922, when Labour beat National Liberal by just 33 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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