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Glasgow Gorbals — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Gorbals was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,189 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Gorbals from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 George Nicoll Barnes (Independent Labour) 14,247 65.7% John Maclean (Labour) 6,811 (31.4 pts) 53.2%
1922 George Buchanan (Labour) 16,478 54.5% James Erskine Harper (National Liberal) 8,202 (27.1 pts) 75.1%
1923 George Buchanan (Labour) 17,211 67.2% Robert McLellan (Unionist) 8,819 (34.4 pts) 63.5%
1924 George Buchanan (Labour) 19,480 65.9% Robert McLellan (Unionist) 9,388 (31.8 pts) 73.0%
1929 George Buchanan (Labour) 25,134 74.8% Maurice Bloch (Unionist) 16,677 (49.6 pts) 68.5%
1931 George Buchanan (Independent Labour) 19,278 58.1% Maurice Bloch (Unionist) 8,014 (24.2 pts) 70.0%
1935 George Buchanan (Independent Labour) 22,860 75.0% Maurice Bloch (Unionist) 17,036 (55.9 pts) 66.1%
1945 George Buchanan (Labour) 21,073 80.0% Ian Auld Mactaggart (Unionist) 15,804 (60.0 pts) 56.8%
1950 Alice Cullen (Labour) 24,137 58.3% James Young (Unionist) 11,059 (26.7 pts) 77.3%
1951 Alice Cullen (Labour) 25,288 61.8% James Young (Unionist) 12,219 (29.9 pts) 76.0%
1955 Alice Cullen (Labour) 22,567 61.2% William B Thomson (Unionist) 10,728 (29.1 pts) 65.2%
1959 Alice Cullen (Labour) 20,731 63.3% William C Hunter (Unionist) 10,659 (32.6 pts) 68.2%
1964 Alice Cullen (Labour) 16,931 71.4% William C Hunter (Unionist) 11,476 (48.4 pts) 64.5%
1966 Alice Cullen (Labour) 14,453 73.1% William Hunter (Conservative) 9,940 (50.2 pts) 61.7%
1970 Frank McElhone (Labour) 10,260 69.3% William Shearer (Conservative) 7,189 (48.6 pts) 59.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Nicoll Barnes Independent Labour 14,24765.7% Yes
John Maclean Labour 7,43634.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Labour 16,47854.5% Yes
James Erskine Harper National Liberal 8,27627.4% No
John Maclean Independent Communist 4,02713.3% No
Francis John Robertson Liberal 1,4564.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Labour 17,21167.2% Yes
Robert McLellan Unionist 8,39232.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Labour 19,48065.9% Yes
Robert McLellan Unionist 10,09234.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Labour 25,13474.8% Yes
Maurice Bloch Unionist 8,45725.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Independent Labour 19,27858.1% Yes
Maurice Bloch Unionist 11,26434.0% No
Harry McShane Communist 2,6267.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Independent Labour 22,86075.0% Yes
Maurice Bloch Unionist 5,82419.1% No
Alexander Burnett Labour 1,7865.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Buchanan Labour 21,07380.0% Yes
Ian Auld Mactaggart Unionist 5,26920.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 24,13758.3% Yes
James Young Unionist 13,07831.6% No
Peter Kerrigan Communist 2,4355.9% No
William McGuinness Anti-Partition 1,9594.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 25,28861.8% Yes
James Young Unionist 13,06931.9% No
Peter Kerrigan Communist 2,5536.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 22,56761.2% Yes
William B Thomson Unionist 11,83932.1% No
Peter Kerrigan Communist 2,4916.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 20,73163.3% Yes
William C Hunter Unionist 10,07230.8% No
Peter Kerrigan Communist 1,9325.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 16,93171.4% Yes
William C Hunter Unionist 5,45523.0% No
Margaret A Hunter Communist 1,3395.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Cullen Labour 14,45373.1% Yes
William Hunter Conservative 4,51322.8% No
Margaret Annie Hunter Communist 8194.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McElhone Labour 10,26069.3% Yes
William Shearer Conservative 3,07120.8% No
Tom Brady SNP 1,0897.4% No
John Kay Communist 3762.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Independent Labour margin 31.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 34.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 31.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 49.6 pts 1931: Independent Labour margin 24.2 pts 1935: Independent Labour margin 55.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 60.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 26.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 29.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 29.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 32.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 48.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 50.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 48.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Glasgow Gorbals has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Independent Labour, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Gorbals in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Gorbals in 1970 with 10,260 votes (69.3%), a majority of 7,189 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Gorbals since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Gorbals has been won by: Independent Labour, Labour.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Gorbals?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Gorbals was 1931, when Independent Labour beat Unionist by just 8,014 votes (24.2 percentage points).

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