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Glasgow Hillhead — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Hillhead was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 4,826 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Hillhead from 1918 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1918–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 12,803 75.4% John Izett (Labour) 8,617 (50.7 pts) 63.4%
1922 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 12,272 62.7% Edwin James Donaldson (Liberal) 4,959 (25.3 pts) 75.5%
1923 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 9,757 51.0% John Laing Kinloch (Labour) 4,698 (24.5 pts) 73.2%
1924 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 14,572 67.7% John Laing Kinloch (Labour) 7,615 (35.4 pts) 78.2%
1929 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 17,395 63.3% William Sloan Cormack (Labour) 7,330 (26.7 pts) 76.2%
1931 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 21,279 73.8% Charles Aloysius O'Donnell (Independent Labour) 13,740 (47.7 pts) 80.0%
1935 Robert Stevenson Horne (Unionist) 18,367 68.2% James McCullock (Labour) 9,801 (36.4 pts) 73.2%
1945 James Scott Cumberland Reid (Unionist) 14,909 58.6% Hugh Turner MacCalman (Labour) 6,364 (25.0 pts) 65.8%
1950 Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 23,181 60.7% George Morgan Thomson (Labour) 10,261 (26.9 pts) 82.2%
1951 Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 24,654 64.9% Hyman Shapiro (Labour) 11,295 (29.7 pts) 82.2%
1955 Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 20,106 67.6% Jane B Davidson (Labour) 10,458 (35.1 pts) 72.9%
1959 Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 20,094 68.3% Thomas B Duncan (Labour) 10,777 (36.6 pts) 77.1%
1964 Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 16,993 64.0% Thomas B Duncan (Labour) 7,421 (27.9 pts) 74.7%
1966 Thomas Galbraith (Conservative) 15,899 62.9% William Boyle (Labour) 6,515 (25.8 pts) 73.5%
1970 Thomas Galbraith (Conservative) 14,674 61.3% Vince Cable (Labour) 7,371 (30.8 pts) 69.6%
Oct 1974 Thomas Galbraith (Conservative) 11,203 37.1% David Welsh (Labour) 2,696 (8.9 pts) 72.4%
Feb 1974 Thomas Galbraith (Conservative) 14,378 43.9% David Welsh (Labour) 6,381 (19.5 pts) 78.7%
1979 Thomas Galbraith (Conservative) 12,368 41.0% Richard Mowbray (Labour) 2,002 (6.6 pts) 75.7%
1983 Roy Jenkins (Social Democratic Party) 14,856 36.2% Neil Carmichael (Labour) 1,164 (2.8 pts) 72.0%
1987 George Galloway (Labour) 17,958 42.9% Roy Jenkins (Social Democratic Party) 3,251 (7.8 pts) 72.4%
1992 George Galloway (Labour) 15,148 38.5% Chris Mason (Liberal Democrat) 4,826 (12.3 pts) 68.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 12,80375.4% Yes
John Izett Labour 4,18624.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 12,27262.7% Yes
Edwin James Donaldson Liberal 7,31337.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 9,75751.0% Yes
John Laing Kinloch Labour 5,05926.4% No
Edwin James Donaldson Liberal 4,33122.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 14,57267.7% Yes
John Laing Kinloch Labour 6,95732.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 17,39563.3% Yes
William Sloan Cormack Labour 10,06536.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 21,27973.8% Yes
Charles Aloysius O'Donnell Independent Labour 7,53926.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Stevenson Horne Unionist 18,36768.2% Yes
James McCullock Labour 8,56631.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Scott Cumberland Reid Unionist 14,90958.6% Yes
Hugh Turner MacCalman Labour 8,54533.6% No
John Gray Wilson Liberal 2,0037.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 23,18160.7% Yes
George Morgan Thomson Labour 12,92033.8% No
Pamela Gibson Liberal 2,0725.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 24,65464.9% Yes
Hyman Shapiro Labour 13,35935.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 20,10667.6% Yes
Jane B Davidson Labour 9,64832.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 20,09468.3% Yes
Thomas B Duncan Labour 9,31731.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 16,99364.0% Yes
Thomas B Duncan Labour 9,57236.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galbraith Conservative 15,89962.9% Yes
William Boyle Labour 9,38437.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galbraith Conservative 14,67461.3% Yes
Vince Cable Labour 7,30330.5% No
George Wotherspoon SNP 1,9578.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galbraith Conservative 11,20337.1% Yes
David Welsh Labour 8,50728.2% No
Gordon Robert Borthwick SNP 6,89722.8% No
Alan Nisbet Rennie Liberal 3,59611.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galbraith Conservative 14,37843.9% Yes
David Welsh Labour 7,99724.4% No
Loise Steedman Liberal 6,64420.3% No
Keith Sydney Bovey SNP 3,70211.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Galbraith Conservative 12,36841.0% Yes
Richard Mowbray Labour 10,36634.4% No
Marshall Harris Liberal 4,34914.4% No
Gordon Robert Borthwick SNP 3,05010.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roy Jenkins Social Democratic Party 14,85636.2% Yes
Neil Carmichael Labour 13,69233.3% No
Murray Tosh Conservative 9,67823.6% No
George Leslie SNP 2,2035.4% No
John Davidson Independent Conservative 2490.6% No
Alastair Whitelaw Green 2390.6% No
John Robins Animal Rights Campaign - Scottish Anti-Vivisection 1390.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Galloway Labour 17,95842.9% Yes
Roy Jenkins Social Democratic Party 14,70735.1% No
Brian Cooklin Conservative 6,04814.4% No
William Kidd SNP 2,7136.5% No
Alastair Whitelaw Green 4431.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Galloway Labour 15,14838.5% Yes
Chris Mason Liberal Democrat 10,32226.2% No
Aileen Bates Conservative 6,72817.1% No
Sandra White SNP 6,48416.5% No
Lizbeth Collie Green 5581.4% No
Helen Gold Revolutionary Communist 730.2% No
Duncan Patterson Natural Law 600.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 50.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 25.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 24.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 35.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 26.7 pts 1931: Unionist margin 47.7 pts 1935: Unionist margin 36.4 pts 1945: Unionist margin 25.0 pts 1950: Unionist margin 26.9 pts 1951: Unionist margin 29.7 pts 1955: Unionist margin 35.1 pts 1959: Unionist margin 36.6 pts 1964: Unionist margin 27.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 25.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 30.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 8.9 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 19.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1983: Social Democratic Party margin 2.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 7.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Glasgow Hillhead has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Social Democratic Party, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Hillhead in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Hillhead in 1992 with 15,148 votes (38.5%), a majority of 4,826 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Hillhead since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Hillhead has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Social Democratic Party, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Hillhead?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Hillhead was 1983, when Social Democratic Party beat Labour by just 1,164 votes (2.8 percentage points).

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