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Glasgow Maryhill — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Maryhill was won by Labour at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 9,888 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Maryhill from 1918 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1918–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Mitchell-Thomson (Unionist) 11,913 60.1% John William Muir (Labour) 6,382 (32.2 pts) 57.2%
1922 John William Muir (Labour) 13,058 47.3% William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Unionist) 2,107 (7.6 pts) 81.3%
1923 John William Muir (Labour) 12,508 48.1% James Brown Couper (Unionist) 2,166 (8.3 pts) 77.1%
1924 James Brown Couper (Unionist) 15,460 52.6% John William Muir (Labour) 1,513 (5.1 pts) 84.2%
1929 John Smith Clarke (Labour) 18,311 50.6% James Brown Couper (Unionist) 3,389 (9.4 pts) 79.8%
1931 Douglas Jamieson (Unionist) 20,710 55.5% John Smith Clarke (Labour) 4,097 (11.0 pts) 78.0%
1935 John James Davidson (Labour) 21,706 55.0% George Ian Clark Hutchison (Unionist) 3,971 (10.1 pts) 73.3%
1945 William Hannan (Labour) 23,595 60.1% William Ross McLean (Unionist) 7,902 (20.1 pts) 66.8%
1950 William Hannan (Labour) 21,990 61.2% Janet Sutherland Murray (Unionist) 10,431 (29.0 pts) 80.0%
1951 William Hannan (Labour) 22,912 63.0% Paul Thomas Cowcher (Unionist) 9,836 (27.1 pts) 80.7%
1955 William Hannan (Labour) 21,174 62.8% Archibald Angus Bell (Unionist) 8,638 (25.6 pts) 69.9%
1959 William Hannan (Labour) 21,893 64.0% Norman Joseph Adamson (Unionist) 9,582 (28.0 pts) 73.7%
1964 William Hannan (Labour) 20,796 68.3% Norman Joseph Adamson (Unionist) 12,393 (40.7 pts) 70.5%
1966 William Hannan (Labour) 19,936 67.8% Richard Hay (Conservative) 13,861 (47.1 pts) 68.5%
1970 William Hannan (Labour) 18,925 65.6% Alexander Kenneth Rambaut Murchison (Conservative) 12,287 (42.6 pts) 63.9%
Oct 1974 James Craigen (Labour) 19,589 57.6% Angus McIntosh (SNP) 9,418 (27.7 pts) 65.9%
Feb 1974 James Craigen (Labour) 20,303 56.6% Angus MacIntosh (SNP) 11,383 (31.8 pts) 69.9%
1979 James Craigen (Labour) 22,602 66.2% Matthew Pollock White (Conservative) 17,496 (51.2 pts) 67.7%
1983 James Craigen (Labour) 18,724 55.2% Elspeth Attwooll (Liberal) 11,203 (33.0 pts) 65.5%
1987 Maria Fyfe (Labour) 23,482 66.4% Elspeth Attwooll (Liberal) 19,364 (54.8 pts) 67.5%
1992 Maria Fyfe (Labour) 19,452 61.6% Clifford Williamson (SNP) 13,419 (42.5 pts) 65.2%
1997 Maria Fyfe (Labour) 19,301 64.9% John Wailes (SNP) 14,264 (48.0 pts) 56.6%
2001 Ann McKechin (Labour) 13,420 60.4% Alex Dingwall (SNP) 9,888 (44.5 pts) 40.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Mitchell-Thomson Unionist 11,91360.1% Yes
John William Muir Labour 5,53127.9% No
Henry Anderson Watt Liberal 2,36311.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Muir Labour 13,05847.3% Yes
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Unionist 10,95139.6% No
Annie Shepherd Swan Liberal 3,61713.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John William Muir Labour 12,50848.1% Yes
James Brown Couper Unionist 10,34239.7% No
Walter Crawford Smith Liberal 3,17912.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Brown Couper Unionist 15,46052.6% Yes
John William Muir Labour 13,94747.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Smith Clarke Labour 18,31150.6% Yes
James Brown Couper Unionist 14,92241.2% No
Herbert Taylor Cape Liberal 2,9558.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Jamieson Unionist 20,71055.5% Yes
John Smith Clarke Labour 16,61344.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Davidson Labour 21,70655.0% Yes
George Ian Clark Hutchison Unionist 17,73545.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 23,59560.1% Yes
William Ross McLean Unionist 15,69339.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 21,99061.2% Yes
Janet Sutherland Murray Unionist 11,55932.2% No
Elizabeth Taylor-Cowan Liberal 2,3756.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 22,91263.0% Yes
Paul Thomas Cowcher Unionist 13,07636.0% No
Albert Ernest Pickard Independent 3561.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 21,17462.8% Yes
Archibald Angus Bell Unionist 12,53637.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 21,89364.0% Yes
Norman Joseph Adamson Unionist 12,31136.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 20,79668.3% Yes
Norman Joseph Adamson Unionist 8,40327.6% No
Gabriel A Barlow Anti-Vivisection 1,2314.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 19,93667.8% Yes
Richard Hay Conservative 6,07520.7% No
Hugh MacDonald SNP 3,38711.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannan Labour 18,92565.6% Yes
Alexander Kenneth Rambaut Murchison Conservative 6,63823.0% No
Alexander Cameron Wilson Aitken SNP 3,27311.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Craigen Labour 19,58957.6% Yes
Angus McIntosh SNP 10,17129.9% No
John Scott Younger Conservative 3,1609.3% No
Elspeth Attwooll Liberal 1,0633.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Craigen Labour 20,30356.6% Yes
Angus MacIntosh SNP 8,92024.9% No
Stewart Taylor Conservative 6,62518.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Craigen Labour 22,60266.2% Yes
Matthew Pollock White Conservative 5,10615.0% No
David S McGlashan SNP 3,81211.2% No
Elspeth Attwooll Liberal 2,3326.8% No
Peter Brian Smith Communist 2870.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Craigen Labour 18,72455.2% Yes
Elspeth Attwooll Liberal 7,52122.2% No
Joe Gibbs Conservative 5,01414.8% No
Iain Morrison SNP 2,4087.1% No
Peter Brian Smith Communist 2740.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Fyfe Labour 23,48266.4% Yes
Elspeth Attwooll Liberal 4,11811.7% No
Gavin Roberts SNP 3,89511.0% No
Simon Richard Radcliffe Kirk Conservative 3,3079.4% No
David Spaven Green 5391.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Fyfe Labour 19,45261.6% Yes
Clifford Williamson SNP 6,03319.1% No
John Godfrey Conservative 3,24810.3% No
Jim Alexander Liberal Democrat 2,2157.0% No
Phil O'Brien Green 5301.7% No
Michael Henderson Natural Law 780.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maria Fyfe Labour 19,30164.9% Yes
John Wailes SNP 5,03716.9% No
Elspeth Attwooll Liberal Democrat 2,1197.1% No
Stuart Baldwin Conservative 1,7475.9% No
Lorna Blair Natural Law 6512.2% No
Mandy Baker Scottish Socialist Alliance 4091.4% No
Jahangir Hanif ProLife Alliance 3441.2% No
Roderick Paterson Referendum Party 770.3% No
Steve Johnstone Independent 360.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ann McKechin Labour 13,42060.4% Yes
Alex Dingwall SNP 3,53215.9% No
Stuart Callison Liberal Democrat 2,37210.7% No
Gordon Scott Scottish Socialist 1,7457.8% No
Gawain Towler Conservative 1,1625.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 32.2 pts 1922: Labour margin 7.6 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 5.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 9.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 11.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 29.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 28.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 40.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 47.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 42.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 27.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 31.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 51.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 33.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 54.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 42.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 48.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.5 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Maryhill in the 2001 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Maryhill in 2001 with 13,420 votes (60.4%), a majority of 9,888 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Maryhill since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Maryhill has been won by: Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Maryhill?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Maryhill was 1924, when Unionist beat Labour by just 1,513 votes (5.1 percentage points).

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