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Glasgow Partick — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Partick was won by Unionist at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 853 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Partick from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Robert Balfour (Liberal) 12,156 70.1% William Mackie (Labour) 6,983 (40.3 pts) 61.1%
1922 Robert John Collie (National Liberal) 11,754 65.2% Daniel Macaulay Stevenson (Liberal) 5,472 (30.3 pts) 66.7%
1923 Andrew Young (Labour) 8,397 44.0% Allan Macgregor Smith (Unionist) 2,082 (10.9 pts) 71.1%
1924 Humphrey George Maurice Broun-Lindsay (Unionist) 13,167 57.8% Andrew Young (Labour) 3,555 (15.6 pts) 82.4%
1929 Adam Storey McKinlay (Labour) 13,110 45.5% Humphrey George Maurice Broun-Lindsay (Unionist) 409 (1.4 pts) 78.8%
1931 Charles Glen MacAndrew (Unionist) 18,904 62.7% Adam Storey McKinlay (Labour) 7,652 (25.4 pts) 83.5%
1935 Arthur Stewart Leslie Young (Unionist) 15,616 54.0% Adam Storey McKinlay (Labour) 2,300 (8.0 pts) 78.2%
1945 Arthur Stewart Leslie Young (Unionist) 13,851 51.6% George Alexander Younger (Labour) 853 (3.2 pts) 69.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Balfour Liberal 12,15670.1% Yes
William Mackie Labour 5,17329.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Collie National Liberal 11,75465.2% Yes
Daniel Macaulay Stevenson Liberal 6,28234.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Young Labour 8,39744.0% Yes
Allan Macgregor Smith Unionist 6,31533.1% No
Alexander MacCallum Scott Liberal 4,35822.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Humphrey George Maurice Broun-Lindsay Unionist 13,16757.8% Yes
Andrew Young Labour 9,61242.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adam Storey McKinlay Labour 13,11045.5% Yes
Humphrey George Maurice Broun-Lindsay Unionist 12,70144.1% No
John Taylor Liberal 2,97510.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Glen MacAndrew Unionist 18,90462.7% Yes
Adam Storey McKinlay Labour 11,25237.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stewart Leslie Young Unionist 15,61654.0% Yes
Adam Storey McKinlay Labour 13,31646.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Stewart Leslie Young Unionist 13,85151.6% Yes
George Alexander Younger Labour 12,99848.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 40.3 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 30.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 15.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 25.4 pts 1935: Unionist margin 8.0 pts 1945: Unionist margin 3.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Glasgow Partick has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Partick in the 1945 general election?

Unionist won Glasgow Partick in 1945 with 13,851 votes (51.6%), a majority of 853 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Partick since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Partick has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Partick?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Partick was 1929, when Labour beat Unionist by just 409 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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