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Glasgow Pollok — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Pollok was won by Labour at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 11,268 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Pollok from 1918 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1918–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Gilmour (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 John Gilmour (Unionist) 14,920 63.9% Alexander Burns Mackay (Labour) 9,161 (39.3 pts) 78.7%
1923 John Gilmour (Unionist) 14,013 67.2% John Rankin (Labour) 7,177 (34.4 pts) 66.0%
1924 John Gilmour (Unionist) 20,622 75.3% John Rankin (Labour) 13,873 (50.7 pts) 76.5%
1929 John Gilmour (Unionist) 22,328 69.2% Walter Muter (Labour) 12,392 (38.4 pts) 71.8%
1931 John Gilmour (Unionist) 27,772 81.5% John Rankin (Labour) 21,449 (62.9 pts) 77.2%
1935 John Gilmour (Unionist) 22,408 72.1% McInnes (Labour) 13,738 (44.2 pts) 70.1%
1945 Thomas Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 20,072 63.5% Alexander Burns Mackay (Labour) 9,442 (29.8 pts) 68.2%
1950 Thomas Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 20,052 50.8% Smith Clarke (Labour) 2,789 (7.1 pts) 81.3%
1951 Thomas Dunlop Galbraith (Unionist) 28,787 55.4% Smith Clarke (Labour) 5,651 (10.9 pts) 82.5%
1955 Sir John Clarke George (Unionist) 23,975 61.3% Alexander E Macarthur (Labour) 8,845 (22.6 pts) 75.5%
1959 Sir John Clarke George (Unionist) 24,338 58.8% John M Smith (Labour) 7,266 (17.5 pts) 78.9%
1964 Alexander Garrow (Labour) 18,089 44.6% Robert D Kernohan (Unionist) 296 (0.7 pts) 77.8%
1966 Alex Garrow (Labour) 21,257 52.4% Patrick Smollett (Conservative) 1,975 (4.9 pts) 79.0%
1970 James White (Labour) 19,311 46.3% Esmond Wright (Conservative) 603 (1.4 pts) 72.6%
Feb 1974 James White (Labour) 21,090 46.1% Ian Lang (Conservative) 3,406 (7.4 pts) 77.5%
Oct 1974 James White (Labour) 18,695 43.5% Peter Malone (Conservative) 7,091 (16.5 pts) 72.3%
1979 James White (Labour) 21,420 49.2% David Anderson Roser (Conservative) 8,492 (19.5 pts) 73.7%
1983 James White (Labour) 18,973 52.3% Jackson Carlaw (Conservative) 11,532 (31.8 pts) 68.2%
1987 Jimmy Dunnachie (Labour) 23,239 63.1% Gillian French (Conservative) 17,983 (48.8 pts) 71.7%
1992 Jimmy Dunnachie (Labour) 14,170 43.4% Tommy Sheridan (Scottish Militant Labour) 7,883 (24.1 pts) 70.7%
1997 Ian Davidson (Labour) 19,653 59.9% David Logan (SNP) 13,791 (42.0 pts) 66.6%
2001 Ian Davidson (Labour) 15,497 61.3% David Ritchie (SNP) 11,268 (44.6 pts) 51.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 14,92063.9% Yes
Alexander Burns Mackay Labour 5,75924.7% No
Thomas Randall Anderson Liberal 2,65811.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 14,01367.2% Yes
John Rankin Labour 6,83632.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 20,62275.3% Yes
John Rankin Labour 6,74924.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 22,32869.2% Yes
Walter Muter Labour 9,93630.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 27,77281.5% Yes
John Rankin Labour 6,32318.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Unionist 22,40872.1% Yes
McInnes Labour 8,67027.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 20,07263.5% Yes
Alexander Burns Mackay Labour 10,63033.6% No
William John Voisey-Youldon Common Wealth 9322.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 20,05250.8% Yes
Smith Clarke Labour 17,26343.7% No
Alexander Anderson Liberal 2,1485.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Dunlop Galbraith Unionist 28,78755.4% Yes
Smith Clarke Labour 23,13644.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Clarke George Unionist 23,97561.3% Yes
Alexander E Macarthur Labour 15,13038.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir John Clarke George Unionist 24,33858.8% Yes
John M Smith Labour 17,07241.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Garrow Labour 18,08944.6% Yes
Robert D Kernohan Unionist 17,79343.9% No
Roger N Straker Liberal 4,67011.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Garrow Labour 21,25752.4% Yes
Patrick Smollett Conservative 19,28247.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James White Labour 19,31146.3% Yes
Esmond Wright Conservative 18,70844.8% No
George Andrew Leslie SNP 3,7338.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James White Labour 21,09046.1% Yes
Ian Lang Conservative 17,68438.7% No
Matthew Conyers SNP 6,58414.4% No
Thomas Biggam Communist 3770.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James White Labour 18,69543.5% Yes
Peter Malone Conservative 11,60427.0% No
David MacQuarrie SNP 10,44124.3% No
William Todd Liberal 2,2745.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James White Labour 21,42049.2% Yes
David Anderson Roser Conservative 12,92829.7% No
Angus McIntosh SNP 4,1879.6% No
George Anthony McKell Liberal 3,9469.1% No
Noreen Grizel Armstrong Independent Labour 8692.0% No
Isabella Mckenzie Skinner National Front 1040.2% No
Richard Barkley Hilton Independent Democrat 410.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James White Labour 18,97352.3% Yes
Jackson Carlaw Conservative 7,44120.5% No
George Anthony McKell Liberal 6,30817.4% No
Frank Hannigan SNP 3,5859.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jimmy Dunnachie Labour 23,23963.1% Yes
Gillian French Conservative 5,25614.3% No
James Shearer Liberal 4,44512.1% No
Andrew Doig SNP 3,5289.6% No
Derek Fogg Green 3621.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jimmy Dunnachie Labour 14,17043.4% Yes
Tommy Sheridan Scottish Militant Labour 6,28719.3% No
Russell Gray Conservative 5,14715.8% No
George Leslie SNP 5,10715.6% No
David Jago Liberal Democrat 1,9325.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Davidson Labour 19,65359.9% Yes
David Logan SNP 5,86217.9% No
Tommy Sheridan Scottish Socialist Alliance 3,63911.1% No
Edwin Hamilton Conservative 1,9796.0% No
David Jago Liberal Democrat 1,1373.5% No
Monica Gott ProLife Alliance 3801.2% No
Derek Haldane Referendum Party 1520.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Davidson Labour 15,49761.3% Yes
David Ritchie SNP 4,22916.7% No
Keith Baldassara Scottish Socialist 2,52210.0% No
Isabel Nelson Liberal Democrat 1,6126.4% No
Rory O'Brien Conservative 1,4175.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1922: Unionist margin 39.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 34.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 50.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 38.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 62.9 pts 1935: Unionist margin 44.2 pts 1945: Unionist margin 29.8 pts 1950: Unionist margin 7.1 pts 1951: Unionist margin 10.9 pts 1955: Unionist margin 22.6 pts 1959: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 4.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 1.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 7.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 19.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 31.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 48.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 24.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.6 pts 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 Pollok 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 Pollok in the 2001 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Pollok in 2001 with 15,497 votes (61.3%), a majority of 11,268 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Pollok since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Glasgow Pollok?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Pollok was 1964, when Labour beat Unionist by just 296 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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