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Glasgow Shettleston — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Shettleston was won by Labour at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 9,818 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Shettleston from 1918 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1918–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair (Unionist) 9,901 50.2% John Wheatley (Labour) 74 (0.4 pts) 62.7%
1922 John Wheatley (Labour) 14,695 59.1% Thomas Bridgehill Wilson Ramsay (National Liberal) 4,991 (20.1 pts) 83.9%
1923 John Wheatley (Labour) 12,624 59.8% Francis John Robertson (Liberal) 4,153 (19.7 pts) 71.0%
1924 John Wheatley (Labour) 12,714 51.3% John Maurice Reid Miller (Unionist) 630 (2.5 pts) 81.8%
1929 John Wheatley (Labour) 19,594 60.4% Herbert James Moss (Unionist) 6,724 (20.7 pts) 76.9%
1931 John McGovern (Independent Labour) 16,301 47.8% James Lucas (Unionist) 771 (2.3 pts) 77.8%
1935 John McGovern (Independent Labour) 18,372 52.8% Ronald Stanley Russell (Unionist) 4,565 (13.1 pts) 74.5%
1945 John McGovern (Independent Labour) 11,947 35.5% William Gordon Bennett (Unionist) 1,494 (4.4 pts) 66.6%
1950 John McGovern (Labour) 23,467 56.7% Thomas Cumming Henderson (Unionist) 8,241 (19.9 pts) 79.9%
1951 John McGovern (Labour) 25,359 59.8% John Oswald Muir Hunter (Unionist) 9,483 (22.4 pts) 81.2%
1955 John McGovern (Labour) 21,464 57.8% John Oswald Mair Hunter (Unionist) 5,819 (15.7 pts) 69.3%
1959 Myer Galpern (Labour) 22,916 60.9% David Edward Donaldson (Unionist) 8,173 (21.7 pts) 75.3%
1964 Sir Myer Galpern (Labour) 22,494 68.0% George Weir (Unionist) 11,896 (35.9 pts) 71.4%
1966 Myer Galpern (Labour) 20,208 65.6% William Rennie (Conservative) 13,351 (43.4 pts) 68.6%
1970 Myer Galpern (Labour) 17,840 59.9% Albert Nicholson McCue (Conservative) 9,871 (33.1 pts) 63.7%
Feb 1974 Myer Galpern (Labour) 14,208 53.6% Leonard Mackenzie Turpie (Conservative) 7,736 (29.2 pts) 69.4%
Oct 1974 Myer Galpern (Labour) 13,391 54.3% Robert Hamilton (SNP) 6,349 (25.7 pts) 64.4%
1979 David Marshall (Labour) 13,955 64.1% Myra McClure (Conservative) 9,161 (42.1 pts) 68.2%
1983 David Marshall (Labour) 19,203 54.2% Iain James Henderson (Conservative) 12,416 (35.0 pts) 68.3%
1987 David Marshall (Labour) 23,991 63.6% Mark Fisher (Conservative) 18,981 (50.3 pts) 70.4%
1992 David Marshall (Labour) 21,665 60.6% Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) 14,834 (41.5 pts) 68.9%
1997 David Marshall (Labour) 19,616 73.2% Humayun Hanif (SNP) 15,868 (59.2 pts) 55.9%
2001 David Marshall (Labour) 13,235 64.7% Jim Byrne (SNP) 9,818 (48.0 pts) 39.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair Unionist 9,90150.2% Yes
John Wheatley Labour 9,82749.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wheatley Labour 14,69559.1% Yes
Thomas Bridgehill Wilson Ramsay National Liberal 9,70439.0% No
Guy Aldred Aldred Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation 4701.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wheatley Labour 12,62459.8% Yes
Francis John Robertson Liberal 8,47140.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wheatley Labour 12,71451.3% Yes
John Maurice Reid Miller Unionist 12,08448.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wheatley Labour 19,59460.4% Yes
Herbert James Moss Unionist 12,87039.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Independent Labour 16,30147.8% Yes
James Lucas Unionist 15,53045.6% No
James Young Marshall Labour 1,8565.4% No
William Erio Stevenson New Party 4021.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Independent Labour 18,37252.8% Yes
Ronald Stanley Russell Unionist 13,80739.7% No
George Beggs Labour 2,6107.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Independent Labour 11,94735.5% Yes
William Gordon Bennett Unionist 10,45331.1% No
John Stewart Dallas Labour 6,91020.6% No
Peter Kerrigan Communist 4,12212.3% No
Isaac Queen Independent 1860.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Labour 23,46756.7% Yes
Thomas Cumming Henderson Unionist 15,22636.8% No
Malcolm MacEwen Communist 1,6784.1% No
James Graham Independent Labour 1,0312.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Labour 25,35959.8% Yes
John Oswald Muir Hunter Unionist 15,87637.4% No
James Graham Independent Labour 1,1952.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McGovern Labour 21,46457.8% Yes
John Oswald Mair Hunter Unionist 15,64542.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myer Galpern Labour 22,91660.9% Yes
David Edward Donaldson Unionist 14,74339.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Myer Galpern Labour 22,49468.0% Yes
George Weir Unionist 10,59832.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myer Galpern Labour 20,20865.6% Yes
William Rennie Conservative 6,85722.3% No
William Lindsay SNP 3,73212.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myer Galpern Labour 17,84059.9% Yes
Albert Nicholson McCue Conservative 7,96926.7% No
William Lindsay SNP 3,99513.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myer Galpern Labour 14,20853.6% Yes
Leonard Mackenzie Turpie Conservative 6,47224.4% No
William Lindsay SNP 5,83422.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Myer Galpern Labour 13,39154.3% Yes
Robert Hamilton SNP 7,04228.5% No
James Cran Conservative 3,54314.4% No
Richard John Brodie Liberal 6902.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 13,95564.1% Yes
Myra McClure Conservative 4,79422.0% No
Margo MacDonald SNP 3,02213.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 19,20354.2% Yes
Iain James Henderson Conservative 6,78719.1% No
Simon Strachen Liberal 6,56818.5% No
Daniel Hood SNP 2,8017.9% No
Kenneth John Hill BNP 1030.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 23,99163.6% Yes
Mark Fisher Conservative 5,01013.3% No
John McVicar SNP 4,80712.7% No
Pauline Clarke Liberal 3,94210.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 21,66560.6% Yes
Nicola Sturgeon SNP 6,83119.1% No
Norman Mortimer Conservative 5,39615.1% No
Joan Orskov Liberal Democrat 1,8815.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 19,61673.2% Yes
Humayun Hanif SNP 3,74814.0% No
Colin Simpson Conservative 1,4845.5% No
Kerry Hiles Liberal Democrat 1,0614.0% No
Christine McVicar Scottish Socialist Alliance 4821.8% No
Robert Currie BNP 1910.7% No
Thomas Montguire Referendum Party 1510.6% No
John Graham Workers Revolutionary 800.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Marshall Labour 13,23564.7% Yes
Jim Byrne SNP 3,41716.7% No
Rosie Kane Scottish Socialist 1,3966.8% No
Lewis Hutton Liberal Democrat 1,1055.4% No
Campbell Murdoch Conservative 1,0825.3% No
Murdo Ritchie Socialist Labour 2301.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 0.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1931: Independent Labour margin 2.3 pts 1935: Independent Labour margin 13.1 pts 1945: Independent Labour margin 4.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 19.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 21.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 35.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 43.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 33.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 29.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 25.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 42.1 pts 1983: Labour margin 35.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 50.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 41.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 59.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 48.0 pts 1918 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 Shettleston has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Independent Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Shettleston in the 2001 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Shettleston in 2001 with 13,235 votes (64.7%), a majority of 9,818 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Shettleston since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Glasgow Shettleston?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Shettleston was 1918, when Unionist beat Labour by just 74 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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