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Glasgow Springburn — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Springburn was won by Speaker (non-party) at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 11,378 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Springburn from 1918 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1918–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Frederick Alexander Macquisten (Unionist) 10,786 52.7% George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 2,790 (13.6 pts) 60.9%
1922 George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 15,771 60.5% Frederick Alexander Macquisten (Unionist) 5,460 (20.9 pts) 78.5%
1923 George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 14,535 62.3% David Alexander Guild (Unionist) 5,721 (24.5 pts) 68.1%
1924 George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 15,635 56.5% David Alexander Guild (Unionist) 3,592 (13.0 pts) 79.3%
1929 George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 21,079 65.5% John McSkimming (Unionist) 9,969 (31.0 pts) 73.6%
1931 Charles Ernest George Campbell Emmott (Unionist) 16,092 47.1% George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 34 (0.1 pts) 75.4%
1935 George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie (Labour) 20,286 63.1% John McNicol (Unionist) 8,427 (26.2 pts) 71.1%
1945 John Calder Forman (Labour) 21,698 65.0% Robert Henry Sherwood Calver (Unionist) 10,008 (30.0 pts) 63.6%
1950 John Calder Forman (Labour) 25,603 59.7% John McNicol (Unionist) 11,937 (27.8 pts) 76.9%
1951 John Calder Forman (Labour) 27,749 62.4% Walter Bennett (Unionist) 11,001 (24.7 pts) 78.0%
1955 John Calder Forman (Labour) 16,131 57.6% James A Young (Unionist) 5,773 (20.6 pts) 69.1%
1959 John Calder Forman (Labour) 16,297 58.8% Edward MacMillan Taylor (Unionist) 6,130 (22.1 pts) 72.6%
1964 Richard Buchanan (Labour) 16,828 65.3% Robert BJC Black (Unionist) 11,196 (43.4 pts) 69.2%
1966 Richard Buchanan (Labour) 15,998 67.8% Douglas Heatlie (Conservative) 11,499 (48.8 pts) 66.6%
1970 Richard Buchanan (Labour) 14,968 64.3% John Sorbie (Conservative) 10,394 (44.6 pts) 61.3%
Feb 1974 Richard Buchanan (Labour) 18,067 53.7% William Morton (SNP) 10,395 (30.9 pts) 70.4%
Oct 1974 Richard Buchanan (Labour) 17,444 54.6% William Morton (SNP) 8,395 (26.3 pts) 66.5%
1979 Michael Martin (Labour) 18,871 66.1% George Ross McKay (Conservative) 12,771 (44.7 pts) 67.8%
1983 Michael Martin (Labour) 22,481 64.7% Jim Kelly (Liberal) 17,599 (50.7 pts) 65.1%
1987 Michael Martin (Labour) 25,617 73.6% Brendan O'Hara (SNP) 22,063 (63.4 pts) 67.5%
1992 Michael Martin (Labour) 20,369 67.7% Stuart Miller (SNP) 14,506 (48.2 pts) 65.7%
1997 Michael Martin (Labour) 22,534 71.4% John Brady (SNP) 17,326 (54.9 pts) 59.1%
2001 Michael Martin (Speaker (non-party)) 16,053 66.6% Sandy Bain (SNP) 11,378 (47.2 pts) 43.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Alexander Macquisten Unionist 10,78652.7% Yes
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 7,99639.1% No
William Mather Rutherford Pringle Liberal 1,6698.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 15,77160.5% Yes
Frederick Alexander Macquisten Unionist 10,31139.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 14,53562.3% Yes
David Alexander Guild Unionist 8,81437.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 15,63556.5% Yes
David Alexander Guild Unionist 12,04343.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 21,07965.5% Yes
John McSkimming Unionist 11,11034.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Ernest George Campbell Emmott Unionist 16,09247.1% Yes
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 16,05847.0% No
Adam Haimes Communist 1,9975.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Downie Blyth Crookston Hardie Labour 20,28663.1% Yes
John McNicol Unionist 11,85936.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Calder Forman Labour 21,69865.0% Yes
Robert Henry Sherwood Calver Unionist 11,69035.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Calder Forman Labour 25,60359.7% Yes
John McNicol Unionist 13,66631.9% No
David Campbell Liberal 1,8534.3% No
Robert Francis Horne Communist 1,7644.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Calder Forman Labour 27,74962.4% Yes
Walter Bennett Unionist 16,74837.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Calder Forman Labour 16,13157.6% Yes
James A Young Unionist 10,35837.0% No
Finlay Hart Communist 1,5325.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Calder Forman Labour 16,29758.8% Yes
Edward MacMillan Taylor Unionist 10,16736.7% No
Finlay Hart Communist 1,2354.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Buchanan Labour 16,82865.3% Yes
Robert BJC Black Unionist 5,63221.8% No
Angus McIntosh SNP 2,3669.2% No
Neil McLellan Communist 9503.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Buchanan Labour 15,99867.8% Yes
Douglas Heatlie Conservative 4,49919.1% No
William Morton SNP 2,2229.4% No
Neil McLellan Communist 8673.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Buchanan Labour 14,96864.3% Yes
John Sorbie Conservative 4,57419.6% No
William Morton SNP 3,32314.3% No
Neil McLellan Communist 4231.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Buchanan Labour 18,06753.7% Yes
William Morton SNP 7,67222.8% No
Norman Morrison McCune Conservative 7,45222.1% No
Neil McLennan Communist 4781.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Buchanan Labour 17,44454.6% Yes
William Morton SNP 9,04928.3% No
Stewart Taylor Conservative 4,24513.3% No
Thomas Marshall Liberal 8652.7% No
Neil McLellan Communist 3521.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Labour 18,87166.1% Yes
George Ross McKay Conservative 6,10021.4% No
William Morton SNP 3,58712.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Labour 22,48164.7% Yes
Jim Kelly Liberal 4,88214.1% No
David Tweedie Conservative 4,56513.1% No
John F McLaughlin SNP 2,8048.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Labour 25,61773.6% Yes
Brendan O'Hara SNP 3,55410.2% No
Mark Call Conservative 2,8708.3% No
David Rennie Liberal 2,7467.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Labour 20,36967.7% Yes
Stuart Miller SNP 5,86319.5% No
Andrew Barnett Conservative 2,6258.7% No
Rod Ackland Liberal Democrat 1,2424.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Labour 22,53471.4% Yes
John Brady SNP 5,20816.5% No
Mark Holdsworth Conservative 1,8936.0% No
Jim Alexander Liberal Democrat 1,3494.3% No
John Lawson Scottish Socialist Alliance 4071.3% No
Andrew Keating Referendum Party 1860.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Martin Speaker (non-party) 16,05366.6% Yes
Sandy Bain SNP 4,67519.4% No
Carolyn Leckie Scottish Socialist 1,8797.8% No
Daniel Houston Unionist 1,2895.3% No
Richard Silvester Independent 2080.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 13.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 24.5 pts 1924: Labour margin 13.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 31.0 pts 1931: Unionist margin 0.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 26.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 30.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 43.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 48.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 44.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 26.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 44.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 50.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 63.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 48.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 54.9 pts 2001: Speaker (non-party) margin 47.2 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 Springburn has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Speaker (non-party).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Springburn in the 2001 general election?

Speaker (non-party) won Glasgow Springburn in 2001 with 16,053 votes (66.6%), a majority of 11,378 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Springburn since 1918?

Since 1918, Glasgow Springburn has been won by: Labour, Speaker (non-party), Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Springburn?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Springburn was 1931, when Unionist beat Labour by just 34 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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