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Glasgow St Rollox — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow St Rollox was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 5,967 votes over Unionist. This page covers every general election in Glasgow St Rollox from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John McCulloch (Liberal) 4,950 50.6% John Neilson Cuthbertson (Conservative) 126 (1.3 pts) 82.0%
1886 James Caldwell (Liberal Unionist) 4,788 50.6% Peter Stuart MacLiver (Liberal) 119 (1.3 pts) 79.3%
1892 James Morse Carmichael (Liberal) 6,247 56.1% Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot (Liberal Unionist) 1,356 (12.2 pts) 80.8%
1895 Ferdinand Faithfull Begg (Conservative) 4,561 49.8% James Morse Carmichael (Liberal) 361 (3.9 pts) 62.3%
1900 John Wilson (Liberal Unionist) 6,232 50.7% Thomas McKinnon Wood (Liberal) 183 (1.5 pts) 72.7%
1906 Thomas McKinnon Wood (Liberal) 9,453 61.0% John Wilson (Liberal Unionist) 3,405 (22.0 pts) 80.3%
Jan 1910 Thomas McKinnon Wood (Liberal) 10,019 59.5% Arthur Robert Chamberlayne (Liberal Unionist) 3,198 (19.0 pts) 86.0%
Dec 1910 Thomas McKinnon Wood (Liberal) 9,291 55.8% Arthur Robert Chamberlayne (Liberal Unionist) 1,917 (11.5 pts) 83.7%
1918 Gideon Murray (Unionist) 10,844 58.6% James Stewart (Labour) 4,697 (25.4 pts) 48.2%
1922 James Stewart (Labour) 16,114 56.6% James Brown Couper (Unionist) 5,771 (20.3 pts) 76.7%
1923 James Stewart (Labour) 15,240 62.3% Violet Mary Robinson (Unionist) 6,036 (24.7 pts) 65.6%
1924 James Stewart (Labour) 16,299 59.2% James Johnston (Liberal) 5,061 (18.4 pts) 74.3%
1929 James Stewart (Labour) 19,445 61.8% Arthur Nelson Forman (Unionist) 8,015 (25.4 pts) 72.0%
1931 William Leonard (Labour) 13,545 44.7% Fred Shoesmith (Unionist) 811 (2.7 pts) 74.2%
1935 William Leonard (Labour) 16,708 61.6% Hugh Black (Unionist) 6,297 (23.2 pts) 67.8%
1945 William Leonard (Labour) 14,520 62.9% William Rankine Milligan (Unionist) 5,967 (25.9 pts) 61.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McCulloch Liberal 4,95050.6% Yes
John Neilson Cuthbertson Conservative 4,82449.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Caldwell Liberal Unionist 4,78850.6% Yes
Peter Stuart MacLiver Liberal 4,66949.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Morse Carmichael Liberal 6,24756.1% Yes
Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot Liberal Unionist 4,89143.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ferdinand Faithfull Begg Conservative 4,56149.8% Yes
James Morse Carmichael Liberal 4,20045.8% No
John Evans Woolacott Independent Labour 4054.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wilson Liberal Unionist 6,23250.7% Yes
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 6,04949.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 9,45361.0% Yes
John Wilson Liberal Unionist 6,04839.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 10,01959.5% Yes
Arthur Robert Chamberlayne Liberal Unionist 6,82140.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 9,29155.8% Yes
Arthur Robert Chamberlayne Liberal Unionist 7,37444.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gideon Murray Unionist 10,84458.6% Yes
James Stewart Labour 6,14733.2% No
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 1,5218.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stewart Labour 16,11456.6% Yes
James Brown Couper Unionist 10,34336.3% No
James Alexander Fleming Liberal 2,0257.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stewart Labour 15,24062.3% Yes
Violet Mary Robinson Unionist 9,20437.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stewart Labour 16,29959.2% Yes
James Johnston Liberal 11,23840.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Stewart Labour 19,44561.8% Yes
Arthur Nelson Forman Unionist 11,43036.3% No
George Walker Middleton Communist 6131.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Leonard Labour 13,54544.7% Yes
Fred Shoesmith Unionist 12,73442.0% No
Wilhemina Allison Campbell National Party of Scotland 4,02113.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Leonard Labour 16,70861.6% Yes
Hugh Black Unionist 10,41138.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Leonard Labour 14,52062.9% Yes
William Rankine Milligan Unionist 8,55337.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 1.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 1.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 22.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 19.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 25.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 25.4 pts 1931: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 23.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 25.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Glasgow St Rollox has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow St Rollox in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Glasgow St Rollox in 1945 with 14,520 votes (62.9%), a majority of 5,967 votes over Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow St Rollox since 1885?

Since 1885, Glasgow St Rollox has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow St Rollox?

The closest result on record for Glasgow St Rollox was 1885, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 126 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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