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Glasgow Tradeston — UK General Election Results

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

Glasgow Tradeston was won by Labour at the 1951 general election, with a majority of 11,195 votes over Unionist. This page covers every general election in Glasgow Tradeston from 1885 to 1951.

Full Election History, 1885–1951

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal) 4,354 56.7% James Somervell (Conservative) 1,114 (14.5 pts) 83.3%
1886 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal Unionist) 3,878 55.0% John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (Liberal) 704 (10.0 pts) 76.5%
1892 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal Unionist) 3,366 45.8% James Caldwell (Liberal) 169 (2.3 pts) 76.0%
1895 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal Unionist) 3,373 53.5% George Green (Liberal) 805 (12.8 pts) 62.0%
1900 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal Unionist) 4,389 61.2% William Maxwell (Liberal-Labour) 1,604 (22.4 pts) 74.2%
1906 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal Unionist) 4,416 50.6% David Marshall Mason (Liberal) 353 (4.0 pts) 83.5%
Jan 1910 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Independent Liberal) 2,966 35.3% Archibald Pollock Main (Liberal Unionist) 193 (2.3 pts) 87.0%
Dec 1910 Archibald Cameron Corbett (Liberal) 4,811 60.5% Archibald Pollock Main (Liberal Unionist) 1,674 (21.1 pts) 82.7%
1918 Vivian Leonard Henderson (Unionist) 12,250 63.2% James Dunlop MacDougall (British Socialist) 8,499 (43.9 pts) 53.9%
1922 Thomas Henderson (Labour) 14,190 55.7% Vivian Leonard Henderson (Unionist) 4,213 (16.5 pts) 75.4%
1923 Thomas Henderson (Labour) 12,787 60.1% Douglas Macdonald (Liberal) 4,308 (20.3 pts) 63.1%
1924 Thomas Henderson (Labour) 14,067 56.0% Douglas Macdonald (Liberal) 2,993 (11.9 pts) 73.1%
1929 Thomas Henderson (Labour) 17,864 57.9% Ingram Spencer (Unionist) 4,872 (15.8 pts) 75.7%
1931 William Hannah McLean (Unionist) 15,067 52.6% Thomas Henderson (Labour) 1,488 (5.2 pts) 73.4%
1935 Thomas Henderson (Labour) 12,253 47.1% William Hannah McLean (Unionist) 1,899 (7.3 pts) 69.3%
1945 John Rankin (Labour) 13,153 59.7% Hugh Black (Unionist) 4,282 (19.4 pts) 62.0%
1950 John Rankin (Labour) 26,598 63.8% Alexander Hart (Unionist) 10,894 (26.1 pts) 78.8%
1951 John Rankin (Labour) 26,966 63.1% Alexander Hart (Unionist) 11,195 (26.2 pts) 80.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal 4,35456.7% Yes
James Somervell Conservative 3,24042.2% No
Wallace McGuffin Greaves Scottish Land Restoration 861.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal Unionist 3,87855.0% Yes
John Miller Dow Meiklejohn Liberal 3,17445.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal Unionist 3,36645.8% Yes
James Caldwell Liberal 3,19743.5% No
Bennet Graham Burley Scottish Labour 78310.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal Unionist 3,37353.5% Yes
George Green Liberal 2,56840.7% No
Francis Samuel Smith Independent Labour 3685.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal Unionist 4,38961.2% Yes
William Maxwell Liberal-Labour 2,78538.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal Unionist 4,41650.6% Yes
David Marshall Mason Liberal 4,06346.6% No
Abraham Rosenthal Fiscal Reform 2452.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Independent Liberal 2,96635.3% Yes
Archibald Pollock Main Liberal Unionist 2,77333.0% No
David Marshall Mason Liberal 2,67331.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Cameron Corbett Liberal 4,81160.5% Yes
Archibald Pollock Main Liberal Unionist 3,13739.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vivian Leonard Henderson Unionist 12,25063.2% Yes
James Dunlop MacDougall British Socialist 3,75119.4% No
James Dundas White Liberal 3,36917.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson Labour 14,19055.7% Yes
Vivian Leonard Henderson Unionist 9,97739.2% No
Charles de Bois Murray Liberal 1,3105.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson Labour 12,78760.1% Yes
Douglas Macdonald Liberal 8,47939.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson Labour 14,06756.0% Yes
Douglas Macdonald Liberal 11,07444.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson Labour 17,86457.9% Yes
Ingram Spencer Unionist 12,99242.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hannah McLean Unionist 15,06752.6% Yes
Thomas Henderson Labour 13,57947.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Henderson Labour 12,25347.1% Yes
William Hannah McLean Unionist 10,35439.8% No
James Carmichael Independent Labour 3,42313.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rankin Labour 13,15359.7% Yes
Hugh Black Unionist 8,87140.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rankin Labour 26,59863.8% Yes
Alexander Hart Unionist 15,70437.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Rankin Labour 26,96663.1% Yes
Alexander Hart Unionist 15,77136.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 10.0 pts 1892: Liberal Unionist margin 2.3 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 12.8 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 22.4 pts 1906: Liberal Unionist margin 4.0 pts Jan 1910: Independent Liberal margin 2.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 21.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 43.9 pts 1922: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 20.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 15.8 pts 1931: Unionist margin 5.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 26.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 26.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951

Trend

Glasgow Tradeston has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Independent Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Glasgow Tradeston in the 1951 general election?

Labour won Glasgow Tradeston in 1951 with 26,966 votes (63.1%), a majority of 11,195 votes over Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Glasgow Tradeston since 1885?

Since 1885, Glasgow Tradeston has been won by: Independent Liberal, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Glasgow Tradeston?

The closest result on record for Glasgow Tradeston was 1892, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 169 votes (2.3 percentage points).

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