Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)
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Glasgow Pollok Burgh constituency |
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Created: | 1918 |
Abolished: | 2005 |
Type: | House of Commons |
Glasgow Pollok was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West.
[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1918-1940: Sir John Gilmour, Unionist
- 1940-1955: Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, later Baron Strathclyde, Unionist
- 1955-1964: Sir John Clarke George, Conservative
- 1964-1967: Alex Garrow, Labour
- 1967-1970: Prof Esmond Wright, Conservative
- 1970-1987: James White, Labour
- 1987-1997: Jimmy Dunnachie, Labour
- 1997-2005: Ian Graham Davidson, Labour Co-operative
[edit] Results
General Election 2001: Glasgow Pollok | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 15,497 | 61.3 | +1.4 | |
Scottish National Party | David Ritchie | 4,229 | 16.7 | -1.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Keith Baldassara | 2,522 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 1,612 | 6.4 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Rory O’Brien | 1,417 | 5.6 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 11,268 | 44.6 | |||
Turnout | 25,277 | 51.4 | -15.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |