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Glasgow Craigton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 until 1983.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
1955–1974: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and parts of Fairfield and Pollokshields wards.
1974–1983: The County of the City of Glasgow ward of Craigton, and part of Pollokshields ward.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| General election 1959: Glasgow Craigton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bruce Millan |
19,649 |
50.78 |
+1.06 |
|
Unionist |
Jack Browne |
19,047 |
49.22 |
-1.06 |
| Majority |
602 |
1.56 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
38,696 |
82.74 |
+3.62 |
| Registered electors |
46,768 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Template:Unionist Party (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] |
Swing |
+1.06 |
|
Elections in the 1960s
| General election 1964: Glasgow Craigton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bruce Millan |
21,775 |
58.39 |
+7.61 |
|
Unionist |
Peter C Hutchison |
15,518 |
41.61 |
-7.61 |
| Majority |
6,257 |
16.78 |
+15.22 |
| Turnout |
37,293 |
80.86 |
-1.88 |
| Registered electors |
46,118 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+7.61 |
|
| General election 1966: Glasgow Craigton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bruce Millan |
21,174 |
57.90 |
-0.49 |
|
Conservative |
Peter C Hutchison |
11,970 |
32.73 |
-8.88 |
|
SNP |
George Leslie |
3,425 |
9.37 |
New |
| Majority |
9,204 |
25.17 |
+8.39 |
| Turnout |
36,569 |
80.42 |
-0.44 |
| Registered electors |
45,472 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.20 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
- This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1970 and February 1974 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
