| Glasgow College | |
|---|---|
| Formerburgh constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Glasgow |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Glasgow |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Kelvingrove |
Glasgow College was aparliamentary constituency inGlasgow. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom, elected by theplurality voting system.
The constituency was created by theRedistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the1885 general election, and abolished for the1918 general election.
TheRedistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Tenth and Eleventh Municipal Wards.[1]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Cameron | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Sir John Stirling-Maxwell | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Harry Watt | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Cameron | 5,662 | 57.8 | ||
| Conservative | William Montgomery-Cuninghame | 4,139 | 42.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,523 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 9,801 | 82.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,934 | ||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Cameron | 4,880 | 53.6 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Richard Vary Campbell | 4,225 | 46.4 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 655 | 7.2 | −8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 9,105 | 76.3 | −5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,934 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Cameron | 5,804 | 53.8 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | John Stirling-Maxwell | 4,758 | 44.1 | −2.3 | |
| Scottish Trades Councils | Robert Brodie | 225 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,046 | 9.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 10,787 | 78.1 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,809 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stirling-Maxwell | 5,364 | 56.0 | +11.9 | |
| Liberal | Charles Cameron | 4,219 | 44.0 | −9.8 | |
| Majority | 1,145 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,583 | 64.0 | −14.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,967 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +10.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stirling-Maxwell | 6,629 | 56.2 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | Robert Paterson | 5,160 | 43.8 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,469 | 12.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 11,789 | 73.8 | +9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,975 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harry Watt | 7,359 | 56.5 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | John Stirling-Maxwell | 5,676 | 43.5 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 1,683 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,035 | 82.8 | +9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,741 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | +12.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harry Watt | 6,535 | 52.9 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | John Stirling-Maxwell | 5,823 | 47.1 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 712 | 5.8 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,358 | 85.8 | +3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,244 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harry Watt | 6,291 | 51.5 | −1.4 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Glyn | 5,932 | 48.5 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 359 | 3.0 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 12,223 | 85.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,244 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;