Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency).
| Glasgow Pollok | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | Burgh |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
Glasgow Pollok was a burgh 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. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
1918–1950: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence eastward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway and the Caledonian Railway to the centre line of Shields Road, thence southward along the centre line of Shields Road to the centre line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway (Paisley Canal Line), thence, eastward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and South Western Railway to the centre line of Eglinton Street, thence southward along the centre line of Eglinton Street and Victoria Road to the centre line of Queen's Drive, thence southward along the centre line of the main avenue in the Queen's Park to the centre line of Langside Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Langside Road to the centre line of Millbrae Road, thence south-westward along the centre line of Millbrae Road and Langside Road to the centre line of the River Cart at Millbrae Bridge, thence westward and north-westward along the centre line of the River Cart to the centre line of Kilmarnock Road, thence southward along the centre line of Kilmarnock Road to the municipal boundary, thence northwestward, south-westward, northward, westward and northward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement."[1]
1950–1955: The Camphill, Pollokshaws and Pollokshields wards of the county of the city of Glasgow.[2]
1955–1983: The Camphill and Pollokshaws wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, and the part of the Pollokshields ward which is not included in the Craigton constituency.[3]
1983–1997: Electoral divisions 31, 32 and 33 in the City of Glasgow.[4]
1997–2005: Electoral divisions 28 (Hillington/Cardonald), 29 (Crookston/Mosspark) and 30 (South Pollok/Arden) in the City of Glasgow.[5]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Unionist | |||
| 1940 by-election | Unionist | |||
| 1955 | Sir John George | Unionist | ||
| 1964 | Alex Garrow | Labour | ||
| 1967 by-election | Esmond Wright | Conservative | ||
| 1970 | James White | Labour | ||
| 1987 | Labour | |||
| 1997 | Ian Davidson | Labour Co-operative | ||
| 2005 | constituency abolished | |||