Comments on: Glasgow North

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:54:16 +0000

Glasgow Hillhead 1982 by-election declaration:

htttp://bit.ly/exyZAf

By: Dalek

Dalek — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:04:05 +0000

Elspeth Attwool stood in Glasgow Maryhill from the mid 1970′s onwards.

She came second and polled over 22% in Glasgow Maryhill in 1983, only to fall back to 14% in 1987.

By: Coming through the Rye

Coming through the Rye — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:51:06 +0000

To answer Adam’s question I’m guessing that the relative strength of the Lib Dems here is probably down to the doggedness of Elspeth Attwooll, who was an indefatigable serial candidate (when not lecturing in Jurisprudence at Glasgow University). Her efforts at Council and Westminster level all failed, but she eventually won election to the European Parliament.

By: RussGlas

RussGlas — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:51:14 +0000

@ Dalek,

I don’t believe Davina Rankin is standing so I am not sure who will be first on the list. The members within Glasgow choose so I think probably the Pollokshields councillor who is standing in Southside.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:57:50 +0000

The Glasgow Region should be renamed ‘Glasgow & Rutherglen’.

By: Calum W

Calum W — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:59:21 +0000

@ABrown I doubt they are capable of that. The last time they came third on the Glasgow list with 7.15% of the vote, getting just under .5% more than the tories and just about 2% more than the Greens, who were on 5.2%. The SNP got 4 seats (+Sturgeon won Govan), the aforementioned parties got one MSP each. IF the SNP lose Glasgow Southside, they stand a reasonable chance of getting a fifth list seat if their list vote holds up. If that is the case, the tories are likely to take one of the seats (it’s a fairly static vote) while the Greens have a decent chance of beating the Lib Dems into fifth with a swing of just 1% needed. If you add George Galloway into the equation, and he’s bound to take a lot off the SNP, Labour and the Greens (perhaps the LDs though I suspect they’re more likely to go Green), then it looks like the Glasgow Lib Dems’ metaphorical jacket is on a very shoogly peg.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:01:03 +0000

Who is replacing Bill Aitken?

Davina Rankin by any chance?

How safe is the Conservatives Glasgow list seat.

By: A Brown

A Brown — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:43:18 +0000

The Lib Dem candidate here, Katy Gordon, has now been selected as #1 on the Glasgow Lib Dem list for the 2011 Holyrood election

I wonder if the LDs are capable of holding on to their only list seat in Glasgow at the SP election? George Galloway is also planning to stand for the Glasgow list and claims he could get elected with 10-15000 votes.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:27:18 +0000

Hillhead was an independent borough prior to being annexed by Glasgow in 1912 or so.

It was Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Jordanhill, Dowanhill, Hyndland and Hillhead.

Once annexed by Glasgow it became the Glasgow Hillhead constituency.

When Glasgow Partick was abolished in 1950, Partick East Ward extended to include Hillhead and Partick East (with Hillhead) was all included in the revised Hillhead.

The was a Labour constituency in 1945 called Glasgow St Rollox (that was Woodside and Cowcaddens wards). In 1950 it annexed North Kelvin(side) from Glasgow Maryhill to become a Tory marginal of Glasgow Woodside.

In 1955, Cowcaddens was lost to Glasgow Central while Partick East (& Hillhead) was gained from Hillhead.

In 1974, Glasgow Woodside was abolished ….or was it?

Partick East, North Kelvin and Woodside wards all joined Glasgow Kelvingrove while the eastern half of Kelvingroves the Exchange ward went to Glasgow Central. Anderston remained.

In 1983, North Kelvin and Woodside joined Glasgow Maryhill and Partick East and Anderston joined Glasgow Hillhead.

Hillhead was therefore out of Glasgow Hillhead for 28 years.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:30:08 +0000

Does the relitivley strong Lib Dem presance here have anything to do with the fact that part of the seat was in the pre 1997 Glasgow Hillhead seat that was represented by Roy Jenkins in the 1980′s?