Glasgow Hillhead was a

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represented in the

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of the

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from 1918 until 1997. It elected one

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(MP) using the

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voting system.

Boundaries

1918–1945: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point in the municipal boundary at its intersection with the centre line of the

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, thence southeastward, southward and southwestward along the centre line of the River Kelvin to the centre line of the North British Railway (Stobcross Branch), thence north-westward along the centre of the said North British Railway to its intersection with the municipal boundary, thence northeastward along the municipal boundary to the point of commencement". 1945–1974: The Glasgow wards of Kelvinside, Partick West, and part of Whiteinch. 1974–1983: The Glasgow wards of Kelvinside, Partick West, and Whiteinch. 1983–1997: The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Kelvindale/Kelvinside, Partick/Anderston, and Scotstoun/Broomhill.

History

Along with Glasgow Cathcart, Hillhead was one of two safe Conservative Party seats in Glasgow for several decades. However, the majorities in both constituencies were gradually reduced by

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in the 1970s; Cathcart was won by Labour in

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(the Conservative Party's only loss in their electoral victory that year), while Hillhead remained Conservative with a narrow majority. In the subsequent by-election of 1982, the Conservatives lost their sole seat in Glasgow not to Labour, but to the newly formed SDP; with the former Labour Cabinet Minister Roy Jenkins becoming the new MP for the constituency. Jenkins retained the seat for the SDP in

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, but lost the seat to George Galloway of the Labour Party in

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

*endorsed by constituency party but not by borough party

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

The constituency's boundaries were significantly altered for the 1983 general election and it was estimated by the

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