Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)
| Glasgow Bridgeton | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
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| Major settlements | Glasgow |
| 1885–1974 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Glasgow Central, Glasgow Shettleston |
| Created from | Glasgow |
Glasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1885 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
For many years it was represented by James Maxton, the leader of the Independent Labour Party whose policies were to the left of the Labour Party.
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the first and fourth Municipal Wards.
The constituency was described in the Glasgow Parliamentary Divisions Act 1896 as being-
In the Representation of the People Act 1918 it was described as-
The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Calton and Dalmarnock wards of the City of Glasgow. The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Glasgow Bridgeton, Glasgow Provan and Glasgow Shettleston) Order, 1955 added to this the portion of the Mile-End ward that had previously been part of the Glasgow Camlachie constituency.
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970 provided that the constituency was to consist of "The following wards of the county of the city of Glasgow, namely, Calton and Dalmarnock and that part of Mile-End ward which lies to the west of a line commencing at a point on the northern boundary of the ward immediately opposite the centre line of Millerston Street; thence southward to and along the centre line of Millerston Street to the centre line of Gallowgate; thence eastward along the centre line of Gallowgate to a point opposite the centre line of Fielden Street; thence southward along the centre line of Fielden Street to the termination of the line on the southern boundary of the Mile-End ward opposite the centre of Fielden Street."
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