31-460: Alexander MacCallum Scott (1874–1928) was Liberal MP for Glasgow Bridgeton . He was president of Glasgow University Union , worked briefly served as private secretary to Winston Churchill , and was the first biographer of Churchill (works published 1905 and 1916). He won Glasgow Bridgeton in December 1910, and held it as a supporter of Lloyd George 's coalition in 1918, but lost it in 1922. During
62-504: A single electoral division . The dates for holding local elections in Scotland was also altered: County, district and burgh elections due in 1948 were postponed until 1949, and councillors due to retire were to continue in office. This also applied to county conveners, burgh provosts, honorary treasurers of burghs and chairmen of district councils. The final part of the Act listed the duties of
93-420: A candidate was permitted to use a motor vehicle to bring an elector to the polls, or to loan or rent such a vehicle to an elector, unless the vehicle was first registered with the returning officer. There was to be a limit of one vehicle per 1,500 electors in a county constituency and 2,500 in a borough constituency. The broadcast of any programme relating to an election on a radio station other than one operated by
124-405: A county or county borough. The electorate for local elections was larger than that for parliamentary elections. Apart from those resident in the district, there was an additional "non-resident qualification" to vote where an owner or tenant occupied rateable land or premises therein of the yearly value of not less than ten pounds. The electoral registration officer appointed under Part I of the Act
155-460: A point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the River Clyde, thence south-westward and north-westward along the municipal boundary of the city to a point on the centre line of the River Clyde about 77 yards south-eastward from the centre of Rutherglen Bridge, thence westward, northward and westward along the centre line of the River Clyde to the centre of Albert Bridge thence northward along
186-524: A property qualification because of their business or shop premises were abolished. Each constituency was to have an electoral registration officer, who was to compile the electoral register . In England and Wales , this officer was the clerk of the appropriate county or borough council ; in Scotland , it was the assessor of a county or large burgh ; and in Northern Ireland it was the town clerk of
217-558: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Glasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency) 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
248-403: Is noteworthy for abolishing plural voting for parliamentary elections, including by the abolition of the twelve separate university constituencies ; and for again increasing the number of members overall, in this case to 613. Part I of the Act declared that in future the United Kingdom would be divided into single-member borough constituencies and county constituencies . These terms replaced
279-551: The British Broadcasting Corporation was also prohibited. This prohibition extended to broadcasters outside the state. Each candidate was allowed to send an election address to each elector post free, and was entitled to the use of a room in a publicly funded school in which to hold meetings. Part IV altered the dates for the holding of local elections in England and Wales. County councillors were to be elected in
310-619: The 1924 General Election, he sent a message of support to all Scottish Labour candidates not opposed by Liberals. He criticised the Liberal Leader, H.H. Asquith , for entering into "a compact with the Tories to facilitate a Tory Majority". He resigned from the Liberal Party in late 1924. He joined the Labour Party in 1927, which adopted him as a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate . He died in
341-518: The appointment and duties of the returning officer . In England and Wales these were to be either the high sheriff of a county, the sheriff of a county corporate , the mayor of a borough or the chairman of an urban district council, as appointed by the Home Secretary . In Scotland the returning officer was to be a sheriff of a local sheriffdom , and in Northern Ireland the under-sheriff of
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#1733085380042372-484: 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. Russell resigned, causing a by-election. Trevelyan was appointed Secretary for Scotland , requiring a by-election. General Election 1914–15 : Another General Election
403-472: The centre line of Saltmarket to the centre line of Gallowgate, thence eastward along the centre line of Gallowgate to the centre line of Abercromby Street, thence southwestward along the centre line of Abercromby Street to the centre line of Canning Street, thence eastward along the centre line of Canning Street and London Road to the point of commencement. The Representation of the People Act 1948 provided that
434-454: The centre of Albert Bridge, where the same intersects the centre line of the River Clyde , and thence proceeding eastwards along the centre of that river till it meets the parliamentary boundary of the city at Harvie's Dyke; thence northwards along the said parliamentary boundary to the centre of London Road; thence westwards along the centres of London Road and Canning Street to a point opposite
465-479: The centre of Clyde Street; thence northwards along the centres of Clyde Street and Abercromby Street to the centre of Gallowgate; thence westwards along the centre of Gallowgate to a point opposite the centre of Saltmarket; thence southwards along the centre of Saltmarket to the centre of the River Clyde at the point first described. In the Representation of the People Act 1918 it was described as: That portion of
496-535: The city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the centre line of London Road, where the road is crossed by the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Lines), thence south-westward and southward along the centre line of the said railway to where it joins the Caledonian Railway Branch Line from Dalmarnock to Rutherglen, thence southward along the centre line of the said last-mentioned railway to
527-569: 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
558-455: The county borough of Belfast or the secretary of the county council. An electoral register was to be published in Spring and Autumn of each year. Qualifications for an elector to be registered were set out, with residence in the constituency on a specified date being the principal requirement. There was an additional "service qualification" for members of the armed forces and other persons outside
589-402: The crash of an aeroplane flying between Victoria, British Columbia , and Seattle . His son, John Hutchison MacCallum Scott was active in the Liberal Party and contested the 1945 General Election at Leeds North and later became involved with Liberal International . This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency
620-553: The electorate) no longer had the right to vote in two constituencies. Constituencies which had been represented by more than one MP were also abolished. Persons eligible to vote were to be British subjects of "full age" (21 years) and "not subject to any legal incapacity to vote", provided that they were registered to vote in the constituency. Each voter was only permitted to cast a single vote in one constituency, even if for some reason they were registered in more than one. The arrangements which had given plural votes to electors who met
651-616: The first meeting held after the rescheduled elections. The constitution of the London County Council was slightly altered: previously two councillors were elected for electoral divisions corresponding to each parliamentary constituency in the County of London , with an additional four for the City of London . With the reorganisation of constituencies in the county by the Act, the City lost its special position, being combined with Westminster in
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#1733085380042682-529: The first week of April, and all other councillors in the first week of May. All borough elections were to be held on the same day, set by the Home Secretary . The date for other elections was to be set by the appropriate county council. The change of dates meant that the borough elections due in November 1948 were postponed until the following May. Mayors ' and council chairmen's terms of office were extended until
713-457: The former designations of parliamentary borough /division of a parliamentary borough and parliamentary county/division of a parliamentary county (in Scotland "burgh constituencies" replaced parliamentary burghs ). There were to be 613 such constituencies, in place of the 591 under previous legislation. These were to be the only constituencies, and the Act thus abolished the university constituencies ; thus graduates of universities (about 7% of
744-438: The registration officer and established an appeals procedure for persons excluded from the register. It also allowed for funds to be made available for the registration process. Schedule I set out the names, number and constitution of the constituencies, which replaced those created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and Government of Ireland Act 1920 . In a few counties where there had been an exceptional increase in
775-462: The registration officer. In the absence of other arrangements these were to be identical to those used for parliamentary elections. Part III of the Act set new limits for the expenses that candidates were permitted to pay their election agent. In a county constituency this was to be £ 450, plus 2 d for each name in the electoral register; in borough constituencies it was to be £450 plus 1½d for each elector. Among other restrictions, no supporter of
806-446: The state on diplomatic or other Crown business, and their spouses. Electors were to vote in person, except in exceptional circumstances in which a proxy vote might be permitted. Each constituency was to be divided into polling districts by the registration officer, who was also to designate polling places within each district. Rules were laid down for the process: for instance each civil parish in an English or Welsh county constituency
837-475: Was also to compile a local government register, although the two registers could be combined, with the names of those persons registered only as local government electors marked. Electors were not permitted to be registered more than once in a single local government district, even if they occupied multiple premises. There was no prohibition on voting in different local authority areas, however. Polling districts were to be delineated and polling places designated by
868-548: 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: The area within a line beginning at a point in
899-443: 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; Representation of the People Act 1948 The Representation of the People Act 1948 ( 11 & 12 Geo. 6 . c. 65) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the law relating to parliamentary and local elections. It
930-512: Was to be a separate district. Where a group of thirty electors felt that they were not provided with a convenient polling place, they were entitled to petition the Secretary of State for a review. The procedures for recounts and for choosing the winning candidate by lot in the event of a tie were laid down. A candidate who received less than an eighth of the total number of votes cast would forfeit their monetary deposit. Finally Part I dealt with
961-413: 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