Glasgow St Rollox (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Glasgow St. Rollox was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, 1885–1950 ...
Glasgow St Rollox | |
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Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | City and royal burgh of Glasgow County of city of Glasgow |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Glasgow |
Replaced by | Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Woodside |
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The constituency covered Glasgow's Cowcaddens and Woodside wards. In 1950, the constituency was extended to include North Kelvin ward, and the name was changed to Glasgow Woodside.
It is referenced in Franz Ferdinand's song "The Fallen" as an area where the protagonist of the story spends much of his time.