Glasgow Corporation election, 1936

Map showing results in Glasgow Corporation wards. Green wards held no election.

An Election to the Glasgow Corporation was held on 3 November 1936, alongside municipal elections across Scotland.

Glasgow Corporation at the time was made up of 116 members, of whom 114 were elected. Following the election the Corporation was composed of 47 Progressives/Moderates (49 including the ex officio members, who sat as Progressives), 55 Socialists, and 12 ILP councilors.^[1]

Turnout was 248,053, or 51.99%.^[1]

Aggregate results

Glasgow Corporation election, 1936^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Progressives		8				47.80%	118,567
	Labour						37.77%	93,696
	Ind. Labour Party						9.44%	23,421
	Scottish Protestant League						3.39%	8,403
	Independent Progressive						0.71%	1,770
	Independent						0.55%	1,365
	Communist						0.34%	829

References

1 2 3 "Scottish Municipal Elections". The Glasgow Herald. 4 November 1936. p. 14.

Elections in Glasgow

Glasgow Corporation	1895 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

Glasgow City District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992

Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994

Glasgow City Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017

General Elections	1997 2001 2005 2010

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