RED CLYDESIDE ?
SIR,—There is a general impression in England that Glasgow is a city of the extreme left-wing in politics, and the term "Red Clydeside" is fre- quently applied to it. An analysis of the votes cast in the General Elec- tion shows how erroneous is this idea. With the exception of Liverpool, Glasgow revealed a more conservative tendency than any of the chief industrial centres in England, and presents itself as a mild pink compared with Manchester, Sheffield, and the 62 London Boroughs. These are the results put crudely and with decimal points omitted. In Liverpool for every too votes cast 44 went for Mr. Churchill's Government and 56 against. In Glasgow the figures were 43-57; Newcastle 401-591 ; Birmingham 39-61 ; Manchester 38-62; Sheffield and the London Boroughs 37-63.
For those interested I give the detailed figures. Per cent. of anti-Govt. Votes to Votes Pro. Anti- Votes Cast. Govt. Govt. Recorded.
Liverpool 298,217 130,416 167,80 t 56.3 Glasgow 416,280
177,063
239,217 57.4 Newcastle
137,493
55,657 81,836 59-5 Birmingham 460,407 180,4o0 280,007 60.8 Manchester 323,573 123,136 200,437 62.3 Sheffield 225,918 83,313 142,605 63.1 London 1,376,619 503,684 872,935 63.4 —I am, yours, &c.,
Previous page
