Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the fifteenth and sixteenth Municipal Wards.

1918–1949: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Kingston and Kinning Park[2] 1950–1955: The County of the City of Glasgow wards of Kinning Park and Kingston, and part of Govan General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;