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Glasgow Scottish Parliament electoral region
The Glasgow Region show within Scotland
Created 1999
Current representation
Labour Party	9 MSPs
Scottish National Party	5 MSPs
Conservative	1 MSP
Liberal Democrats	1 MSP
Scottish Green Party	1 MSP
Constituencies Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Springburn
Council areas Glasgow City South Lanarkshire (part)

Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.

Contents 1 Constituencies and council areas 2 Election results 2.1 2007 Scottish Parliament election 2.1.1 Constituency results 2.1.2 Additional member results 2.2 2003 Scottish Parliament election 2.2.1 Constituency results 2.2.2 Additional member results 2.3 1999 Scottish Parliament election 2.3.1 Constituency results 2.3.2 Additional member results 3 Footnotes 3.1 See also

[edit] Constituencies and council areas

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes:

Constituency

Map

Glasgow Anniesland covers a north-western portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Baillieston covers the north-eastern portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Cathcart covers a southern portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Govan covers a central-southern portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Kelvin covers a central-western portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Maryhill covers the north-western portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Pollok covers a south-eastern part of Glasgow City. Glasgow Rutherglen covers a small south-eastern portion of Glasgow City and a northern portion of South Lanarkshire. Glasgow Shettleston covers a central-eastern portion of Glasgow City. Glasgow Springburn covers a north-eastern portion of Glasgow City.

The constituencies were created with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in 1999. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005^[1]. Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.

Nine of the constituencies are entirely within the Glasgow City council area. The Rutherglen constituency includes a north-eastern area of the South Lanarkshire council area. Also, although central with respect to the region and entirely within the city area, Shettleston is in the south-east of the city area, on its boundary with the South Lanarkshire area.

The South Lanarkshire area is otherwise divided between the Central Scotland and South of Scotland regions.

Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 9 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
• 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (1 constituency member, 4 additional members)
• 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)
• 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)
• 1 Scottish Green Party MSP (additional member)

[edit] Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Glasgow
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Glasgow Anniesland	Bill Butler	Labour hold
	Glasgow Baillieston	Margaret Curran	Labour hold
	Glasgow Cathcart	Charles Gordon	Labour hold
	Glasgow Govan	Nicola Sturgeon	Scottish National Party gain from Labour
	Glasgow Kelvin	Pauline McNeill	Labour hold
	Glasgow Maryhill	Patricia Ferguson	Labour hold
	Glasgow Pollok	Johann Lamont	Labour hold
	Glasgow Rutherglen	James Kelly	Labour hold
	Glasgow Shettleston	Frank McAveety	Labour hold
	Glasgow Springburn	Paul Martin	Labour hold

[edit] Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Glasgow
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	0	78,838	38.2%	+0.4%
	Scottish National Party	Bashir Ahmad Sandra White Bob Doris Bill Kidd	4	+2	55,832	27%	+9.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brown	1	±0	14,767	7.2%	-0.1%
	Conservative	Bill Aitken	1	±0	13,751	6.7%	-0.8%
	Scottish Green	Patrick Harvie	1	±0	10,759	5.2%	-1.9%
	Solidarity		0	0	8,544	4.1%	N/A
	British National Party		0	0	3,865	1.9%	+0.7%
	Scottish Senior Citizens		0	0	3,703	1.8%	-0.5%
	Scottish Christian		0	0	2,991	1.4%	N/A
	Socialist Labour		0	0	2,680	1.3%	-0.2%
	Christian Peoples		0	0	2,626	1.3%	N/A
	Scottish Socialist		0	-2	2,579	1.2%	-14.0%
	Scottish Unionist		0	0	1,612	0.8%	-0.4%
	Publican Party		0	0	952	0.5%	N/A
	Independent		0	0	582	0.3%	N/A
	Independent Green Voice		0	0	496	0.2%	N/A
	UK Independence		0	0	405	0.2%	-0.1%
	Scottish Voice		0	0	389	0.2%	N/A
	Independent		0	0	317	0.2%	N/A
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers		0	0	293	0.1%	N/A
	Independent		0	0	286	0.1%	N/A
	Communist		0	0	260	0.1%	-0.1%
	Nine Per Cent Growth Party		0	0	80	0.0%	N/A
	Rejected ballots	9,000	(4.17%)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Turnout	206,607	43.3%	+1.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A

[edit] 2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 10 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
• 2 Scottish National Party MSPs (both additional members)
• 2 Scottish Socialist Party MSPs (both additional members)
• 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)
• 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)
• 1 Scottish Green Party MSP (additional member)

[edit] Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Glasgow
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Glasgow Anniesland	Bill Butler	Labour hold
	Glasgow Baillieston	Margaret Curran	Labour hold
	Glasgow Cathcart	Mike Watson	Labour hold
	Glasgow Govan	Gordon Jackson	Labour hold
	Glasgow Kelvin	Pauline McNeill	Labour hold
	Glasgow Maryhill	Patricia Ferguson	Labour hold
	Glasgow Pollok	Johann Lamont	Labour hold
	Glasgow Rutherglen	Janis Hughes	Labour hold
	Glasgow Shettleston	Frank McAveety	Labour hold
	Glasgow Springburn	Paul Martin	Labour hold

Changes:

• On 1 September 2005, Mike Watson resigned after pleading guilty to fire-raising. At the subsequent Glasgow Cathcart by-election held 29 September 2005, Charlie Gordon held the seat for Labour.

[edit] Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Glasgow
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	0	77,540	37.7%	-6.2%
	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon Sandra White	2	−2	34,894	17.1%	-8.4%
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Sheridan Rosie Kane	2	+1	31,216	15.2%	+8.0%
	Conservative	Bill Aitken	1	±0	15,299	7.5%	-0.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brown	1	±0	14,839	7.5%	-0.4%
	Scottish Green	Patrick Harvie	1	+1	14,570	7.1%	+3.1%
	Scottish Senior Citizens		0	0	4,750	2.3%	N/A
	Socialist Labour		0	0	3,091	1.5%	-0.2%
	ProLife Alliance		0	0	2,477	1.2%	N/A
	Scottish Unionist		0	0	2,349	1.1%	+0.2%
	British National Party		0	0	2,344	1.1%	N/A
	Scottish People's Alliance		0	0	612	0.3%	N/A
	UK Independence		0	0	552	0.3%	N/A
	Communist		0	0	345	0.2%	-

Changes:

• Tommy Sheridan resigned from the Scottish Socialist Party in September 2006 and now sits as a member of Solidarity.

[edit] 1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 10 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
• 4 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
• 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)
• 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)
• 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (additional member)

[edit] Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Glasgow
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Glasgow Anniesland	Donald Dewar	Labour gain
	Glasgow Baillieston	Margaret Curran	Labour gain
	Glasgow Cathcart	Mike Watson	Labour gain
	Glasgow Govan	Gordon Jackson	Labour gain
	Glasgow Kelvin	Pauline McNeill	Labour gain
	Glasgow Maryhill	Patricia Ferguson	Labour gain
	Glasgow Pollock	Johann Lamont	Labour gain
	Glasgow Rutherglen	Janis Hughes	Labour gain
	Glasgow Shettleston	Frank McAveety	Labour gain
	Glasgow Springburn	Paul Martin	Labour gain

Changes:

• On 11 October, 2000, Donald Dewar suddenly died. At the subsequent Glasgow Anniesland by-election held 23 November 2000, Bill Butler held the seat for Labour.

[edit] Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Glasgow
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	N/A	112,588	43.9%	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon Dorothy-Grace Elder Kenneth Gibson Sandra White	4	N/A	65,360	25.5%	N/A
	Conservative	Bill Aitken	1	N/A	20,239	7.9%	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Sheridan	1	N/A	18,581	7.2%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brown	1	N/A	18,473	7.2%	N/A
	Scottish Green		0	N/A	10,159	4.0%	N/A
	Socialist Labour		0	N/A	4,391	1.7%	N/A
	ProLife Alliance		0	N/A	2,357	0.9%	N/A
	Scottish Unionist		0	N/A	2,283	0.9%	N/A
	Communist		0	N/A	521	0.2%	N/A
	Humanist Party		0	N/A	447	0.2%	N/A
	Natural Law		0	N/A	419	0.2%	N/A
	Socialist Party (GB)		0	N/A	309	0.1%	N/A
	People's Choice		0	N/A	221	0.1%	N/A

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland

[edit] See also

• Glasgow
  • Politics of Glasgow
• South Lanarkshire
• Renfrewshire

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