Glasgow Anniesland (UK Parliament constituency)
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Glasgow Anniesland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005, when it was replaced by the larger Glasgow North West, with the exception of Kelvindale which joined Glasgow North. It was represented by Donald Dewar until his death in 2000.
| Glasgow Anniesland Burgh constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1997 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
[edit] Boundaries
Anniesland was situated on the north western outskirts of the city of Glasgow, stretching from Drumchapel on the boundaries with Clydebank to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 Donald Dewar
- 2000 John Robertson
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2001: Glasgow Anniesland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Robertson | 15,102 | 56.5 | -5.3 | |
| Scottish National Party | Grant Thoms | 4,048 | 15.1 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris McGinty | 3,244 | 12.1 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Connell | 2,651 | 9.9 | -1.6 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 1,486 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Katherine McGavigan | 191 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,054 | 41.4 | |||
| Turnout | 26,722 | 50.1 | -13.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.7% Lab to SNP | |||
| Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Robertson | 10,359 | 51.7 | -10.1 | |
| Scottish National Party | Grant Thomas | 4,202 | 21.0 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst | 2,188 | 10.9 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris McGinty | 1,630 | 8.1 | +0.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 1,441 | 7.2 | +6.5 | |
| Independent | William Lyden | 212 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Glasgow Anniesland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Donald Dewar | 20,951 | 61.8 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Bill Wilson | 5,797 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Brocklehurst | 3,881 | 11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Chris McGinty | 2,453 | 7.2 | ||
| ProLife Alliance | Akhtar Majid | 374 | 1.1 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonner | 229 | 0.7 | ||
| UK Independence | Alan Milligan | 86 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Referendum Party | Gillian McKay | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Thomas Pringle | 24 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
