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Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Summary

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Field	Value
name	Glasgow Pollok
type	burgh
constituency_link	Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
parl_name	Scottish Parliament
image	[[File:Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg	150px]]
image2	[[File:Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg	150px]]
caption2	Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
year	1999
abolished	2026
next	Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Glasgow Southside
party_label	Party
party	Scottish National Party
member_label	MSP
member	Humza Yousaf
local_council_label	Council area
local_council	Glasgow City
population	81,004 (2019)

Glasgow Pollok (Gaelic: Glaschu Pollaig) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the First Past the Post method of election. It is currently represented by Humza Yousaf, a member of the Scottish National Party who served as the First Minister of Scotland from March 2023 until May 2024. He has held the seat for the party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

The constituency is one of eight within the Glasgow City council area. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency will be abolished from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Most of Glasgow Pollok will be divided between the new seats of Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central and Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, with a portion also being transferred to Glasgow Southside.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are; Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Glasgow Pollok constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

Boundary review

Following its First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament constituencies, a newly shaped Pollok was formed in time for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The Glasgow City Council electoral wards used in the creation of the new Glasgow Pollok seat are:

In full: Greater Pollok, Craigton
In part: Govan

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Scottish Labour Party}}"		1999	Johann Lamont
Scottish National Party}}"		2016	Humza Yousaf

Election results

2020s

2010s

title=Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Glasgow Pollok

2000s

1990s

Footnotes

References

[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)] {{Webarchive. link. (6 May 2021 , [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes] {{Webarchive). link. (15 April 2021 ))
(April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
"Boundary Maps". Boundaries Scotland.
"Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Pollok". BBC News.
"Region Results for Glasgow Pollok (2021)". Glasgow City Council.
"Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council.
"Region Results for Glasgow Pollok (2011)". Glasgow City Council.
[http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/files/updatedversionJune08.xls Sub-constituency election results for the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections - data] {{webarchive. link. (6 December 2010 - [[Scotland Office]], 30 April 2008 (retrieved 5.04.11))

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