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Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Scottish Parliament electoral region
Scottish Parliament electoral region
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Glasgow | |
| constituency_type | electoral region | |
| parl_name | Scottish Parliament | |
| image | [[File:Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] |
| caption | Glasgow shown within Scotland (2011 boundaries) | |
| year | 1999 | |
| member_label | MSPs | |
| members | Scottish National Party 9 | |
| Labour 4 | ||
| Conservative 2 | ||
| Scottish Green 1 | ||
| local_council_label | Council areas | |
| local_council | Glasgow City (part) | |
| South Lanarkshire (part) | ||
| parts_label | Constituencies | |
| parts | Glasgow Anniesland | |
| Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston | ||
| Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok | ||
| Glasgow Central | ||
| Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn | ||
| Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill | ||
| Glasgow Southside | ||
| Rutherglen and Cambuslang | ||
| electorate | 500,456 (2022) |
Labour 4 Conservative 2 Scottish Green 1 South Lanarkshire (part) Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Glasgow Central Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Glasgow Southside Rutherglen and Cambuslang Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, eight of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region, which also elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). The region thus elects a total of 15 MSPs. Prior to the Second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025 the region consisted of nine constituencies, and thus elected 16 MSPs in total.
Constituencies and council areas
2026–present
As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the boundaries for the region and its constituencies were redrawn for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The regions covers the eight constituencies of Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, and Rutherglen and Cambuslang.
Seven of the constituencies are entirely within the Glasgow City council area, whilst the Rutherglen constituency comprises the extreme north-western part of the South Lanarkshire council area which is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The South Lanarkshire area is otherwise divided between the Central Scotland and South of Scotland regions. The Glasgow region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, however the Renfrewshire North and Cardonald constituency, which covers parts of Glasgow and Renfrewshire, forms part of the West Scotland electoral region.
2011–2026
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
| Region | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[File:Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) (2011 numbered).svg | 220px | ]] |
Eight of the constituencies were entirely within the Glasgow City council area. The Rutherglen constituency comprises the extreme north-western part of the South Lanarkshire council area which is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The South Lanarkshire area was otherwise divided between the Central Scotland and South of Scotland regions.
1999–2011
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region included:
| Region | Constituencies | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Glasgow 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[File:Glasgow ScottishParliamentElectoralRegion.svg | 220px | ]] |
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. Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs
| Term | Election | Glasgow Anniesland | Glasgow Cathcart | Glasgow Govan | Glasgow Kelvin | Glasgow Pollok | Glasgow Rutherglen | Glasgow Shettleston | Glasgow Maryhill | Glasgow Baillieston | Glasgow Springburn | Term | Election | Glasgow Anniesland | Glasgow Cathcart | Glasgow Southside | Glasgow Kelvin | Glasgow Pollok | Rutherglen | Glasgow Shettleston | Glasgow Maryhill | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Springburn | Glasgow Provan | 9 MSPs from 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Donald Dewar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Mike Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="4" | Gordon Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Pauline McNeill | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Johann Lamont | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Janis Hughes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Frank McAveety | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Patricia Ferguson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Margaret Curran | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="5" | Paul Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 by | Bill Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 by | Charlie Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lab) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish National Party}}" | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | James Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Bill Kidd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | James Dornan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Nicola Sturgeon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Sandra White | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour Party}}" | Johann Lamont | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" | James Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | John Mason | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour Party}}" | Patricia Ferguson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" | Paul Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Humza Yousaf | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Clare Haughey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Bob Doris | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Ivan McKee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Scottish National Party}}" | Kaukab Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) |
Regional list MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ||||||||
| (1999–2003) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Kenneth Gibson | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="7" | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="7" | Sandra White | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | |||||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | ||||||||
| 2nd | ||||||||
| (2003–07) | Scottish Greens}}" rowspan="7" | Patrick Harvie | ||||||
| (Green) | Scottish Socialist Party}}" rowspan="2" | Rosie Kane | ||||||
| (Socialist) | Scottish Socialist Party}}" rowspan="1" | |||||||
| Solidarity (Scotland)}}" | ||||||||
| 3rd | ||||||||
| (2007–11) | Bob Doris | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Bashir Ahmad | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Bill Kidd | ||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||
| Anne McLaughlin | ||||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||
| 4th | ||||||||
| (2011–16) | Humza Yousaf | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="3" | Drew Smith | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="3" | Hanzala Malik | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="1" | Anne McTaggart | ||||||
| (Labour) | ||||||||
| 5th | ||||||||
| (2016–21) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="2" | Anas Sarwar | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="2" | Johann Lamont | ||||||
| (Labour) | Pauline McNeill | |||||||
| (Labour) | James Kelly | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Conservative Party}}" rowspan="2" | |||||||
| 6th | ||||||||
| (2021–) | Paul Sweeney | |||||||
| (Labour) | Pam Duncan-Glancy | |||||||
| (Labour) | Sandesh Gulhane | |||||||
| (Conservative) |
Election results
2026 Scottish Parliament election
2021 Scottish Parliament election
The candidates for the region in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election are as follows:
Constituency results
References
- (April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
- (April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
- [https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/boundary-changes-create-new-rutherglen-2588606 Boundary changes create new Rutherglen seat, but area remains in Glasgow region], Daily Record, 2 June 2010
- See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''] {{webarchive. link. (21 September 2007)
- O’Donnell, Annemarie. (31 March 2021). "Scottish Parliamentary Election. Statement of Persons and Parties Nominated and Notice of Poll. Glasgow Region. Date of Poll 6 MAY 2021".
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/regions/S17000017 Glasgow] [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
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