Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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Glasgow
electoral region
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Glasgow shown within Scotland
Population703,978 (2019) [1]
Current electoral region
Created 1999
MSPs Scottish National Party 9
Labour 4
Conservative 2
Scottish Green 1
Council areas Glasgow City
South Lanarkshire (part)
Constituencies Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Southside
Rutherglen

Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Nine 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 16 MSPs.

Contents

Constituencies and council areas

2026–present

As a result of the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and 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. The region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area. [2]

2011–2026

Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Map of boundaries from 2011

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.

RegionConstituencies
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) (2011 numbered).svg
  1. Glasgow Anniesland
  2. Glasgow Cathcart
  3. Glasgow Kelvin
  4. Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
  5. Glasgow Pollok
  6. Glasgow Provan
  7. Glasgow Shettleston
  8. Glasgow Southside
  9. Rutherglen

Eight of the constituencies are 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. [3] The South Lanarkshire area is otherwise divided between the Central Scotland and South of Scotland regions.

1999–2011

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

RegionConstituenciesConstituencies
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  1. Glasgow Anniesland
  2. Glasgow Baillieston
  3. Glasgow Cathcart
  4. Glasgow Govan
  5. Glasgow Kelvin
  6. Glasgow Maryhill
  7. Glasgow Pollok
  8. Glasgow Rutherglen
  9. Glasgow Shettleston
  10. Glasgow Springburn

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. [4] Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

TermElection Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Springburn
1st 1999 Donald Dewar
(Lab)		 Mike Watson
(Lab)		 Gordon Jackson
(Lab)		 Pauline McNeill
(Lab)		 Johann Lamont
(Lab)		 Janis Hughes
(Lab)		 Frank McAveety
(Lab)		 Patricia Ferguson
(Lab)		 Margaret Curran
(Lab)		 Paul Martin
(Lab)
2000 by Bill Butler
(Lab)
2nd 2003
2005 by Charlie Gordon
(Lab)
3rd 2007 Nicola Sturgeon
(SNP)		 James Kelly
(Labour)
TermElection Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Southside Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Pollok Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Maryhill
and Springburn 		Glasgow Provan 9 MSPs from 2011
4th 2011 Bill Kidd
(SNP)		 James Dornan
(SNP)		 Nicola Sturgeon
(SNP)		 Sandra White
(SNP)		 Johann Lamont
(Labour)		 James Kelly
(Labour)		 John Mason
(SNP)		 Patricia Ferguson
(Labour)		 Paul Martin
(Labour)
5th 2016 Humza Yousaf
(SNP)		 Clare Haughey
(SNP)		 Bob Doris
(SNP)		 Ivan McKee
(SNP)
6th 2021 Kaukab Stewart
(SNP)

Regional list MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

ParliamentMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSP
1st
(1999–2003)		 Kenneth Gibson
(SNP)		 Nicola Sturgeon
(SNP)		 Sandra White
(SNP)		 Dorothy-Grace Elder
(SNP)		 Tommy Sheridan
(Socialist
later Solidarity )		 Robert Brown
(Lib Dem)		 Bill Aitken
(Conservative)
2nd
(2003–07)		 Patrick Harvie
(Green)		 Rosie Kane
(Socialist)
3rd
(2007–11)		 Bob Doris
(SNP)		 Bashir Ahmad
(SNP)		 Bill Kidd
(SNP)
Anne McLaughlin
(SNP)
4th
(2011–16)		 Humza Yousaf
(SNP)		 Drew Smith
(Labour)		 Hanzala Malik
(Labour)		 Anne McTaggart
(Labour)		 Ruth Davidson
(Conservative)
5th
(2016–21)		 Anas Sarwar
(Labour)		 Johann Lamont
(Labour)		 Pauline McNeill
(Labour)		 James Kelly
(Labour)		 Adam Tomkins
(Conservative)		 Annie Wells
(Conservative)
6th
(2021–)		 Paul Sweeney
(Labour)		 Pam Duncan-Glancy
(Labour)		 Sandesh Gulhane
(Conservative)

Election results

2026 Scottish Parliament election

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
SNP
Conservative
Labour
Green Patrick Harvie, Holly Bruce, Iris Duane, Malena Roche, Rana Noor Mohamed, Isable Ruffell, Kit Renard
Liberal Democrats Daniel O'Malley, Brian Howieson, Paul Kennedy, James Spiers
Reform
Alba
Workers Party Yvonne Ridley, George Galloway

2021 Scottish Parliament election

The candidates for the region in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election are as follows: [5]

Constituency results

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd SNP hold
Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan SNP hold
Glasgow Kelvin Kaukab Stewart SNP hold
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Bob Doris SNP hold
Glasgow Pollok Humza Yousaf SNP hold
Glasgow Provan Ivan McKee SNP hold
Glasgow Shettleston John Mason SNP hold
Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon SNP hold
Rutherglen Clare Haughey SNP hold
2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow [6]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
SNP Roza Salih, Nicola Sturgeon , Clare Haughey , Ivan McKee , Bill Kidd , Alex Kerr, Suzanne McLaughlin, Kaukab Stewart , Katy Loudon, Christina Cannon, Abdul Bostani133,91743.9Decrease2.svg0.9
Labour Pauline McNeill , Anas Sarwar , Paul Sweeney , Pam Duncan-Glancy , James Kelly, Eva Murray, Craig Carson, Hollie Cameron, Willie Docherty74,08824.3Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative Annie Wells , Sandesh Gulhane , Ade Aibinu, Thomas Kerr, Kyle Thornton, Lynne Nailon, Alix Mathieson37,02712.1Increase2.svg0.2
Green Patrick Harvie , Kim Long, Nadia Kanyange, Jon Molyneux, Dan Hutchison, Elaine Gallacher, Emma Cockburn, Anthony Carroll, Blair Anderson, Holly Bruce, Ellie Gomersall, Calum Mcintosh36,11411.8Increase2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats Carole Ford, Andrew Chamberlain, James Speirs, Nicholas Moohan, Sheila Thomson, Mark Simons, Joe McCauley, David McKenzie, Matthew Clark6,0792.0Decrease2.svg0.4
Alba Michelle Ferns, Ailsa Gray, Shahid Farooq, Lynn McMahon5,4081.8Increase2.svg1.8
All for Unity Jean Anne Mitchell, Ricky Morton, Christian McNeill, Khaleel Mohammed, Niall Fraser, Chris Creighton, Ian Mulholland2,5620.8Increase2.svg0.8
Independent Green Voice Alistair McConnachie2,2100.7Increase2.svg0.7
Scottish Family William Neeson, Joshua Hall, John Laird, David Tortolano, Margaret Paterson1,7280.6Increase2.svg0.6
Women's Equality Ruth Wilkinson, Suzanne Martin, Esthi Thurston, Anna Nordahl7720.3Decrease2.svg0.5
Freedom AllianceCarol Dobson, Mary Steven, Diane Hodge, David Mills, Roderick Nicoll, Stephen Lonsdale7590.2Increase2.svg0.2
Abolish the Scottish Parliament James Dunsmore, Robert Pressley7020.2Increase2.svg0.2
Scottish Libertarian Alan Findlay, Cameron Milne6800.2Increase2.svg0.2
TUSC Brian Smith, Sinead Daly, Oisin Duncan, Maddie Jamieson6450.2Increase2.svg0.2
Communist Johnnie Hunter5440.2Increase2.svg0.2
Reform Andy MacMillan, Jamie-Lee McMillan, Christina MacMillan, Kirsty MacMillan, Ellen MacMillan5430.2Increase2.svg0.2
UKIP Daryl Gardner, Chris Ho, Amanda Ranaghan, David Hanna4470.1Decrease2.svg1.9
Independent Craig Ross2690.1Increase2.svg0.1
SDP Anthony McGinley, Robin John Dudfield, Robert Malyn, Richard Cameron1780.1Increase2.svg0.1
Reclaim Leo Kearse 1740.1Increase2.svg0.1
Renew Ben Meechan, Andrea Kozlowski1000.1Increase2.svg0.1
Independent Daniel Donaldson980.0N/A

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd SNP hold
Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan SNP hold
Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White SNP hold
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Bob Doris SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Pollok Humza Yousaf SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Provan Ivan McKee SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Shettleston John Mason SNP hold
Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon SNP hold
Rutherglen Clare Haughey SNP gain from Labour

Additional member results

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP 0-2111,10144.8%+4.9%
Labour Anas Sarwar
Johann Lamont
James Kelly
Pauline McNeill 		4+159,15123.8%-11.1%
Conservative Adam Tomkins
Annie Wells 		2+129,53311.9%+5.8%
Green Patrick Harvie 1±023,3989.4%+3.5%
Liberal Democrats 0±05,8502.4%-0.2%
UKIP 0±04,8892.0%+1.4%
Solidarity 0±03,5931.4%+1.4%
RISE 0±02,4541.0%+1.0%
BUP 0±02,4531.0%+1.0%
Women's Equality 0±02,0910.8%+0.8%
Animal Welfare 0±01,8190.7%+0.7%
Scottish Christian 0±01,5060.6%-0.1%
Independent 0±02710.1%N/A

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Patricia Ferguson Labour hold
Glasgow Pollok Johann Lamont Labour hold
Glasgow Provan Paul Martin Labour hold
Glasgow Shettleston John Mason SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon SNP hold
Rutherglen James Kelly Labour hold

Additional member results

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
SNP Humza Yousaf
Bob Doris 		2-283,10939.8%+12.8%
Labour Hanzala Malik
Drew Smith
Anne McTaggart 		3+373,03135.0%-3.3%
Conservative Ruth Davidson 1±012,7496.1%-0.6%
Green Patrick Harvie 1±012,4546.0%+0.8%
Respect 0±06,9723.3%±0%
Liberal Democrats 0-15,3122.5%-4.6%
Scottish Senior Citizens 0±03,7501.8%±0%
BNP 0±02,4241.2%-0.7%
Socialist Labour 0±02,2761.1%-0.2%
Scottish Christian 0±01,5010.7%-0.7%
Scottish Unionist 0±01,4470.7%-0.1%
Scottish Socialist 0±01,3620.7%-0.6%
Pirate 0±05810.3%N/A
Independent 0±03380.2%N/A
Scottish Homeland Party0±02830.1%N/A

2007 Scottish Parliament election

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

Constituency results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Butler Labour hold
Glasgow Baillieston Margaret Curran Labour hold
Glasgow Cathcart Charles Gordon Labour hold
Glasgow Govan Nicola Sturgeon SNP 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

Additional member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0078,83838.2%+0.4%
SNP Bashir Ahmad
Sandra White
Bob Doris
Bill Kidd 		4+255,83227.0%+9.9%
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 1±014,7677.2%-0.1%
Conservative Bill Aitken 1±013,7516.7%-0.8%
Green Patrick Harvie 1±010,7595.2%-1.9%
Solidarity 0-18,5444.1%N/A
BNP 003,8651.9%+0.7%
Scottish Senior Citizens 003,7031.8%-0.5%
Scottish Christian 002,9911.4%N/A
Socialist Labour 002,6801.3%-0.2%
CPA 002,6261.3%N/A
Scottish Socialist 0-12,5791.2%-14.0%
Scottish Unionist 001,6120.8%-0.4%
Publican Party009520.5%N/A
Muhammad Shoaib005820.3%N/A
Independent Green Voice004960.2%N/A
UKIP 004050.2%-0.1%
Scottish Voice 003890.2%N/A
Asif Nadir003170.2%N/A
Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers002930.1%N/A
James Cruickshank002860.1%N/A
Communist 002600.1%-0.1%
Nine Per Cent Growth Party00800.0%N/A
Rejected ballots9,000(4.17%)N/AN/AN/AN/A
Turnout206,60743.3%+1.8%N/AN/AN/A

Changes:

2003 Scottish Parliament election

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

Constituency results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
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:

Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0077,54037.7%-6.2%
SNP Nicola Sturgeon
Sandra White 		2−234,89417.1%-8.4%
Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan
Rosie Kane 		2+131,21615.2%+8.0%
Conservative Bill Aitken 1±015,2997.5%-0.4%
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 1±014,8397.5%-0.4%
Green Patrick Harvie 1+114,5707.1%+3.1%
Scottish Senior Citizens 004,7502.3%N/A
Socialist Labour 003,0911.5%-0.2%
ProLife Alliance 002,4771.2%N/A
Scottish Unionist 002,3491.1%+0.2%
BNP 002,3441.1%N/A
Scottish People's 006120.3%N/A
UKIP 005520.3%N/A
Communist 003450.2%–

Changes:

1999 Scottish Parliament election

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

Constituency results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Glasgow Anniesland Donald Dewar Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Baillieston Margaret Curran Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Cathcart Mike Watson Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Govan Gordon Jackson Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Kelvin Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Maryhill Patricia Ferguson Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Pollok Johann Lamont Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Rutherglen Janis Hughes Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Shettleston Frank McAveety Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)
Glasgow Springburn Paul Martin Scottish Labour Party win (new seat)

Changes:

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0N/A112,58843.9%N/A
SNP Nicola Sturgeon
Dorothy-Grace Elder
Kenneth Gibson
Sandra White 		4N/A65,36025.5%N/A
Conservative Bill Aitken 1N/A20,2397.9%N/A
Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan 1N/A18,5817.2%N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Brown 1N/A18,4737.2%N/A
Green 0N/A10,1594.0%N/A
Socialist Labour 0N/A4,3911.7%N/A
ProLife Alliance 0N/A2,3570.9%N/A
Scottish Unionist 0N/A2,2830.9%N/A
Communist 0N/A5210.2%N/A
Humanist 0N/A4470.2%N/A
Natural Law 0N/A4190.2%N/A
Socialist (GB) 0N/A3090.1%N/A
People's Choice0N/A2210.1%N/A

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ↑ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Boundary changes create new Rutherglen seat, but area remains in Glasgow region, Daily Record, 2 June 2010
  4. ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ 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". Archived from the original on 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Glasgow [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021

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