Glasgow Anniesland (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Anniesland
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Glasgow City council area
1997–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Glasgow Garscadden
Replaced by Glasgow North West
Glasgow North

Glasgow Anniesland was a burgh 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.

Contents

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system, and was represented by Donald Dewar until his death in 2000.

Boundaries

The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumchapel/Blairdardie, Jordanhill/Kelvindale, and Yoker/Knightswood.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1997 Donald Dewar Labour First Minister of Scotland 1999–2000. Died October 2000
2000 by-election John Robertson Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Glasgow Anniesland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 15,102 56.5 −5.3
SNP Grant Thoms4,04815.1−2.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGinty3,24412.1+4.9
Conservative Stewart Connell2,6519.9−1.6
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy1,4865.6New
Socialist Labour Katherine McGavigan1910.7New
Majority11,05441.4-3.3
Turnout 26,72250.1−13.7
Labour hold Swing −1.7
By-election 2000: Glasgow Anniesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 10,359 51.7 −10.1
SNP Grant Thoms4,20221.0+3.9
Conservative Dorothy A. Luckhurst2,18810.9−0.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGinty1,6308.1+0.9
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy1,4417.2+6.5
Independent William Lyden2121.1New
Majority6,33731.3-13.4
Turnout 20,21238.4-25.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Glasgow Anniesland [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Dewar 20,951 61.8
SNP Bill Wilson 5,79717.1
Conservative Robert A.P. Brocklehurst3,88111.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGinty2,4537.2
ProLife Alliance Akhtar Majid3741.1
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 2290.7
UKIP Alan H. Milligan860.3
Referendum Gillian McKay840.2
Natural Law Thomas J. Pringle240.1
Majority15,15444.7
Turnout 33,87963.8
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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