Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Electorate66,213 [1]
Major settlements Glasgow
Future constituency
Created 2026
Seats1
Council area City of Glasgow
Created from Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Pollok

Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament which will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. [2] The seat was created at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, and will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. It covers areas that were formerly within the constituencies of Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Pollok, which were abolished as a result of this review. [3]

Contents

Electoral region

The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, and Rutherglen and Cambuslang. [2] The region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area. [4]

Constituency boundaries

Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok is one of the eight constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, and Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (the latter also covering part of the Renfrewshire council area). [5] The following electoral wards were used to defined Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok: [6]

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Zen Ghani
Labour Anas Sarwar
Conservative Kyle Park
Workers Party Yvonne Ridley
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 26.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  3. ↑ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141-142.
  6. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.

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