Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow East
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Glasgow City
Major settlements Baillieston, Carmyle, Garrowhill, Shettleston
Current constituency
Created 2005
Member of Parliament John Grady (Labour)
Created from Glasgow Baillieston
Glasgow Shettleston

Glasgow East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting. It is currently represented by John Grady of the Labour Party who has been the MP since 2024.

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History

Glasgow East is entirely within the Glasgow City Council area, taking in the areas of: Baillieston, Carmyle, Parkhead, Shettleston and Tollcross. It formerly included Easterhouse and Gartloch.

It was once one of the safest seats for the Labour Party, the areas included in the constituency having returned solely Labour MPs since the 1930s. However, it achieved national prominence when a by-election in 2008 saw the Scottish National Party overturn a majority of over 13,000 votes to gain the seat. Since then, it has been tightly fought by Labour and the SNP.

During the 2015 general election there was a nationwide surge of support for the SNP, as pro-independence voters rallied to support the party in unprecedented numbers. After votes were counted The Guardian reported: "The SNP swept aside once-unassailable majorities for Labour with swings as high as 35%, as voters threw out Jim Murphy, the Scottish Labour leader, its former deputy leader, Anas Sarwar, and Margaret Curran, the shadow Scottish secretary [in Glasgow East]." [1]

At the 2016 EU referendum, the House of Commons Library estimates that 53% of local voters opted for Britain to Remain a member of the EU, while 47% voted to leave. [2]

The 2017 general election result in the constituency was that election's tenth-closest result, with the SNP holding the seat by a margin of 75 votes. Amid a nationwide backlash against Nicola Sturgeon's plans for a second independence referendum, [3] the SNP's share of the vote dropped by 18%, the Conservative vote nearly trebled and Labour picked up votes from left-wing voters excited by Jeremy Corbyn and the British Labour Party's socialist platform. [4]

In 2019, Linden was re-elected with an increased majority of 5,566 votes, making the seat a comfortable SNP majority. [5]

Boundaries

Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2005–2024

Glasgow East is one of six constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area.

Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The Glasgow East constituency includes the area of the former Glasgow Baillieston constituency and parts of the former Glasgow Shettleston constituency. [6] Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.

At the 2024 general election the constituency has been significantly re-drawn, to take in significant areas south of the River Clyde, in Gorbals and Govanhill.

It currently consists of the following electoral wards of the City of Glasgow:

Constituency profile

Glasgow Baillieston had always been represented by MPs from the Labour Party until 2008, as was the predecessor Glasgow Provan constituency from its creation in 1955. Glasgow Shettleston was won by the Labour Party at every general election from 1950 onwards (in 1945 it was won by the Independent Labour Party). In 2008, the SNP succeeded in winning the seat from Labour in a by-election on a very large swing. Prior to the by-election, it had been one of the safest Labour seats in the UK. At the 2010 general election, the seat was regained for Labour by Margaret Curran from John Mason of the SNP; with a large majority of more than 11,000 votes.

It is one of the most deprived constituencies in the UK. In 2008, nearly 40% of adults smoke (UK average at the time was 19.2%), and on average there were 25 drug-related deaths a year. [8] Average male life expectancy is 68, five years less than the Scottish average, while in the Shettleston area it is 63. [9] A 2008 World Health Organization report gave the average male life expectancy in Calton as 54, which is lower than it was before the Second World War. [10]

2008 by-election

On 28 June 2008, the sitting MP David Marshall announced he would step down because of a stress-related illness; he was appointed Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 30 June 2008, thus effectively resigning from the House of Commons. [11] Although the seat represented Labour's third-largest majority in Scotland, it faced a strong challenge from the Scottish National Party, hot on the heels of Labour's disastrous performance at the 2008 Henley by-election. [12] Nominations for candidates closed at 4pm on 9 July, and the election took place on 24 July. [13]

On 25 July 2008, and after a recount, the SNP candidate John Mason won the seat with a narrow majority of 365 votes over the Labour Party candidate, Margaret Curran. [14]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [15] Party
2005 David Marshall Labour
2008 by-election John Mason SNP
2010 Margaret Curran Labour
2015 Natalie McGarry SNP
2015 Independent
2017 David Linden SNP
2024 John Grady Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glasgow East [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Grady 15,543 43.8 +10.4
SNP David Linden 11,75933.2−15.5
Scottish Green Amy Kettyles2,7277.7+6.3
Reform UK Donnie McLeod2,3716.7+6.6
Conservative Thomas Kerr1,7074.8−7.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Clark8722.5−1.6
Scottish Socialist Liam McLaughlan4661.3N/A
Majority3,78410.6N/A
Turnout 35,44551.4−7.6
Registered electors 68,988
Labour gain from SNP Swing +13.0

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Glasgow East [18] [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP David Linden 18,357 47.7 +8.9
Labour Kate Watson12,79133.2−5.4
Conservative Thomas Kerr5,70914.8−4.0
Liberal Democrats James Harrison1,6264.2+2.6
Majority5,56614.5+14.3
Turnout 38,48357.1+2.5
SNP hold Swing +7.1
General election 2017: Glasgow East [21] [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP David Linden 14,024 38.8 −18.1
Labour Kate Watson13,94938.6+6.2
Conservative Thomas Kerr6,81618.8+12.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Clark5671.6+0.9
UKIP John Ferguson5021.4−1.2
Independent Karin Finegan1580.4New
SDP Steven Marshall1480.4New
Majority750.2−24.3
Turnout 36,17554.6−5.7
SNP hold Swing -12.2
General election 2015: Glasgow East [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Natalie McGarry 24,116 56.9 +32.2
Labour Margaret Curran 13,72932.4−29.2
Conservative Andrew Morrison2,5446.0+1.5
UKIP Arthur Thackeray1,1052.6+2.0
Scottish Green Kim Long3810.9New
Liberal Democrats Gary McLelland3180.7−4.3
Scottish Socialist Liam McLaughlan2240.5−0.9
Majority10,38724.5N/A
Turnout 42,41760.3+8.3
SNP gain from Labour Swing +30.7
General election 2010: Glasgow East [26] [25] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Curran 19,797 61.6 +0.9
SNP John Mason 7,95724.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats Kevin Ward1,6175.0−6.8
Conservative Hamira Khan1,4534.5−2.4
BNP Joe T Finnie6772.1New
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 4541.4−2.1
UKIP Arthur Thackeray2090.6New
Majority11,84036.9−6.8
Turnout 32,16452.0+3.8
Labour hold Swing +18.5

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Glasgow East by-election [28] [29] [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP John Mason 11,277 43.1 +26.1
Labour Margaret Curran 10,91241.7−19.0
Conservative Davena Rankin1,6396.3−0.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Robertson9153.5−8.3
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 5552.1−1.4
Solidarity Tricia McLeish5122.0New
Scottish Green Eileen Duke2320.9New
Independent Chris Creighton670.3New
Freedom-4-Choice Hamish Howitt 650.2New
Majority3651.4N/A
Turnout 26,21942.25−5.95
SNP gain from Labour Swing +22.5
General election 2005: Glasgow East [31] [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Marshall 18,775 60.7 −3.0
SNP Lachlan McNeill5,26817.0−0.1
Liberal Democrats David Jackson3,66511.8+6.0
Conservative Carl Thomson2,1356.9+0.8
Scottish Socialist George Savage1,0963.5−3.4
Majority13,50743.7−2.9
Turnout 30,93948.2
Labour win (new seat)

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