Glasgow Kelvin (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Kelvin
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Glasgow City council area
1997–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Glasgow Central
Glasgow Hillhead
Replaced by Glasgow Central
Glasgow North
Glasgow North West

Glasgow Kelvin was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. The area it represented is now covered by Glasgow Central, Glasgow North and Glasgow North West.

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It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Anderston/City, Hyndland/Hillhead, and Scotstoun/Broomhill.

The constituency included Glasgow city centre.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1997 George Galloway Labour
2003 Independent
2004 Respect
2005 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Glasgow Kelvin [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Galloway 12,014 44.8 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Tamsin Mayberry4,75417.7+3.5
SNP Frances Rankin4,51316.8−4.6
Conservative Davena Rankin2,3888.9−1.9
Scottish Socialist Heather Ritchie1,8476.9+5.7
Scottish Green Tim Shand1,2864.8New
Majority7,26027.1−2.5
Turnout 26,80243.6−12.5
Labour hold Swing −4.9

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Glasgow Kelvin [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Galloway 16,643 51.0
SNP Sandra White 6,97821.4
Liberal Democrats Elspeth M. Buchanan4,62914.2
Conservative Duncan H. McPhie3,53910.8
Scottish Socialist Allan Green3861.2
Referendum Robert J.M. Grigor2820.9
Socialist (GB) Victor Vanni1020.3
Natural Law George W. Stidolph950.3
Majority9,66529.6
Turnout 32,65456.1
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.
  3. ↑ BBC VOTE 2001
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