Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Shettleston
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
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Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Glasgow Shettleston shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population79,969 (2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1999
Party Independent
MSP John Mason
Council area Glasgow City

Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Contents

The seat has been held by John Mason, who was elected for the Scottish National Party but has had the whip withdrawn after being elected, since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2011

The Glasgow Shettleston constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

Boundary review

Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland had recommended a modified Glasgow Shettleston constituency. The electoral wards used to create the newly formed Shettleston are:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1999 Frank McAveety Labour
2011 John Mason SNP
2024 Independent

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP John Mason [a] 17,46554.4Decrease2.svg1.614,77245.8Decrease2.svg1.9
Labour Pauline McNeill [b] 9,44029.4Increase2.svg2.37,92424.6Steady2.svg0.0
Conservative Thomas Kerr 4,42113.8Increase2.svg1.44,82115.0Increase2.svg2.8
Scottish Green 2,4577.6Increase2.svg2.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Clark7742.4Increase2.svg0.24331.3Decrease2.svg0.2
Alba 4041.3New
All for Unity 4001.2New
Independent Green Voice 2250.7New
Scottish Family 1660.5New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1050.3New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 1000.3New
Women's Equality 780.2Decrease2.svg0.4
Scottish Libertarian 640.2New
UKIP 620.2Decrease2.svg2.6
TUSC 560.2New
Reform UK 550.2New
Communist 420.1New
Independent Craig Ross210.1New
Reclaim 150.0New
SDP 150.0New
Renew 120.0New
Independent Daniel Donaldson60.0New
Majority8,02525.0Decrease2.svg3.9
Valid Votes32,10032,233
Invalid Votes238119
Turnout 32,33853.7Increase2.svg9.732,35253.7Increase2.svg9.7
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston [2] [5]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP John Mason [a] 14,19856.0Increase2.svg8.212,16047.7Increase2.svg6.2
Labour Thomas Rannachan6,87527.1Decrease2.svg17.96,27024.6Decrease2.svg15.3
Conservative Thomas Kerr 3,15112.4Increase2.svg6.93,09812.2Increase2.svg7.4
Scottish Green 1,4365.6Increase2.svg3.1
UKIP 7162.8Increase2.svg2.2
TUSC Jamie Cocozza5832.3New
Solidarity 3991.6New
Liberal Democrats Giovanni Caccavello5682.2Increase2.svg0.53921.5Increase2.svg0.2
BUP 3181.2New
RISE 2130.8New
Animal Welfare 1640.6New
Women's Equality 1490.6New
Scottish Christian 1460.6Decrease2.svg0.1
Independent Andrew McCullagh280.1New
Majority7,32328.9Increase2.svg26.1
Valid Votes25,37525,489
Invalid Votes13148
Turnout 25,50644.0Increase2.svg5.925,53744.0Increase2.svg5.9
SNP hold Swing Increase2.svg13.1
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston [2] [6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP John Mason 10,12847.8N/A8,80241.5N/A
Labour Frank McAveety [a] 9,54245.0N/A8,45639.9N/A
Conservative David Wilson1,1635.5N/A1,0164.8N/A
Respect 5882.8N/A
Scottish Green 5292.5N/A
BNP 3251.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Ruaraidh Dobson3711.7N/A2811.3N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 2541.2N/A
Socialist Labour 2111.0N/A
Scottish Unionist 2101.0N/A
Scottish Christian 1460.7N/A
Scottish Socialist 1380.7N/A
UKIP 1190.6N/A
Pirate 630.3N/A
Scottish Homeland Party490.2N/A
Independent Caroline Johnstone260.1N/A
Majority5862.8N/A
Valid Votes21,20421,213
Invalid Votes10990
Turnout 21,31338.1N/A21,30338.1N/A
SNP win (new boundaries)
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank McAveety 7,574 51.2 −5.4
SNP John McLaughlin4,69331.7+13.5
Liberal Democrats Ross Renton1,1828.0+3.3
Conservative William McNair9466.4+0.5
Scottish Christian Bob Graham4062.7New
Majority 2,88119.5−18.9
Rejected ballots2,035
Turnout 14,80133.4−2.0
Labour hold Swing -9.5
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank McAveety 9,365 56.6 +2.7
SNP Jim Byrne3,01818.2−9.1
Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 2,40314.5+6.6
Conservative Dorothy Luckhurst9825.9−0.2
Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton7794.7+0.1
Majority 6,34738.4+11.8
Turnout 16,54735.4−7.4
Labour hold Swing

1990s

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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank McAveety 11,078 53.9 N/A
SNP Jim Byrne5,61127.3N/A
Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 1,6407.9N/A
Conservative Colin Bain1,2606.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Laurence Clarke9434.6N/A
Majority 5,46726.6N/A
Turnout 20,53242.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Footnotes

  1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. 1 2 3 "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Shettleston". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. "Region Results for Glasgow Shettleston (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. "Shettleston Constituency Election Region Results". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 5 May 2016.
  6. "Region Results for Glasgow Shettleston (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 22 September 2021.