Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow South West
Burgh constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Glasgow City
Electorate	68,871 [1]
Major settlements	Cardonald, Darnley, Govan, Mosspark, Nitshill, Pollok, Priesthill
Current constituency
Created	2005
Member of Parliament	Zubir Ahmed (Labour)
Created from	Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Govan
Overlaps
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Southside, Glasgow

Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party.

History

The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes.

At the 2019 general election, Chris Stephens of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of Labour Co-op, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier. ^[2] However, in 2024, he lost his seat to Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party by 3,285 votes and a 9.2% swing to Labour. ^[1]

Boundaries

2005–2024

Before the 2005 general election the city was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The area's representatives before its inception were those for Glasgow Pollok and to a lesser extent Glasgow Govan. ^[3]

Map of boundaries 2005-2024

Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies which came into effect for the 2005 general election, the boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004 as containing the Glasgow City Council wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok. Further to reviews of local government ward boundaries which came into effect in 2007 and 2017, but did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the constituency comprised the City of Glasgow Council wards or part wards of: Newlands/Auldburn (small part), Greater Pollok, Cardonald, Govan (majority) and Pollokshields (small part).

2024–present

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, there were moderate changes to the constituency boundaries involving the addition of parts of the abolished constituency of Glasgow Central, including the districts of Kingston, Tradeston, Kinning Park and Dumbreck; Pollokshields was transferred from Glasgow South. As part compensation, the districts of North Cardonald, Hillington, Penilee and Rosshall were transferred to Paisley and Renfrewshire North.

The constituency currently consists of the following wards or part wards of the City of Glasgow:

• A small part of Newlands/Auldburn (Arden housing estate);
• the whole of Greater Pollok ward;
• southern parts of Cardonald ward - largely to the south of the A761 (Paisley Road West) and east of the A736 (Crookston Road);
• the whole of Govan ward; and
• the majority of Pollokshields ward, comprising the area to the north of the railway line between Pollokshaws West, Crossmyloof and Rutherglen stations. ^{[4] [5]}

The seat is one of six covering the Glasgow City council area; none have overspill. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.

Members of Parliament

Elections		Member [6]	Party
	2005 2010	Ian Davidson	Labour Co-op
	2015 2017 2019	Chris Stephens	SNP
	2024	Zubir Ahmed	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Glasgow South West ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Davidson	18,653	60.2	−1.7
	SNP	James Dornan	4,757	15.4	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon	3,593	11.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Scott Brady	1,786	5.8	+0.4
	Scottish Socialist	Keith Baldassara	1,666	5.4	−4.1
	Independent Green Voice	Alistair McConnachie	379	1.2	New
	Socialist Labour	Violet Shaw	143	0.5	New
Majority			13,896	44.8	−0.4
Turnout			30,977	50.0	+0.2
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Glasgow South West ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Davidson	19,863	62.5	+2.3
	SNP	Chris Stephens	5,192	16.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Nelson	2,870	9.0	−2.6
	Conservative	Maya Forrest	2,084	6.6	+0.8
	Solidarity (TUSC)	Tommy Sheridan	931	2.9	New
	BNP	David Orr	841	2.6	New
Majority			14,671	46.2	+1.4
Turnout			31,781	54.6	+4.6
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.7

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Glasgow South West

General election 2015: Glasgow South West ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Chris Stephens	23,388	57.2	+40.9
	Labour Co-op	Ian Davidson	13,438	32.8	−29.7
	Conservative	Gordon McCaskill	2,036	5.0	−1.6
	UKIP	Sarah Hemy	970	2.4	New
	Scottish Green	Sean Templeton [13]	507	1.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Nelson [14]	406	1.0	−8.0
	Scottish Socialist	Bill Bonnar	176	0.4	New
Majority			9,950	24.4	N/A
Turnout			40,921	61.8	+7.2
	SNP gain from Labour Co-op		Swing	+35.2

General election 2017: Glasgow South West ^{[15] [16]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Chris Stephens	14,386	40.7	−16.5
	Labour Co-op	Matt Kerr	14,326	40.5	+7.7
	Conservative	Thomas Haddow	5,524	15.6	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Denton-Cardew	661	1.9	+0.9
	UKIP	Sarah Hemy	481	1.4	−1.0
Majority			60	0.2	−24.2
Turnout			35,378	56.2	−5.6
	SNP hold		Swing	-12.1

General election 2019: Glasgow South West ^{[17] [18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Chris Stephens	17,643	47.9	+7.2
	Labour Co-op	Matt Kerr	12,743	34.6	−5.9
	Conservative	Thomas Haddow	4,224	11.5	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Denton-Cardew	1,435	3.9	+2.0
	Brexit Party	Peter Brown	802	2.2	New
Majority			4,900	13.3	+13.1
Turnout			36,847	57.1	+0.9
	SNP hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glasgow South West ^{[1] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zubir Ahmed	15,552	43.6	+9.8
	SNP	Chris Stephens	12,267	34.4	−12.3
	Scottish Green	John Hamelink	2,727	7.6	+6.8
	Reform UK	Morag McRae	2,236	6.3	+4.7
	Conservative	Mamun Rashid	1,387	3.9	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul McGarry	958	2.7	−1.7
	Alba	Tony Osy	542	1.5	N/A
Majority			3,285	9.2	N/A
Turnout			35,669	51.8	9.3
Registered electors			68,871
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	11.1

See also

• Politics of Glasgow

References

1. "Glasgow South West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024.
2. Library, House of Commons (23 June 2017). "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".
3. "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland . Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
4. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
7. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
8. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
9. Statement of Persons Nominated Glasgow City Council
10. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. "SNP and Tory candidates revealed". Evening Times. 31 January 2015.
12. "statement of persons nominated and party affiliations". Glasgow City Council.
13. Paterson, Stewart (3 February 2015). "Seven Greens bid for city seats". Evening Times.
14. "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
15. Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (11 May 2017). "General Election 2017 – Glasgow candidates announced". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
16. "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
17. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll – UK Parliamentary election 2019". Glasgow City Council. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
18. "Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
19. "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
20. "Westminster Elections 2024 – Glasgow South West". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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