Glasgow West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow West
Burgh constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Glasgow West in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Glasgow
Major settlements	Anniesland, Kelvindale
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Patricia Ferguson (Scottish Labour Party)
Seats	One
Created from	Glasgow North West & Glasgow North

Glasgow West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Patricia Ferguson of Scottish Labour. ^[1]

Boundaries

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

• The whole of Victoria Park ward;
• the bulk of Garscadden/Scotstounhill - excluding a small area to the west which is included in West Dunbartonshire;
• the whole of Drumchapel/Anniesland ward; and
• the majority of Partick East/Kelvindale ward - mostly to the south of the A82 Great Western Road. ^{[2] [3]}

The constituency was formed primarily from the abolished Glasgow North West constituency, excluding the part transferred to West Dunbartonshire, with the addition of the Partick and Hyndland districts from Glasgow North. ^{[4] [5]}

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Patricia Ferguson	Scottish Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glasgow West ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Ferguson	18,621	46.7	+18.7
	SNP	Carol Monaghan	12,175	30.5	−18.1
	Scottish Green	Nick Quail	3,662	9.2	+8.8
	Reform UK	Dionne Moore	2,098	5.3	+5.1
	Conservative	Faten Hameed	1,720	4.3	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Calder	1,316	3.3	−4.2
	Scottish Christian	John Cormack	310	0.8	N/A
Majority			6,446	16.2	N/A
Turnout			40,088	58.1	−7.4
Registered electors			69,028
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	+18.4

References

1. "BCS 2023 Review Revised" (PDF).
2. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
4. "New Seat Details - Glasgow West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
5. "How might Scotland's electoral map be changing?". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
6. "Glasgow West results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
7. "Westminster Elections 2024 - Glasgow West". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Glasgow West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK