| Glasgow | |
|---|---|
| electoral region for theScottish Parliament | |
.svg) Glasgow shown withinScotland | |
| Population | 703,978 (2019)[1] |
| Currentelectoral region | |
| Created | 1999 |
| MSPs | Scottish National Party 9 Labour 4 Conservative 2 Scottish Green 1 |
| Council areas | Glasgow City South Lanarkshire (part) |
| Constituencies | Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside Rutherglen |
Glasgow is one of the eightelectoral regions of theScottish Parliament. Nine of the parliament's 73first past the postconstituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56additional-memberMembers of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
As a result of theSecond Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the2026 Scottish Parliament election. The regions covers the eight constituencies ofGlasgow Anniesland,Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston,Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok,Glasgow Central,Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn,Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill,Glasgow Southside, andRutherglen and Cambuslang. The region covers most of theGlasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of theSouth Lanarkshire council area.[2]
As a result of theFirst Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the2011 Scottish Parliament election.
| Region | Constituencies | |
|---|---|---|
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Eight of the constituencies are entirely within theGlasgow City council area. The Rutherglen constituency comprises the extreme north-western part of theSouth Lanarkshire council area which is part of theGreater Glasgow urban area.[3] The South Lanarkshire area is otherwise divided between theCentral Scotland andSouth of Scotland regions.
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region included:
| Region | Constituencies | Constituencies | |
|---|---|---|---|
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The constituencies were created with the names and boundaries ofWestminster constituencies, as existing in 1999. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.[4] Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| 2026 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Green | Patrick Harvie, Holly Bruce, Iris Duane, Malena Roche, Rana Noor Mohamed, Isable Ruffell, Kit Renard | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel O'Malley, Brian Howieson, Paul Kennedy, James Spiers | ||||
| Reform | |||||
| Alba | |||||
| Workers Party | Yvonne Ridley,George Galloway | ||||
The candidates for the region in the2021 Scottish Parliament election are as follows:[5]
| 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Roza Salih,Nicola Sturgeon,Clare Haughey,Ivan McKee,Bill Kidd, Alex Kerr, Suzanne McLaughlin,Kaukab Stewart, Katy Loudon, Christina Cannon, Abdul Bostani | 133,917 | 43.9 |  0.9 | |
| Labour | Pauline McNeill,Anas Sarwar,Paul Sweeney,Pam Duncan-Glancy,James Kelly, Eva Murray, Craig Carson, Hollie Cameron, Willie Docherty | 74,088 | 24.3 |  0.5 | |
| Conservative | Annie Wells,Sandesh Gulhane, Ade Aibinu, Thomas Kerr, Kyle Thornton, Lynne Nailon, Alix Mathieson | 37,027 | 12.1 | 0.2 | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie, Kim Long, Nadia Kanyange, Jon Molyneux, Dan Hutchison, Elaine Gallacher, Emma Cockburn, Anthony Carroll, Blair Anderson, Holly Bruce, Ellie Gomersall, Calum Mcintosh | 36,114 | 11.8 | 2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford, Andrew Chamberlain, James Speirs, Nicholas Moohan, Sheila Thomson, Mark Simons, Joe McCauley, David McKenzie, Matthew Clark | 6,079 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| Alba | Michelle Ferns, Ailsa Gray, Shahid Farooq, Lynn McMahon | 5,408 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| All for Unity | Jean Anne Mitchell, Ricky Morton, Christian McNeill, Khaleel Mohammed, Niall Fraser, Chris Creighton, Ian Mulholland | 2,562 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 2,210 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
| Scottish Family | William Neeson, Joshua Hall, John Laird, David Tortolano, Margaret Paterson | 1,728 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Women's Equality | Ruth Wilkinson, Suzanne Martin, Esthi Thurston, Anna Nordahl | 772 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Freedom Alliance | Carol Dobson, Mary Steven, Diane Hodge, David Mills, Roderick Nicoll, Stephen Lonsdale | 759 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | James Dunsmore, Robert Pressley | 702 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Scottish Libertarian | Alan Findlay, Cameron Milne | 680 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| TUSC | Brian Smith, Sinead Daly, Oisin Duncan, Maddie Jamieson | 645 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Communist | Johnnie Hunter | 544 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Reform | Andy MacMillan, Jamie-Lee McMillan, Christina MacMillan, Kirsty MacMillan, Ellen MacMillan | 543 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| UKIP | Daryl Gardner, Chris Ho, Amanda Ranaghan, David Hanna | 447 | 0.1 | 1.9 | |
| Independent | Craig Ross | 269 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| SDP | Anthony McGinley, Robin John Dudfield, Robert Malyn, Richard Cameron | 178 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Reclaim | Leo Kearse | 174 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Renew | Ben Meechan, Andrea Kozlowski | 100 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 98 | 0.0 | N/A | |
In the2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
| 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Glasgow Anniesland | Bill Kidd | SNPhold | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | James Dornan | SNPhold | |
| Glasgow Kelvin | Sandra White | SNPhold | |
| Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Bob Doris | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Pollok | Humza Yousaf | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Provan | Ivan McKee | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Shettleston | John Mason | SNPhold | |
| Glasgow Southside | Nicola Sturgeon | SNPhold | |
| Rutherglen | Clare Haughey | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | 0 | -2 | 111,101 | 44.8% | +4.9% | ||
| Labour | Anas Sarwar Johann Lamont James Kelly Pauline McNeill | 4 | +1 | 59,151 | 23.8% | -11.1% | |
| Conservative | Adam Tomkins Annie Wells | 2 | +1 | 29,533 | 11.9% | +5.8% | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie | 1 | ±0 | 23,398 | 9.4% | +3.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 5,850 | 2.4% | -0.2% | ||
| UKIP | 0 | ±0 | 4,889 | 2.0% | +1.4% | ||
| Solidarity | 0 | ±0 | 3,593 | 1.4% | +1.4% | ||
| RISE | 0 | ±0 | 2,454 | 1.0% | +1.0% | ||
| BUP | 0 | ±0 | 2,453 | 1.0% | +1.0% | ||
| Women's Equality | 0 | ±0 | 2,091 | 0.8% | +0.8% | ||
| Animal Welfare | 0 | ±0 | 1,819 | 0.7% | +0.7% | ||
| Scottish Christian | 0 | ±0 | 1,506 | 0.6% | -0.1% | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 271 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
In the2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
| 2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Glasgow Anniesland | Bill Kidd | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | James Dornan | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Kelvin | Sandra White | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Patricia Ferguson | Labourhold | |
| Glasgow Pollok | Johann Lamont | Labourhold | |
| Glasgow Provan | Paul Martin | Labourhold | |
| Glasgow Shettleston | John Mason | SNPgain fromLabour | |
| Glasgow Southside | Nicola Sturgeon | SNPhold | |
| Rutherglen | James Kelly | Labourhold | |
| 2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Humza Yousaf Bob Doris | 2 | -2 | 83,109 | 39.8% | +12.8% | |
| Labour | Hanzala Malik Drew Smith Anne McTaggart | 3 | +3 | 73,031 | 35.0% | -3.3% | |
| Conservative | Ruth Davidson | 1 | ±0 | 12,749 | 6.1% | -0.6% | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie | 1 | ±0 | 12,454 | 6.0% | +0.8% | |
| Respect | 0 | ±0 | 6,972 | 3.3% | ±0% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | -1 | 5,312 | 2.5% | -4.6% | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | ±0 | 3,750 | 1.8% | ±0% | ||
| BNP | 0 | ±0 | 2,424 | 1.2% | -0.7% | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | ±0 | 2,276 | 1.1% | -0.2% | ||
| Scottish Christian | 0 | ±0 | 1,501 | 0.7% | -0.7% | ||
| Scottish Unionist | 0 | ±0 | 1,447 | 0.7% | -0.1% | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | ±0 | 1,362 | 0.7% | -0.6% | ||
| Pirate | 0 | ±0 | 581 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 338 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Homeland Party | 0 | ±0 | 283 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
In the2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
| 2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 78,838 | 38.2% | +0.4% | ||
| SNP | Bashir Ahmad Sandra White Bob Doris Bill Kidd | 4 | +2 | 55,832 | 27.0% | +9.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 1 | ±0 | 14,767 | 7.2% | -0.1% | |
| Conservative | Bill Aitken | 1 | ±0 | 13,751 | 6.7% | -0.8% | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie | 1 | ±0 | 10,759 | 5.2% | -1.9% | |
| Solidarity | 0 | -1 | 8,544 | 4.1% | N/A | ||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 3,865 | 1.9% | +0.7% | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 3,703 | 1.8% | -0.5% | ||
| Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 2,991 | 1.4% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 2,680 | 1.3% | -0.2% | ||
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 2,626 | 1.3% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | -1 | 2,579 | 1.2% | -14.0% | ||
| Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 1,612 | 0.8% | -0.4% | ||
| Publican Party | 0 | 0 | 952 | 0.5% | N/A | ||
| Muhammad Shoaib | 0 | 0 | 582 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
| Independent Green Voice | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 405 | 0.2% | -0.1% | ||
| Scottish Voice | 0 | 0 | 389 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Asif Nadir | 0 | 0 | 317 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers | 0 | 0 | 293 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
| James Cruickshank | 0 | 0 | 286 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0.1% | -0.1% | ||
| Nine Per Cent Growth Party | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0.0% | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9,000 | (4.17%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Turnout | 206,607 | 43.3% | +1.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Changes:
In the2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Changes:
| 2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 77,540 | 37.7% | -6.2% | ||
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon Sandra White | 2 | −2 | 34,894 | 17.1% | -8.4% | |
| Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan Rosie Kane | 2 | +1 | 31,216 | 15.2% | +8.0% | |
| Conservative | Bill Aitken | 1 | ±0 | 15,299 | 7.5% | -0.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 1 | ±0 | 14,839 | 7.5% | -0.4% | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie | 1 | +1 | 14,570 | 7.1% | +3.1% | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 4,750 | 2.3% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 3,091 | 1.5% | -0.2% | ||
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | 0 | 2,477 | 1.2% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 2,349 | 1.1% | +0.2% | ||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 2,344 | 1.1% | N/A | ||
| Scottish People's | 0 | 0 | 612 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 552 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0.2% | – | ||
Changes:
In the1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Glasgow Anniesland | Donald Dewar | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Baillieston | Margaret Curran | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Mike Watson | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Govan | Gordon Jackson | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Kelvin | Pauline McNeill | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Patricia Ferguson | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Pollok | Johann Lamont | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Rutherglen | Janis Hughes | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Frank McAveety | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
| Glasgow Springburn | Paul Martin | Scottish Labour Partywin (new seat) | |
Changes:
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 112,588 | 43.9% | N/A | ||
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon Dorothy-Grace Elder Kenneth Gibson Sandra White | 4 | N/A | 65,360 | 25.5% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Bill Aitken | 1 | N/A | 20,239 | 7.9% | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan | 1 | N/A | 18,581 | 7.2% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 1 | N/A | 18,473 | 7.2% | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | N/A | 10,159 | 4.0% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 4,391 | 1.7% | N/A | ||
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | N/A | 2,357 | 0.9% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Unionist | 0 | N/A | 2,283 | 0.9% | N/A | ||
| Communist | 0 | N/A | 521 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Humanist | 0 | N/A | 447 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 419 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Socialist (GB) | 0 | N/A | 309 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
| People's Choice | 0 | N/A | 221 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
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