Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow South West | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Glasgow South West in Scotland.
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Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Glasgow |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of parliament | Chris Stephens (SNP) |
Created from | Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Govan |
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European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency was first used in the general election of 2005.
Contents
Boundaries
The Glasgow City Council wards of Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, North Cardonald, Penilee, Cardonald, Pollok, Crookston, Nitshill, and Darnley.
Glasgow South West is one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area.
Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The area of the South West constituency was covered by most of the Glasgow Pollok constituency and part of the Glasgow Govan constituency.[1]
Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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2005 | Ian Davidson | Labour Co-operative | |
2015 | Chris Stephens | Scottish National Party |
Election campaign
There was a hustings meeting with several of the candidates organised by Sunny Govan Radio at Kinning Park Church on Thursday 23rd, it will be broadcast on radio later.[3]
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Chris Stephens | 23,388 | 57.2 | +40.8 | |
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 | N/A | |
Scottish Green | Sean Templeton[8] | 507 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Isabel Nelson[9] | 406 | 1.0 | -8.0 | |
Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonnar | 176 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,950 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,921 | 61.8 | +7.2 | ||
SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 35.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 19,863 | 62.5 | +2.3 | |
SNP | Chris Stephens | 5,192 | 16.3 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Isabel Nelson | 2,870 | 9.0 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | Maya Forrest | 2,084 | 6.6 | +0.8 | |
Solidarity (TUSC) | Tommy Sheridan | 931 | 2.9 | N/A | |
BNP | David Orr | 841 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,671 | 46.2 | |||
Turnout | 31,781 | 54.6 | +4.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 18,653 | 60.2 | -1.7 | |
SNP | James Dornan | 4,757 | 15.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | +1.2 | |
Socialist Labour | Violet Shaw | 143 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 13,896 | 44.9 | |||
Turnout | 30,977 | 50.0 | +0.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.2 |
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Fifth Periodical Report, Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ http://www.sunnyg.com/hustings-2015.html
- ↑ election result♯ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10527 25Aug15
- ↑ https://sspglasgowsouth.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/socialist-party-chairperson-bill-bonnar-selected-to-contest-glasgow-south-west/
- ↑ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/news/snp-and-tory-candidates-revealed-196012n.117398789
- ↑ statement of persons nominated and party affiliations http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28727&p=0 25Aug15
- ↑ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/seven-greens-bid-for-city-seats-196304n.117673520
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- ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated Glasgow City Council
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