Glasgow North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow North | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Glasgow North in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Glasgow City |
| Major settlements | Gilshochill, Kelvindale, Maryhill, Summerston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Patrick Grady (SNP) |
| Created from | Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Anniesland |
Glasgow North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was first contested at the 2005 general election, and the incumbent MP is Patrick Grady who was elected for the Scottish National Party in 2015, but he was suspended from the party on 26 June 2022; pending the outcome of a police investigation for allegations of sexual harassment. On 29 December 2022 Grady had the whip restored following the ending of his six month suspension.
At the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of "Remain" with 78.4%. This was the fourth-highest support for a Remain vote in any constituency in the United Kingdom.[1]
Boundaries[edit]
The Glasgow wards of Firhill, Hillhead, Hyndland, Kelvindale, Maryhill, North Kelvin, Partick, Summerston, Woodlands, and Wyndford.
Glasgow North 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 North constituency includes most of the former Glasgow Maryhill constituency, central sections of the former Glasgow Kelvin constituency and a Kelvindale area from the former Glasgow Anniesland constituency.[2] Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
The Glasgow North constituency has Glasgow University within its boundaries, and stretches out through Kelvindale to the large Summerston housing development. The largest element of the seat, in terms of former constituency boundaries, comes from the Maryhill constituency, which was a mainly working class seat. The North seat also includes the more middle class areas of Hillhead, Hyndland and Kelvindale.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[3] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ann McKechin | Labour | MP for Glasgow Maryhill until 2005 | |
| 2015 | Patrick Grady | SNP | ||
| 2022 | Independent | |||
| 2023 | SNP | |||
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Rhodes[4] | ||||
| SNP | Alison Thewliss[5] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 16,982 | 46.9 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Pam Duncan-Glancy | 11,381 | 31.4 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | Tony Curtis | 3,806 | 10.5 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Chamberlain | 2,394 | 6.6 | +3.2 | |
| Scottish Green | Cass McGregor | 1,308 | 3.6 | -6.1 | |
| Brexit Party | Dionne Cocozza | 320 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 5,601 | 15.5 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 36,191 | 63.3 | +1.2 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 12,597 | 37.6 | -15.5 | |
| Labour | Pam Duncan-Glancy | 11,537 | 34.5 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Cullen | 4,935 | 14.7 | +6.8 | |
| Scottish Green | Patrick Harvie | 3,251 | 9.7 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Chamberlain | 1,153 | 3.4 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,060 | 3.1 | -22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 33,473 | 62.1 | -0.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -11.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady[13] | 19,610 | 53.1 | +41.2 | |
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 10,315 | 27.9 | -16.6 | |
| Conservative | Lauren Hankinson | 2,901 | 7.9 | +0.8 | |
| Scottish Green | Martin Bartos[14] | 2,284 | 6.2 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jade O'Neil | 1,012 | 2.7 | -28.6 | |
| UKIP | Jamie Robertson | 486 | 1.3 | New | |
| TUSC | Angela McCormick | 160 | 0.4 | -0.6 | |
| CISTA | Russell Benson | 154 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 9,295 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,922 | 61.4 | +3.8 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +28.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 13,181 | 44.5 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 9,283 | 31.3 | +3.9 | |
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 3,530 | 11.9 | -1.0 | |
| Conservative | Erin Boyle | 2,089 | 7.1 | -1.6 | |
| Scottish Green | Martin Bartos | 947 | 3.2 | -4.4 | |
| BNP | Thomas Main | 296 | 1.0 | New | |
| TUSC | Angela McCormick | 287 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 3,898 | 13.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 29,613 | 57.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 11,001 | 39.4 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Rodger | 7,663 | 27.4 | +8.4 | |
| SNP | Kenneth McLean | 3,614 | 12.9 | -3.5 | |
| Conservative | Brian Pope | 2,441 | 8.7 | +0.5 | |
| Scottish Green | Martin Bartos | 2,135 | 7.6 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Nick Tarlton | 1,067 | 3.8 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 3,338 | 12.0 | -18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 27,921 | 50.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Fifth Periodical Report". Boundary Commission for Scotland. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ "Labour selections: Parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". 29 February 2024.
- ^ "SNP reveal nine candidates set to contest General Election - see the list". 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (11 May 2017). "General Election 2017 - Glasgow candidates announced".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Glasgow North parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Stewart Paterson (31 January 2015). "SNP and Tory candidates revealed". Evening Time. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Stewart Paterson (3 February 2015). "Seven Greens bid for city seats". Evening Time. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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