Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Glasgow South West
|parliament = uk
|image = 233px
|caption = Location of Glasgow South West within Scotland
|year = 2005
|abolished =
|type = Burgh
|previous = Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Govan
|next =
|electorate = 70,431 (March 2020){{cite web |title=2023 review final recs news release |url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/2023_review_final_recs_news_release.pdf |publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland}}
|mp = Zubir Ahmed
|party = Labour Party (UK) |Scottish Labour
|towns = Cardonald, Darnley, Govan, Mosspark, Nitshill, Pollok, Priesthill
|region = Scotland
|county = Glasgow City
|european = Scotland
|national = 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.
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency) 2005}}|frame=yes|frame-align=left|text=Map of boundaries 2005–2024}}
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-align=center|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}}
= 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.{{cite web |title=Fifth Periodical Review |url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009160559fw_/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm |archive-date=9 October 2007 |website=Boundary Commission for Scotland}}
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.[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/reviews/2023-review-uk-parliament-constituencies 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies] Boundary Commission for Scotland{{cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 3}}
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.
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.{{Cite web |last=Library |first=House of Commons |date=23 June 2017 |title=GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/insights/ge2017-marginal-seats-and-turnout/}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000088|title=Glasgow South West results|work=BBC News|date=5 July 2024}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Elections!!Member{{Rayment-hc|g|1|date=March 2012}} !Party |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|SNP |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|2024 |
Election results
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: Glasgow South West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Ian Davidson
|votes = 18,653
|percentage = 60.2
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=James Dornan|votes=4,757|percentage=15.4|change=-2.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Katy Gordon|votes=3,593|percentage=11.6|change=+6.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Scott Brady|votes=1,786|percentage=5.8|change=+0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Socialist Party|candidate=Keith Baldassara|votes=1,666|percentage=5.4|change=-4.1}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent Green Voice
|candidate = Alistair McConnachie
|votes = 379
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Violet Shaw|votes=143|percentage=0.5|change=New}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13,896|percentage=44.8|change=-0.4}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=30,977|percentage=50.0|change=+0.2}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +0.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Glasgow South West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}[http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Westminster_Election_2010/Candidates/SouthWest.htm Statement of Persons Nominated] Glasgow City Council
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Ian Davidson
|votes = 19,863
|percentage = 62.5
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Chris Stephens|votes=5,192|percentage=16.3|change=+0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Isabel Nelson|votes=2,870|percentage=9.0|change=-2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Maya Forrest|votes=2,084|percentage=6.6|change=+0.8}}
{{Election box candidate for alliance|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|side = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Tommy Sheridan
|votes = 931
|percentage = 2.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=British National Party|candidate=David Orr|votes=841|percentage=2.6|change=New}}
{{Election box majority||votes=14,671|percentage=46.2|change=+1.4}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=31,781|percentage=54.6|change=+4.6}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +0.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Glasgow South West}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: Glasgow South West{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/news/snp-and-tory-candidates-revealed-196012n.117398789|title=SNP and Tory candidates revealed|website=Evening Times|date=31 January 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28727&p=0|title=statement of persons nominated and party affiliations|publisher=Glasgow City Council}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Chris Stephens
|votes = 23,388
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +40.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Ian Davidson
|votes = 13,438
|percentage = 32.8
|change = -29.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon McCaskill
|votes = 2,036
|percentage = 5.0
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Sarah Hemy
|votes = 970
|percentage = 2.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Sean Templeton{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/seven-greens-bid-for-city-seats-196304n.117673520|title=Seven Greens bid for city seats|last=Paterson|first=Stewart|date=3 February 2015|website=Evening Times}}
|votes = 507
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Isabel Nelson{{cite web |url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/list_of_selected_candidates |title=List of selected candidates |date=4 March 2015 |publisher=Liberal Democrats |access-date=14 March 2015}}
|votes = 406
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Bill Bonnar
|votes = 176
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,950
|percentage = 24.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,921
|percentage = 61.8
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Labour Co-operative
|swing = +35.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 2017: Glasgow South West{{cite web|url=https://glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=21157|title=General Election 2017 – Glasgow candidates announced|first=20 Trongate|last=Glasgow Young Scot|date=11 May 2017|publisher=Glasgow City Council|access-date=14 May 2017|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211012435/https://glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=21157|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=House of Commons Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Chris Stephens
|votes = 14,386
|percentage = 40.7
|change = -16.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Co-operative|candidate=Matt Kerr|votes=14,326|percentage=40.5|change=+7.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Haddow|votes=5,524|percentage=15.6|change=+10.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ben Denton-Cardew|votes=661|percentage=1.9|change=+0.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UKIP|candidate=Sarah Hemy|votes=481|percentage=1.4|change=-1.0}}
{{Election box majority||votes=60|percentage=0.2|change=-24.2}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=35,378|percentage=56.2|change=-5.6}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser =
|swing =-12.1
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin||title=General election 2019: Glasgow South West{{cite web |title=Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll – UK Parliamentary election 2019 |url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/25231/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll---UK-Parliamentary-election-2019 |website=Glasgow City Council |date=30 October 2019 |access-date=15 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000035|title=Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-12-16|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |date=28 January 2020 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis |publisher=House of Commons Library |location=London |access-date=19 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2021}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Chris Stephens|votes=17,643|percentage=47.9|change=+7.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour and Co-operative|candidate=Matt Kerr|votes=12,743|percentage=34.6|change=-5.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Haddow|votes=4,224|percentage=11.5|change=-4.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ben Denton-Cardew|votes=1,435|percentage=3.9|change=+2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Peter Brown|votes=802|percentage=2.2|change=New}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,900|percentage=13.3|change=+13.1}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=36,847|percentage=57.1|change=+0.9}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser =
|swing =+6.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2019 notional result {{efn|Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place}} {{Cite web |date= |title=Glasgow South West notional election – December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2214 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}} | align=right| 20,094 | align=right| 46.7 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align="right" | 14,561 | align="right" | 33.8 |
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 5,423 | align=right| 12.6 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 1,892 | align=right| 4.4 |
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}} | align=right| 695 | align=right| 1.6 |
| {{party color cell|Scottish Greens}} | align=right| 358 | align=right| 0.8 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2" |Majority
| align="right" |5,533 |align="right" |12.9 | ||
| colspan="2" |Turnout
| align="right" |43,023 |align="right" |61.1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|70,431 | |
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin||title=General election 2024: Glasgow South West{{cite web |title=Westminster Elections 2024 – Glasgow South West |url=https://onlineservices.glasgow.gov.uk/forms/election/ResultsForWestminster.aspx |website=Glasgow City Council |access-date=17 July 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Scottish Labour|candidate=Zubir Ahmed|votes=15,552|percentage=43.6|change=+9.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Chris Stephens|votes=12,267|percentage=34.4|change=-12.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish Green Party|candidate=John Hamelink|votes=2,727|percentage=7.6|change=+6.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Morag McRae|votes=2,236|percentage=6.3|change=+4.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish Conservatives|candidate=Mamun Rashid|votes=1,387|percentage=3.9|change=-8.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Paul McGarry|votes=958|percentage=2.7|change=-1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Alba Party|candidate=Tony Osy|votes=542|percentage=1.5|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,285|percentage=9.2|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=35,669|percentage=51.8|change={{decrease}}9.3}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 68,871}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Scottish Labour
| loser = Scottish National Party
| swing = {{increase}}11.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/14431.html Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168952.html Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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