Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Pollok | |
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burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 81,004 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Humza Yousaf |
Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Electoral region[]
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries[]
The Glasgow Pollok constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
Boundary review[]
Following its First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament constituencies, a newly shaped Kelvin was formed in time for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The Glasgow City Council electoral wards used in the creation of the new Glasgow Pollok seat are:
- In full: Greater Pollok, Craigton
- In part: Govan
Member of the Scottish Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1999 | Johann Lamont | Labour | |
2016 | Humza Yousaf | SNP |
Election results[]
2020s[]
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Humza Yousaf[a] | 18,163 | 53.7 | 1.1 | 16,600 | 49.1 | 0.5 | |
Labour | Zubir Ahmed | 11,058 | 32.7 | 1.1 | 8,899 | 26.3 | 0.5 | |
Conservative | Sandesh Gulhane[b] | 1,849 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3,832 | 11.3 | 2.3 | |
Green | Nadia Kanyange | 1,651 | 4.9 | New | 1,975 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |
Alba | 659 | 1.9 | New | |||||
Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 522 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 455 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
All for Unity | 318 | 0.9 | New | |||||
Scottish Family | 240 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Independent Green Voice | 180 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 105 | 0.3 | New | |||||
UKIP | Daryl Gardner | 185 | 0.5 | New | 95 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
Freedom Alliance | 76 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Libertarian | Alan Findlay | 157 | 0.5 | New | 75 | 0.2 | New | |
TUSC | 62 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 58 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||
Communist | 51 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Reform UK | 50 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Reclaim | Leo Kearse | 114 | 0.3 | New | 32 | 0.1 | New | |
No label | Joseph Finnie | 94 | 0.3 | New | ||||
Independent | Craig Ross | 25 | 0.1 | New | ||||
SDP | 20 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Renew | 11 | 0.03 | New | |||||
Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 10 | 0.03 | New | ||||
Majority | 7,105 | 21.0 | 2.2 | |||||
Valid Votes | 33,793 | 33,828 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 131 | 87 | ||||||
Turnout | 33,924 | 54.3 | 8.5 | 33,915 | 54.3 | 8.5 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
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2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Humza Yousaf[a] | 15,316 | 54.8 | 10.1 | 13,902 | 49.5 | 7.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont[b][c] | 8,834 | 31.6 | 15.8 | 7,237 | 25.8 | 12.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Haddow | 2,653 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2,545 | 9.1 | 4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 585 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 375 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
TUSC | Ian Leech | 555 | 2.0 | New | ||||
Green | 1,363 | 4.9 | 2.4 | |||||
Solidarity | 915 | 3.3 | New | |||||
UKIP | 582 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |||||
A Better Britain – Unionist Party | 341 | 1.2 | New | |||||
Animal Welfare | 224 | 0.8 | New | |||||
Scottish Christian | 212 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |||||
RISE | 185 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 158 | 0.6 | New | |||||
Independent | Andrew McCullagh | 25 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Majority | 6,482 | 23.2 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 27,943 | 28,064 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 142 | 69 | ||||||
Turnout | 28,085 | 45.8 | 6.3 | 28,133 | 45.9 | 6.3 | ||
SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 13.0 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont[a][b] | 10,875 | 47.5 | N/A | 8,760 | 38.1 | N/A | |
SNP | Chris Stephens | 10,252 | 44.7 | N/A | 9,713 | 42.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Andrew Morrison | 1,298 | 5.7 | N/A | 963 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Respect | 664 | 2.9 | N/A | |||||
All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 617 | 2.7 | N/A | |||||
Green | 571 | 2.5 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour | 369 | 1.6 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 330 | 1.4 | N/A | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 490 | 2.1 | N/A | 325 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Scottish Christian | 192 | 0.8 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Unionist | 158 | 0.7 | N/A | |||||
UKIP | 126 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 100 | 0.4 | N/A | |||||
Pirate | 55 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
Independent | Caroline Johnstone | 25 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Scottish Homeland Party | 24 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Majority | 623 | 2.8 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 22,915 | 22,992 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 154 | 97 | ||||||
Turnout | 23,069 | 39.5 | N/A | 23,089 | 39.5 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new boundaries) | ||||||||
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2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont | 10,456 | 53.9 | +10.5 | |
SNP | Chris Stephens | 6,063 | 31.2 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Gerald Michaluk | 1,460 | 7.5 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Gilmore | 1,436 | 7.4 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 4,393 | 22.7 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 19,415 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont | 9,357 | 43.4 | -0.3 | |
Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan | 6,016 | 27.9 | +6.4 | |
SNP | Kenny Gibson | 4,118 | 19.1 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | Ashraf Anjum | 1,012 | 4.7 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 962 | 4.5 | +0.9 | |
Parent Excluded | Robert Ray | 73 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,341 | 15.5 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 21,538 | 45.7 | -6.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -0.3 |
1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont | 11,405 | 43.7 | N/A | |
SNP | Kenny Gibson | 6,763 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan | 5,611 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Rory O'Brien | 1,370 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James King | 931 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,642 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,080 | 52.6 | N/A | ||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Pollok". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Pollok (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Pollok (2016)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Pollok (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Sub-constituency election results for the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections - data Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine- Scotland Office, 30 April 2008 (retrieved 5.04.11)
External links[]
- "Glasgow Pollok constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
- Politics of Glasgow
- Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
- 1999 establishments in Scotland
- Constituencies established in 1999
- Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011
- Govan