Glasgow South (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Glasgow South
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Glasgow South in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandCity of Glasgow
Major settlementsCathcart, Croftfoot, Crossmyloof, Langside, Mount Florida, Muirend, Pollokshaws
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentStewart McDonald (SNP)
Created fromGlasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Rutherglen
Glasgow Pollok

The constituency was first used in the 2005 general election, and is the successor to Glasgow Cathcart.

Boundaries

The Glasgow City wards of Battlefield, Carmunnock, Carnwadric, Castlemilk, Cathcart, Glenwood, King's Park, Langside, Maxwell Park, Mount Florida, Newlands, and Pollokshaws.

Glasgow South 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 constituency was covered by the Glasgow Cathcart constituency and parts of the Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Rutherglen and Glasgow Pollok constituencies.[1]

Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.

Constituency profile

While this constituency includes some of Glasgow's few Conservative-voting areas such as Pollokshields and Newlands, other areas such as Langside and Shawlands are SNP, with Labour in second place and the Conservatives far behind. While deprived housing estates typify parts of this constituency, there are still many more affluent residential areas. There is a large Asian community and Scotland's second-largest Jewish community is based around Pollokshields (the largest being in neighbouring East Renfrewshire). Around a third of the constituents are Roman Catholics.

Members of Parliament
Election Member[2] Party Notes
2005 Tom Harris Labour Previously MP for Glasgow Cathcart
2015 Stewart McDonald SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Glasgow South[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Stewart McDonald 22,829 48.1 +7.0
Labour Co-op Johann Lamont 13,824 29.1 -7.5
Conservative Kyle Thornton 6,237 13.1 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Carole Ford 2,786 5.9 +2.7
Scottish Green Dan Hutchison 1,251 2.6 New
Brexit Party Danyaal Raja 516 1.1 New
Majority 9,005 19.0 +14.5
Turnout 47,343 66.9 +2.5
SNP hold Swing +7.2
General election 2017: Glasgow South[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Stewart McDonald 18,312 41.1 -13.8
Labour Eileen Dinning 16,285 36.6 +6.9
Conservative Taylor Muir 8,506 19.1 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1,447 3.2 +1.2
Majority 2,027 4.5 -20.7
Turnout 44,550 64.4 -1.5
SNP hold Swing -10.3
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Glasgow South
General election 2015: Glasgow South[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Stewart McDonald 26,773 54.9 +34.8
Labour Tom Harris 14,504 29.7 -22.0
Conservative Kyle Thornton 4,752 9.7 -1.8
Scottish Green Alastair Whitelaw[10] 1,431 2.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle[11] 1,019 2.1 -9.7
TUSC Brian Smith[12] 299 0.6 -0.3
Majority 12,269 25.2 N/A
Turnout 48,778 65.9 +4.2
SNP gain from Labour Swing +28.3
General election 2010: Glasgow South[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Harris 20,736 51.7 +4.5
SNP Malcolm Fleming 8,078 20.1 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Shabnum Mustapha 4,739 11.8 -7.2
Conservative Davena Rankin 4,592 11.5 -1.1
Scottish Green Marie Campbell 961 2.4 -2.0
BNP Michael Coyle 637 1.6 New
TUSC Brian Smith 351 0.9 New
Majority 12,658 31.6 +3.4
Turnout 40,094 61.7 +5.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Glasgow South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Harris 18,153 47.2 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Arthur Sanderson 7,321 19.0 +6.6
SNP Finlay MacLean 4,860 12.6 -4.7
Conservative Janette McAlpine 4,836 12.6 -1.2
Scottish Green Kay Allan 1,692 4.4 N/A
Scottish Socialist Ronnie Stevenson 1,303 3.4 -2.4
Socialist Labour Dorothy Entwistle 266 0.7 N/A
Majority 10,832 28.2 N/A
Turnout 38,431 55.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
  1. Fifth Periodical Report, Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  3. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - UK Parliamentary election 2019". Glasgow City Council. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "Glasgow South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (11 May 2017). "General Election 2017 - Glasgow candidates announced".
  6. "Glasgow South parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. "25Aug15".
  9. "Glasgow South parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Seven Greens bid for city seats". Evening Times.
  11. "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
  13. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. , BBC News Election 2010 Glasgow South Results
  15. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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