Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Southside 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. It is currently the constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Glasgow Southside
burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Southside shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Nicola Sturgeon
Council area	Glasgow City

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

The electoral wards used in the creation of Southside are:

• In full: Southside Central, Pollokshields
• In part: Govan (shared with Pollok)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has represented the constituency since its creation in 2011 election. She was previously an MSP for the Glasgow regional list from 1999 to 2007, and Glasgow Govan between 2007 and 2011 until the abolition of that constituency.

Election		Member	Party
	2011	Nicola Sturgeon	Scottish National Party

Elections

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Nicola Sturgeon
	Labour	Anas Sarwar
	Conservative	Kyle Thornton
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Ford
	British Freedom	Jayda Fransen

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Nicola Sturgeon	15,287	61.4	+7.0
	Labour	Fariha Thomas	5,694	22.9	-12.3
	Conservative	Graham Hutchison	3,100	12.4	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Lewsey	822	3.3	+0.6
Majority			9,593	38.5	+19.3
Turnout			24,903	47.8	+4.7
	SNP hold		Swing	+9.7

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2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Nicola Sturgeon	12,306	54.4	+14.7
	Labour	Stephen Curran	7,957	35.2	-4.6
	Conservative	David Meikle	1,733	7.7	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kenn Elder	612	2.7	-7.0
Majority			4,349	19.2	N/A
Turnout			22,608	43.1	N/A
	SNP win (new seat)

See also

• Politics of Scotland

Notes

1. Candidates Glasgow City Council