Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow South West
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Glasgow South West in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandGlasgow City
Electorate68,871[1]
Major settlementsCardonald, Darnley, Govan, Mosspark, Nitshill, Pollok, Priesthill
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentZubir Ahmed (Labour)
Created fromGlasgow Pollok
Glasgow Govan
Overlaps
Scottish ParliamentGlasgow 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 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.[2] 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.[1]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of current boundaries

The Glasgow City wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok.

The seat is one of six covering the Glasgow City council area; none have overspill.

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.[3]

Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.

Members of Parliament

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Elections Member[4] Party
2005
2010
Ian Davidson 		Labour Co-op
2015
2017
2019
Chris Stephens 		SNP
2024
Zubir Ahmed 		Labour

Election results

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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Glasgow South West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Davidson 18,653 60.2 −1.7
SNP James Dornan 4,757 15.4 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Katy Gordon 3,593 11.6 +6.1
Conservative Scott Brady 1,786 5.8 +0.4
Scottish Socialist Keith Baldassara 1,666 5.4 −4.1
Independent Green Voice Alistair McConnachie 379 1.2 New
Socialist Labour Violet Shaw 143 0.5 New
Majority 13,896 44.8 −0.4
Turnout 30,977 50.0 +0.2
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2010: Glasgow South West[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Davidson 19,863 62.5 +2.3
SNP Chris Stephens 5,192 16.3 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 2,870 9.0 −2.6
Conservative Maya Forrest 2,084 6.6 +0.8
Solidarity (TUSC) Tommy Sheridan 931 2.9 New
BNP David Orr 841 2.6 New
Majority 14,671 46.2 +1.4
Turnout 31,781 54.6 +4.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing +0.7
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Glasgow South West
General election 2015: Glasgow South West[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Chris Stephens 23,388 57.2 +40.9
Labour Co-op Ian Davidson 13,438 32.8 −29.7
Conservative Gordon McCaskill 2,036 5.0 −1.6
UKIP Sarah Hemy 970 2.4 New
Scottish Green Sean Templeton[11] 507 1.2 New
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson[12] 406 1.0 −8.0
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 176 0.4 New
Majority 9,950 24.4 N/A
Turnout 40,921 61.8 +7.2
SNP gain from Labour Co-op Swing +35.2
General election 2017: Glasgow South West[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Chris Stephens 14,386 40.7 −16.5
Labour Co-op Matt Kerr 14,326 40.5 +7.7
Conservative Thomas Haddow 5,524 15.6 +10.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Denton-Cardew 661 1.9 +0.9
UKIP Sarah Hemy 481 1.4 −1.0
Majority 60 0.2 −24.2
Turnout 35,378 56.2 −5.6
SNP hold Swing -12.1
General election 2019: Glasgow South West[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Chris Stephens 17,643 47.9 +7.2
Labour Co-op Matt Kerr 12,743 34.6 −5.9
Conservative Thomas Haddow 4,224 11.5 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Ben Denton-Cardew 1,435 3.9 +2.0
Brexit Party Peter Brown 802 2.2 New
Majority 4,900 13.3 +13.1
Turnout 36,847 57.1 +0.9
SNP hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Glasgow South West[1][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zubir Ahmed 15,552 43.6 +9.8
SNP Chris Stephens 12,267 34.4 −12.3
Scottish Green John Hamelink 2,727 7.6 +6.8
Reform UK Morag McRae 2,236 6.3 +4.7
Conservative Mamun Rashid 1,387 3.9 −8.7
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 958 2.7 −1.7
Alba Tony Osy 542 1.5 N/A
Majority 3,285 9.2 N/A
Turnout 35,669 51.8 Decrease9.3
Registered electors 68,871
Labour gain from SNP Swing Increase11.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Glasgow South West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ Library, House of Commons (23 June 2017). "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".
  3. ^ "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  5. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Glasgow City Council
  8. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ^ "SNP and Tory candidates revealed". Evening Times. 31 January 2015.
  10. ^ "statement of persons nominated and party affiliations". Glasgow City Council.
  11. ^ Paterson, Stewart (3 February 2015). "Seven Greens bid for city seats". Evening Times.
  12. ^ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ^ Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (11 May 2017). "General Election 2017 - Glasgow candidates announced". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - UK Parliamentary election 2019". Glasgow City Council. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Westminster Elections 2024 - Glasgow South West". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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