Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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.
| Glasgow Pollok | |
|---|---|
| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg.png) Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Humza Yousaf |
| 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Johann Lamont | Labour | |
| 2016 | Humza Yousaf | SNP | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Humza Yousaf | 15,316 | 54.8 | +10.1 | |
| Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont | 8,834 | 31.6 | −15.9 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Haddow | 2,653 | 9.5 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isobel Nelson | 585 | 2.1 | 0.0 | |
| TUSC | Ian Leech | 555 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 6,482 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,943 | 45.8 | +6.8 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +12.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Johann Lamont | 10,875 | 47.5 | -5.2 | |
| SNP | Chris Stephens | 10,252 | 44.7 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Morrison | 1,298 | 5.7 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 490 | 2.1 | -4.9 | |
| Majority | 623 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 22,915 | 39.0 | |||
| Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | |||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
Notes
- Candidates Glasgow City Council
- Candidates Glasgow City Council
- 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)