Glasgow North West
Boundaries
The Glasgow City wards of Anniesland, Blairdardie, Drumry, Hayburn, Jordanhill, Knightswood Park, Knightswood South, Scotstoun, Summerhill, Victoria Park, and Yoker.
Glasgow North West was one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area, all are entirely within the city 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 North West constituency was covered by most of the Glasgow Anniesland constituency and part of the Glasgow Kelvin constituency.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes and will be renamed Glasgow West.
Constituency profile
Glasgow North West lay on the north bank of the River Clyde. It was a seat of contrasts, taking in affluent areas of Glasgow, such as Jordanhill and Scotstoun, as well as more deprived areas, such as the Drumchapel housing estate. The constituency was formerly a safe seat for the Labour Party.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | John Robertson | Labour | |
| 2015 | Carol Monaghan | SNP | |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Carol Monaghan | 19,678 | 49.5 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Patricia Ferguson | 11,319 | 28.5 | -7.4 | |
| Conservative | Ade Aibinu | 6,022 | 15.2 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 2,716 | 6.8 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 8,359 | 21.0 | +14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,735 | 62.7 | +1.9 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Carol Monaghan | 16,508 | 42.5 | -12.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Shanks | 13,947 | 35.9 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Land | 7,002 | 18.0 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1,387 | 3.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 2,561 | 6.6 | -17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,844 | 60.8 | -3.3 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -8.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Carol Monaghan | 23,908 | 54.5 | +39.2 | |
| Labour | John Robertson | 13,544 | 30.9 | -23.2 | |
| Conservative | Roger Lewis | 3,692 | 8.4 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Harrison | 1,194 | 2.7 | -13.1 | |
| Scottish Green | Moira Crawford | 1,167 | 2.7 | +0.2 | |
| CISTA | Chris MacKenzie | 213 | 0.5 | New | |
| Communist | Zoe Hennessy | 136 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 10,364 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,854 | 64.1 | +5.7 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +31.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Robertson | 19,233 | 54.1 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie McKee | 5,622 | 15.8 | –3.7 | |
| SNP | Margaret Park | 5,430 | 15.3 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Sullivan | 3,537 | 9.9 | +0.3 | |
| Scottish Green | Moira Crawford | 882 | 2.5 | –1.4 | |
| BNP | Scott McLean | 699 | 2.0 | New | |
| Communist | Marc Livingstone | 179 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 13,611 | 38.3 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 35,582 | 58.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Robertson | 16,748 | 49.2 | -5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham | 6,655 | 19.5 | +7.8 | |
| SNP | Graeme Hendry | 4,676 | 13.7 | -2.4 | |
| Conservative | Murray Roxburgh | 3,262 | 9.6 | +0.2 | |
| Scottish Green | Martha Wardrop | 1,333 | 3.9 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Anthea Irwin | 1,108 | 3.3 | -2.9 | |
| Socialist Labour | Colin Muir | 279 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 10,093 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 34,061 | 55.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||