Glasgow South West (UK Parliament Constituency)
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. 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.
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.
Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 2010 |
 Ian Davidson |
Labour Co-op | |
| 2015 2017 2019 |
 Chris Stephens |
SNP | |
| 2024 |  Zubir Ahmed |
Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 507 | 1.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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 |  9.3
| ||
| Registered electors | 68,871 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing |  11.1
|
|||
See also
References
- ^ "Glasgow South West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024.
- ^ Library, House of Commons (23 June 2017). "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".
- ^ "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Glasgow City Council
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "SNP and Tory candidates revealed". Evening Times. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "statement of persons nominated and party affiliations". Glasgow City Council.
- ^ Paterson, Stewart (3 February 2015). "Seven Greens bid for city seats". Evening Times.
- ^ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ 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) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - UK Parliamentary election 2019". Glasgow City Council. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Westminster Elections 2024 - Glasgow South West". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
External links
- Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
