Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Kelvin | ||
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Burgh Council area Glasgow City | |
Glasgow Kelvin (
The seat has been held by Kaukab Stewart of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, 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 original Glasgow Kelvin constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
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 Kelvin seat are:
- In full: Anderston/City, Hillhead
- In part: Partick West
Constituency profile
Glasgow city centre is in this constituency, including
History
The predecessor to the Westminster constituency seat,
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Pauline McNeill | Labour | |
2011 | Sandra White | SNP | |
2021 | Kaukab Stewart |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Kaukab Stewart | 14,535 | 40.3 | 1.8 | 14,227 | 39.4 | 2.8 | |
Scottish Green
|
Patrick Harvie[a] | 9,077 | 25.2 | 0.9 | 7,568 | 21.0 | 0.8 | |
Labour | Pam Duncan-Glancy[b] | 8,605 | 23.9 | 2.9 | 7,279 | 20.2 | 1.3 | |
Conservative | Grahame Cannell | 2,850 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 3,910 | 10.8 | 2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David McKenzie | 977 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1,049 | 2.9 | 0.4 | |
Alba | 613 | 1.7 | New | |||||
Independent Green Voice | 256 | 0.7 | New | |||||
All for Unity | 254 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Scottish Family | 179 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 145 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | 136 | 0.4 | New | |||||
Communist | 103 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Reform UK | 78 | 0.2 | New | |||||
TUSC | 77 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Libertarian | 57 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 56 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Independent | Craig Ross | 26 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Reclaim | 25 | 0.1 | New | |||||
UKIP
|
25 | 0.1 | 1.2 | |||||
SDP | 21 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 12 | 0.03 | New | ||||
Renew | 8 | 0.02 | New | |||||
Majority | 5,458 | 15.1 | 0.9 | |||||
Valid Votes | 36,044 | 36,104 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 185 | 96 | ||||||
Turnout | 36,229 | 54.54 | 8.6 | 36,200 | 54.50 | 8.6 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 0.5 | ||||||
Notes
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Elections in the 2010s
In 2016 the
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Sandra White[a] | 10,964 | 38.5 | 4.8 | 10,416 | 36.6 | 0.6 | |
Scottish Green
|
Patrick Harvie[b] | 6,916 | 24.3 | New | 5,760 | 20.2 | 4.8 | |
Labour | Michael Shanks | 5,968 | 21.0 | 18.8 | 5,373 | 18.9 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | Sheila Mechan | 3,346 | 11.8 | 4.2 | 3,701 | 13.0 | 6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford | 1,050 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 945 | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
Independent
|
Tom Muirhead | 198 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||||
Women's Equality | 573 | 2.0 | New | |||||
RISE
|
506 | 1.8 | New | |||||
UKIP | 367 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |||||
Solidarity | 234 | 0.8 | New | |||||
Animal Welfare | 231 | 0.8 | New | |||||
A Better Britain – Unionist Party
|
160 | 0.6 | New | |||||
Scottish Christian
|
158 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||
Independent
|
Andrew McCullagh | 40 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Majority | 4,048 | 14.2 | 10.7 | |||||
Valid Votes | 28,442 | 28,464 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 113 | 87 | ||||||
Turnout | 28,555 | 45.9 | 5.8 | 28,551 | 45.9 | 5.8 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 14.6 | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Sandra White[a] | 10,640 | 43.3 | N/A | 8,867 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Pauline McNeill[b] | 9,758 | 39.8 | N/A | 6,662 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Scottish Green
|
3,820 | 15.5 | N/A | |||||
Conservative | Ruth Davidson[c] | 1,845 | 7.5 | N/A | 1,732 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Natalie McKee | 1,900 | 7.7 | N/A | 1,225 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Respect | 985 | 4.0 | N/A | |||||
Independent
|
Tom Muirhead | 405 | 1.6 | N/A | ||||
Scottish Socialist | 247 | 1.0 | N/A | |||||
All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 204 | 0.8 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour | 187 | 0.8 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Christian
|
160 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
UKIP
|
160 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 157 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
Pirate | 136 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Unionist | 74 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Independent
|
Caroline Johnstone | 34 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Scottish Homeland Party | 19 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Majority | 882 | 3.5 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 24,548 | 24,669 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 246 | 135 | ||||||
Turnout | 24,794 | 40.1 | N/A | 24,804 | 40.1 | N/A | ||
SNP win (new boundaries) | ||||||||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline McNeill | 7,875 | 33.5 | -2.2 | |
SNP | Sandra White | 6,668 | 28.4 | +7.6 | |
Scottish Green | Martin Bartos | 2,971 | 12.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 2,843 | 12.1 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Brian Cooklin | 1,943 | 8.3 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Niall Walker | 744 | 3.2 | New | |
Scottish Christian
|
Isobel Macleod | 456 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,207 | 5.1 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 23,500 | 42.7 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline McNeill | 7,880 | 35.7 | −9.1 | |
SNP | Sandra White | 4,591 | 20.8 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 3,334 | 15.1 | +2.0 | |
Scottish Socialist | Andy Harvey | 3,159 | 14.3 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Gawaine Towler | 1,816 | 8.2 | +0.3 | |
Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 1,300 | 5.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,289 | 14.9 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,080 | 39.4 | -6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline McNeill | 12,711 | 44.8 | ||
SNP | Sandra White | 8,303 | 29.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Moira Craig | 3,720 | 13.1 | ||
Conservative | Assad Rasul | 2,253 | 7.9 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Heather Ritchie | 1,375 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 4,408 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 28,362 | 46.1 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ Ferguson, Laura (23 April 2021). "Glasgow Kelvin: Everything you need to know about your area in this election". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Election Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Constituencies A-Z | Glasgow Kelvin, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
- ^ a b "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Kelvin Constituency Election Region Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow Kelvin - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Kelvin (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
External links
- "Glasgow Kelvin constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.