Glasgow Baillieston (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Baillieston | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Glasgow City council area |
| 1997–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Provan |
| Replaced by | Glasgow East |
Glasgow Baillieston was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Created for the 1997 general election, it took 54% of its voters from the previous Glasgow Shettleston constituency and 46% from the Glasgow Provan constituency. It included the areas of Easterhouse, Carmyle, Swinton, Baillieston, Garrowhill, Barlanark, Queenslie, Greenfield, and Garthamlock.[1]
In 1997, the addition of much of the Shettleston constituency increased the notional majority of the previous Provan MP, Jimmy Wray, to 14,165 (40.7%) over the SNP.
The seat was succeeded by Glasgow East in 2005.
The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Baillieston/Mount Vernon, Garthamlock/Easterhouse, and Greenfield/Barlanark.