Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
Constituency of the Scottish Parliament
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Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Glasgow.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of eight constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[3] The seat was created at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, and will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. It covers areas that were formerly within the constituencies of Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Pollok, which were abolished as a result of this review.[4]
| Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Glasgow |
| Electorate | 66,213 (2022)[1] |
| Major settlements | Glasgow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | City of Glasgow |
| Created from | Glasgow Cathcart and Glasgow Pollok |
Electoral region
The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, and Rutherglen and Cambuslang.[3] The region covers most of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.[5]
Constituency boundaries
Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok is one of the eight constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Glasgow Southside, and Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (the latter also covering part of the Renfrewshire council area).[6] The following electoral wards were used to defined Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok:[2]
- Linn (entire ward)
- Newlands/Auldburn (entire ward)
- Greater Pollok (entire ward)
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Zen Ghani | |||||||
| Labour | Anas Sarwar[a][b] | |||||||
| Conservative | Kyle Park | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter McLaughlin | |||||||
| Workers Party | Yvonne Ridley | |||||||
| Reform | Kim Schmulian | |||||||
| Scottish Common Party | Adnan Rafiq | |||||||
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| Independent Green Voice | ||||||||
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| Green | ||||||||
| Scottish Socialist | ||||||||
| UKIP | ||||||||
| Independent | Craig Houston | |||||||
| Independent | Elspeth Kerr | |||||||
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Notes
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