Glasgow Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Central | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Glasgow Central shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Glasgow |
| Electorate | 61,723 (2022)[1] |
| Major settlements | Glasgow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | City of Glasgow |
| Created from | Glasgow Southside, Glasgow Kelvin and Glasgow Shettleston |
Glasgow Central is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the City 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 by 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 Kelvin and Glasgow Shettleston, which were abolished as a result of this review, along with areas taken from Glasgow Southside, which was redrawn.[4]
The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, 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 define Glasgow Central:[2]
- Govan (entire ward)
- Southside Central (Shared with Glasgow Southside)
- Calton (entire ward)
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill (entire ward)
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Naveed Asghar | |||||||
| Reform | Paul Bennie | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy | |||||||
| Labour | Vonnie Sandlan | |||||||
| SNP | Alison Thewliss | |||||||
| Alliance to Liberate Scotland | ||||||||
| ISP | ||||||||
| Independent Green Voice | ||||||||
| Scottish Christian | ||||||||
| Scottish Common Party | ||||||||
| Scottish Family | ||||||||
| Green | ||||||||
| Scottish Socialist | ||||||||
| UKIP | ||||||||
| Workers Party | ||||||||
| Independent | Craig Houston | |||||||
| Independent | Elspeth Kerr | |||||||
| Majority | ||||||||
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