Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
Constituency of the Scottish Parliament
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Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill 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]
| Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Glasgow |
| Electorate | 64,836 (2022)[1] |
| Major settlements | Glasgow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | City of Glasgow |
| Created from | Glasgow Kelvin and Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn |
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 Kelvin and Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, which were abolished as a result of this review.[4]
Electoral region
The other seven constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn, 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 Kelvin and Maryhill 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 Kelvin and Maryhill:[2]
- Hillhead (entire ward)
- Maryhill (entire ward)
- Canal (Shared with Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn)
- Partick East/Kelvindale (entire ward)
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Bob Doris[a] | |||||||
| Labour | James Adams | |||||||
| Conservative | Daniel Bowman | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Khan-O'Malley | |||||||
| Green | Iris Duane | |||||||
| Reform | Aimee Alexander | |||||||
| Scottish Common Party | Thomas Adkins | |||||||
| AtLS | ||||||||
| ISP | ||||||||
| Independent Green Voice | ||||||||
| Scottish Christian | ||||||||
| Scottish Family | ||||||||
| Scottish Socialist | ||||||||
| UKIP | ||||||||
| Workers Party | ||||||||
| Independent | Craig Houston | |||||||
| Independent | Elspeth Kerr | |||||||
| Majority | ||||||||
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| Invalid votes | ||||||||
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Notes
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| 2021 notional result[a][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 16,074 | 46.6 | |
| Labour | 9,003 | 26.1 | |
| Scottish Greens | 5,139 | 14.9 | |
| Conservative | 3,173 | 9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,103 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | 7,071 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | 34,493 | 53.2 | |
| Electorate | 64,836 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2025 boundary review were in place
