Glasgow North
UK Parliament constituency (since 2005)
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Glasgow North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Glasgow North | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Location of Glasgow North within Scotland | |
| Subdivision | Glasgow City |
| Electorate | 73,210 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Gilshochill, Hillhead, Kelvindale, Maryhill, Summerston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Martin Rhodes (Scottish Labour) |
| Created from | Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Anniesland |
It was first contested at the 2005 general election, and the incumbent MP is Martin Rhodes who was elected for Scottish Labour in 2024.
At the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of "Remain" with 78.4%. This was the fourth-highest support for a Remain vote in any constituency in the United Kingdom.[2]
Boundaries
2005–2024
Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies which came into effect for the 2005 general election, the boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004 as containing the Glasgow City Council wards of Firhill, Hillhead, Hyndland, Kelvindale, Maryhill, North Kelvin, Partick, Summerston, Woodlands, and Wyndford. Further to reviews of local government ward boundaries which came into effect in 2007 and 2017, but did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the constituency comprised the City of Glasgow Council wards or part wards of: Hillhead (nearly all), Maryhill, Canal (minority) and Partick East/Kelvindale (most).
Glasgow North is one of six constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area.
Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The North constituency includes most of the former Glasgow Maryhill constituency, central sections of the former Glasgow Kelvin constituency and a Kelvindale area from the former Glasgow Anniesland constituency.[3] Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
The Glasgow North constituency has the University of Glasgow within its boundaries, and stretches out through Kelvindale to the large Summerston housing development. The largest element of the seat, in terms of former constituency boundaries, came from the Maryhill constituency, which was a mainly working class seat. The Glasgow North seat also included the more middle class areas of Hillhead, Hyndland and Kelvindale.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, Glasgow North had significant boundary changes. It comprises:[4]
- 73.5% (by population) of Glasgow North (old boundaries)
- 24.5% of Glasgow Central (abolished) - City centre, Anderston and Kelvingrove districts
- 23.2% of Glasgow North East (old boundaries) - western areas including Milton, Cowlairs and Port Dundas
- 1.0% of Glasgow North West (abolished)
Glasgow North lost
- 26.5% of the old seat to Glasgow West - Partick and Hyndland districts
This means the revised constituency contains the following Glasgow City Council wards or part wards:[5][6][7]
- The majority of Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward - excluding the Merchant City and Townhead districts;
- the whole of Hillhead ward;
- the whole of Maryhill ward;
- virtually all of Canal ward; and
- the minority of Partick East/Kelvindale ward, comprising most of the area to the north of the A82 Great Western Road (Kelvindale and Kelvinside districts).
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[8] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ann McKechin | Labour | MP for Glasgow Maryhill until 2005 | |
| 2015 | Patrick Grady | SNP | ||
| 2022 | Independent | |||
| 2023 | SNP | |||
| 2024 | Martin Rhodes | Labour | ||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Rhodes | 14,655 | 42.2 | +8.1 | |
| SNP | Alison Thewliss | 11,116 | 32.0 | −15.6 | |
| Green | Iris Duane | 4,233 | 12.2 | +8.5 | |
| Reform | Helen Burns | 1,655 | 4.8 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Naveed Asghar | 1,366 | 3.9 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel O'Malley | 1,142 | 3.3 | −1.9 | |
| Alba | Nick Durie | 572 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,539 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,739 | 51.4 | −5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,579 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +11.8 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Scottish National Party | 19,754 | 47.6 | |
| Labour | 14,172 | 34.1 | |
| Conservative | 3,658 | 8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,156 | 5.2 | |
| Scottish Greens | 1,553 | 3.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 246 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 5,582 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | 41,539 | 56.7 | |
| Electorate | 73,210 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 16,982 | 46.9 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Pam Duncan-Glancy | 11,381 | 31.4 | −3.1 | |
| Conservative | Tony Curtis | 3,806 | 10.5 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Chamberlain | 2,394 | 6.6 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Cass McGregor | 1,308 | 3.6 | −6.1 | |
| Brexit Party | Dionne Cocozza | 320 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 5,601 | 15.5 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 36,191 | 63.3 | +1.2 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 12,597 | 37.6 | −15.5 | |
| Labour | Pam Duncan-Glancy | 11,537 | 34.5 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Cullen | 4,935 | 14.7 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Patrick Harvie | 3,251 | 9.7 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Chamberlain | 1,153 | 3.4 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,060 | 3.1 | −22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 33,473 | 62.1 | +0.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -11.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Patrick Grady[19] | 19,610 | 53.1 | +41.2 | |
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 10,315 | 27.9 | −16.6 | |
| Conservative | Lauren Hankinson | 2,901 | 7.9 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Martin Bartos[20] | 2,284 | 6.2 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jade O'Neil | 1,012 | 2.7 | −28.6 | |
| UKIP | Jamie Robertson | 486 | 1.3 | New | |
| TUSC | Angela McCormick | 160 | 0.4 | −0.6 | |
| CISTA | Russell Benson | 154 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 9,295 | 25.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,922 | 61.4 | +3.8 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +28.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 13,181 | 44.5 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 9,283 | 31.3 | +3.9 | |
| SNP | Patrick Grady | 3,530 | 11.9 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Erin Boyle | 2,089 | 7.1 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Martin Bartos | 947 | 3.2 | −4.4 | |
| BNP | Thomas Main | 296 | 1.0 | New | |
| TUSC | Angela McCormick | 287 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 3,898 | 13.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 29,613 | 57.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann McKechin | 11,001 | 39.4 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Rodger | 7,663 | 27.4 | +8.4 | |
| SNP | Kenneth McLean | 3,614 | 12.9 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Brian Pope | 2,441 | 8.7 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Martin Bartos | 2,135 | 7.6 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Nick Tarlton | 1,067 | 3.8 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 3,338 | 12.0 | −18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 27,921 | 50.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place