Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Pollok | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 81,004 (2019)[1] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2026 |
| Council area | Glasgow City |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Glasgow Southside |
Glasgow Pollok (Gaelic: Glaschu Pollaig) was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. Under the additional-member system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the seat elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election, and was also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency was abolished ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Most of the former area was divided between the new seats of Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, Glasgow Central and Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, with a portion also being transferred to Glasgow Southside.[2][3]
Humza Yousaf, who served as the First Minister of Scotland from March 2023 until May 2024, held the seat for the Scottish National Party from the 2016 Scottish Parliament election until its abolition in 2026.
During the period Glasgow Pollok was in existence, the other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region were; Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.
In this period the region covered all of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries
The Glasgow Pollok constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, using the name and boundaries of the existing Glasgow Pollok constituency of the UK Parliament. Ahead of the 2005 United Kingdom general election, the constituencies used for the House of Commons were mostly ammended, whilst the boundaries were retained for use in elections to the Scottish Parliament. There is now no longer any link between the two sets of boundaries.
Boundary review
The boundaries of the seat were altered by the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries; the first election under these new boundaries was the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The following electoral wards of Glasgow City Council were used to define Glasgow Pollok at this review:
- In full: Greater Pollok, Craigton
- In part: Govan
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Johann Lamont | Labour | |
| 2016 | Humza Yousaf | SNP | |
