Glasgow Anniesland (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Anniesland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005, when it was replaced by the larger Glasgow North West, with the exception of Kelvindale which joined Glasgow North. It was represented by Donald Dewar until his death in 2000.

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Anniesland
Type = Burgh
Year = 1997
Abolition = 2005

Boundaries

Anniesland was situated on the north western outskirts of the city of Glasgow, stretching from Drumchapel on the boundaries with Clydebank to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.

Members of Parliament

*1997 Donald Dewar
*2000 John Robertson

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Glasgow AnnieslandElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Robertson
votes = 15,102
percentage = 56.5
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Grant Thoms
votes = 4,048
percentage = 15.1
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris McGinty
votes = 3,244
percentage = 12.1
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stewart Connell
votes = 2,651
percentage = 9.9
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Charlie McCarthy
votes = 1,486
percentage = 5.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Katherine McGavigan
votes = 191
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,054
percentage = 41.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 26,722
percentage = 50.1
change = -13.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 1.7% Lab to SNP

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Robertson
votes = 10,359
percentage = 51.7
change = -10.1 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Grant Thomas
votes = 4,202
percentage = 21.0
change = +3.9 Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Luckhurst
votes = 2,188
percentage = 10.9
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris McGinty
votes = 1,630
percentage = 8.1
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Charlie McCarthy
votes = 1,441
percentage = 7.2
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = William Lyden
votes = 212
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
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percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Dewar
votes = 20,951
percentage = 61.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Bill Wilson
votes = 5,797
percentage = 17.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Brocklehurst
votes = 3,881
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris McGinty
votes = 2,453
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Prolife Alliance
candidate = Akhtar Majid
votes = 374
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Alliance
candidate = Bill Bonner
votes = 229
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Alan Milligan
votes = 86
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Gillian McKay
votes = 84
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Thomas Pringle
votes = 24
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes =
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change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =