Glasgow Baillieston (UK Parliament constituency)

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

The UK Parliament constituency of Glasgow Baillieston was created in 1997. It took 54% of its voters from the previous Glasgow Shettleston constituency and 46% from the Glasgow Provan constituency. It included the areas of Easterhouse, Crosshill, Carmyle, Muirhead, Barlanark, Queenslie, Greenfield, and Garthamlock.

In 1997, the addition of much of the Shettleston constituency increased the notional majority of the previous Provan MP, Jimmy Wray, to 14,165 (40.7 %) over the SNP.

The seat was succeeded by Glasgow East in 2005.

Members of Parliament

*1997 Jimmy Wray

Results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jimmy Wray
votes = 14,200
percentage = 61.0
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Lachlan McNeill
votes = 4,361
percentage = 18.7
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Comrie
votes = 1,580
percentage = 6.8
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Jim McVicar
votes = 1,569
percentage = 6.7
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Charles Dundas
votes = 1,551
percentage = 6.7
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 9,839
percentage = 42.3
change = -3.3Election box turnout
votes = 23,261
percentage = 47.2
change = -15.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jimmy Wray
votes = 20,925
percentage = 65.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Patsy Thomson
votes = 6,085
percentage = 19.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Kelly
votes = 2,468
percentage = 7.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sheila Rainger
votes = 1,217
percentage = 3.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Alliance
candidate = Jim McVicar
votes = 970
percentage = 3.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = John McClafferty
votes = 188
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 14,840
percentage = 46.6
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 31,853
percentage = 62.2
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

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