Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Glasgow Pollok
Type = burgh


Region = Glasgow
Year = 1999
MSP = Johann Lamont
Party = Labour
Council = Glasgow City

Glasgow Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "Glasgow Scottish Parliament region

The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Rutherglen, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn.

The region covers 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, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

The Scottish Parliament constituency is entirely within the Glasgow City council area, on its south-western boundary. It is south of the Govan constituency and west of the Cathcart constituency. Cathcart and Govan are also entirely within the city area. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] .

Characteristics

Half of Pollok Park and the world-renowned Burrell Collection are found here, but there is a lack of open green space as council estates occupy most of this region. Social deprivation, high levels of unemployment and poor housing are serious problems in areas such as Nitshill, Priesthill, Arden and Corkerhill.

Pollok has been regarded as among the safest Labour seats in Scotland, but became the mainspring of the Scottish Socialist Party during the anti-poll tax campaign. However, Johann Lamont, well-known for her 'old Labour' credentials, won the seat for Labour in 1999 with a respectable 17.8% majority over the Scottish National Party's Kenny Gibson.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Johann Lamont
votes = 10,456
percentage = 53.8
change = +10.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Chris Stephens
votes = 6,063
percentage = 32.2
change = +12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Gerald Michaluk
votes = 1,460
percentage = 7.5
change = +2.8 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Christine Gilmore
votes = 1,437
percentage = 7.4
change = +2.9 Election box majority
votes = 4,393
percentage = 22.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 19,416
percentage = 41.2
change = -4.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Johann Lamont
votes = 9,357
percentage = 43.4%
change = -0.3% Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Tommy Sheridan
votes = 6,016
percentage = 27.9%
change = +6.4% Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Kenny Gibson
votes = 4,118
percentage = 19.1%
change = -6.8% Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Ashraf Anjum
votes = 1,012
percentage = 4.7%
change = -0.6% Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Isabel Nelson
votes = 962
percentage = 4.5%
change = +0.9% Election box candidate
party = PE
candidate = Robert Ray
votes = 73
percentage = 0.3%
change = +0.3% Election box majority
votes = 3,341
percentage = 15.5%
change = -2.30%Election box turnout
votes = 21,538
percentage = 45.7%
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing = -0.3%

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Johann Lamont
votes = 11,405
percentage = 43.73%
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Kenny Gibson
votes = 6,763
percentage = 25.93%
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Tommy Sheridan
votes = 5,611
percentage = 21.51%
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Rory O'Brien
votes = 1,370
percentage = 5.25%
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = James King
votes = 931
percentage = 3.57%
change = N/A,Election box majority
votes = 4,642
percentage = 17.80%
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 26,080
percentage =
change =

Notes

ee also

* Politics of Glasgow