Summary
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Gaelic: Glaschu Cnoc Màiri agus Allt an Fhuarain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
| Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 74,527 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | SNP |
| MSP | Bob Doris |
| Council area | Glasgow City |
The constituency was created in 2011 from a merger of parts of the Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Springburn and a small part of the Glasgow Anniesland constituencies. The parts of Glasgow Anniesland were Kelvindale and Kelvinside, that had previously been in Glasgow Hillhead before 1997.
The seat has been held by Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region edit
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries edit
Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament in time for the 2011 election, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the effective merger of the Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Maryhill constituencies.
The electoral wards used in its creation are:
- In full: Maryhill/Kelvin, Springburn
- In part: Canal (shared with Glasgow Kelvin), Dennistoun
Member of the Scottish Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Patricia Ferguson | Labour | |
| 2016 | Bob Doris | SNP | |
Election results edit
2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Bob Doris[a] | 16,428 | 59.0 |  3.5
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13,158 | 47.1 |  0.5
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| Labour | Keiran O'Neill | 8,504 | 30.5 | 1.3
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6,722 | 24.1 | 1.4
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| Conservative | Alix Mathieson | 2,241 | 8.0 | 1.8
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2,984 | 10.7 | 1.0
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| Scottish Green | 2,847 | 10.2 | 2.2
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| Alba | 529 | 1.9 | New | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Chamberlain | 688 | 2.5 | 0.4
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503 | 1.8 |  0.0
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| Independent Green Voice | 244 | 0.87 | New | |||||
| All for Unity | 229 | 0.8 | New | |||||
| Scottish Family | 206 | 0.74 | New | |||||
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 66 | 0.24 | New | |||||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | 63 | 0.23 | New | |||||
| TUSC | 60 | 0.21 | New | |||||
| Women's Equality | 60 | 0.21 | 0.6
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| Reform UK | 45 | 0.16 | New | |||||
| Libertarian | 45 | 0.16 | New | |||||
| Communist | 44 | 0.16 | New | |||||
| Independent | Craig Ross | 36 | 0.13 | New | ||||
| UKIP | 32 | 0.11 | 1.8
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| SDP | 19 | 0.07 | New | |||||
| Reclaim | 15 | 0.05 | New | |||||
| Renew | 13 | 0.05 | New | |||||
| Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 13 | 0.05 | New | ||||
| Majority | 7,924 | 28.5 | 4.8
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| Valid Votes | 27,861 | 27,933 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 178 | 103 | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,039 | 51.9 | 7.6
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28,036 | 51.9 | 7.5
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| SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Bob Doris[a] | 13,109 | 55.5 | 13.7
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11,296 | 47.6 | 8.9
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| Labour | Patricia Ferguson[b] | 7,507 | 31.8 | 16.3
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6,055 | 25.5 | 12.3
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| Conservative | John Anderson | 2,305 | 9.8 | 3.8
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2,305 | 9.7 | 4.6
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| Scottish Green | 1,903 | 8.0 | 3.0
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| Liberal Democrats | James Harrison | 691 | 2.9 | 1.2
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438 | 1.8 | 0.8
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| UKIP | 452 | 1.9 | 1.4
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| Solidarity | 283 | 1.2 | New | |||||
| A Better Britain – Unionist Party | 265 | 1.1 | New | |||||
| RISE | 199 | 0.8 | New | |||||
| Women's Equality | 198 | 0.8 | New | |||||
| Animal Welfare | 182 | 0.8 | New | |||||
| Scottish Christian | 150 | 0.6 | 0.0
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| Independent | Andrew McCullagh | 25 | 0.1 | New | ||||
| Majority | 5,602 | 23.7 | N/A | |||||
| Valid Votes | 23,612 | 23,751 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 137 | 51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,749 | 44.3 | 7.8
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23,802 | 44.4 | 7.9
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| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 15.0
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Notes
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| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | Patricia Ferguson[a] | 9,884 | 48.1 | N/A | 7,765 | 37.8 | N/A | |
| SNP | Bob Doris[b] | 8,592 | 41.8 | N/A | 7,949 | 38.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Murray | 1,222 | 6.0 | N/A | 1,041 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | 1,035 | 5.0 | N/A | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bridger | 833 | 4.1 | N/A | 537 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Respect | 537 | 2.6 | N/A | |||||
| All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 448 | 2.2 | N/A | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 320 | 1.6 | N/A | |||||
| BNP | 268 | 1.3 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Socialist | 161 | 0.8 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Christian | 136 | 0.7 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Unionist | 147 | 0.7 | N/A | |||||
| UKIP | 97 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
| Pirate | 49 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Homeland Party | 38 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
| Independent | Caroline Johnstone | 27 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
| Majority | 1,292 | 6.3 | N/A | |||||
| Valid Votes | 20,531 | 20,555 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 142 | 99 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,673 | 36.5 | N/A | 20,654 | 36.5 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Election Region Results (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Election Region Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links edit
- "Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.