Glasgow Anniesland (constituency, Scotland)

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Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Anniesland

Glasgow

Educated
1999
MP
Bill Kidd ( SNP )

Bill Kidd

Regions
Glasgow

Glasgow Anniesland is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of ten constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region , which was redesigned as part of the constituencies' revision in 2011 and now only comprises nine constituencies. Here, the boundaries of the constituency of Glasgow Anniesland were redrawn. The constituency includes the Glasgow boroughs of Anniesland , Drumchapel , Jordanhill , Knightswood , Scotstoun and Yoker . A representative is sent.

The constituency extends over an area of ​​16.8 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 74,628 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Donald Dewar 16,749 58.8
SNP Kaukab Stewart 5756 20.2
Conservative Bill Aitken 3032 10.7
Liberal Democrats Iain Brown 1804 6.3
Socialist Ann Lynch 1000 3.5
Socialist Labor Edward Boyd 139 0.5
Turnout: 28,480 (51.95%)

New election in 2000

On October 11, 2000 the elected Labor politician and First Minister of Scotland Donald Dewar died , which is why new elections were held in the constituency on November 23, 2000.

Results of the new election in 2000
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Bill Butler 9838 48.7 −10.1
SNP Tom Chalmers 4462 22.1 +1.9
Conservative Kate Pickering 2148 10.6 −0.1
Socialist Rosie Kane 1429 7.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Judith Fryer 1384 6.9 +0.6
Scottish Green Alistair Whitelaw 662 3.3 +3.3
Socialist Labor Murdo Ritchie 298 1.5 +1.0

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Bill Butler 10.141 45.8 −2.9
SNP Bill Kidd 3888 17.6 −4.5
Conservative Bill Aitken 3186 14.7 +4.1
Socialist Charlie McCarthy 2620 11.8 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Iain Brown 2330 10.5 +3.6
Turnout: 22,165 (43.63%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Bill Butler 10,483 47.4 +1.6
SNP Bill Kidd 6177 27.9 +10.3
Conservative Bill Aitken 3154 14.2 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Danica Gilland 2325 10.5 0.0
Turnout: 22,139 (45.79%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Bill Kidd 10,329 43.2 +15.3
Labor Bill Butler 10,322 43.2 −4.2
Conservative Matthew Smith 2011 8.4 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 1000 4.2 −6.3
Communist Marc Livingstone 256 1.1 +1.1
Turnout: 23,918 (43.16%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Bill Kidd 15.007 51.7 +8.3
Labor Bill Butler 8,854 30.5 −12.6
Conservative Adam Tomkins 4,057 14th +5.6
Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1,098 3.8 −0.4
Turnout: 29,016 (50.45%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2011 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ^ The Telegraph : Scotland mourns Donald Dewar , October 11, 2000. Full text access
  5. ^ The Guardian: Anniesland: Victors pay tribute to Dewar , November 24, 2000.
  6. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  7. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  8. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  9. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament