Glasgow Cathcart 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. At the same time, the boundaries of the Glasgow Cathcart constituency were redrawn. The constituency includes the southeastern Glasgow boroughs, including Carmunnock , Cathcart , Mount Florida and Pollokshaws . A representative is sent.
The constituency extends over an area of 22 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 74,883 people lived within its borders.
Election results
General election 1999
General election 2003
Results of the 2003 general election
Political party
candidate
be right
%
±
Labor
Mike Watson
8742
39.2
−8.9
SNP
David Ritchie
3630
16.3
−11.8
Conservative
Richard Cook
2888
12.9
+0.6
Socialist
Malcolm Wilson
2819
12.6
+12.6
Local Health Concern
Pat Lally
2419
10.8
+10.8
Liberal Democrats
Tom Henery
1741
7.8
−0.3
Parent Excluded
Robert Wilson
68
0.3
+0.3
Turnout: 22,307 (45.51%)
New election 2005
The elected Labor politician Mike Watson submitted his resignation during 2005, which is why new elections were held in the constituency on September 29, 2005.
Results of the 2005 election
Political party
candidate
be right
%
±
Labor
Charles Gordon
5811
37.7
−1.5
SNP
Maire Whitehead
3406
22.1
+5.8
Conservative
Richard Cook
2306
15.0
+2.1
Liberal Democrats
Arthur Sanderson
1557
10.1
+2.3
Non-party
Pat Lally
856
5.6
−5.2
Socialist
Ronnie Stevenson
819
5.3
−7.3
Scottish Green
Chloe Stewart
548
3.6
+3.6
Non-party
Christopher Creighton
59
0.4
+0.4
UKIP
Bryan McCormack
54
0.4
+0.4
Turnout: 31.97%
General election 2007
Results of the 2007 general election
Political party
candidate
be right
%
±
Labor
Charles Gordon
8476
39.1
+1.2
SNP
James Dornan
6287
29.0
+6.9
Non-party
David Smith
2911
13.4
+13.4
Conservative
Davena Rankin
2324
10.7
−4.3
Liberal Democrats
Shabnum Mustapha
1659
7.7
−2.4
Turnout: 21,657 (45.29%)
Parliamentary election 2011
Results of the 2011 general election
Political party
candidate
be right
%
±
SNP
James Dornan
11,918
45.0
+16.0
Labor
Charles Gordon
10,326
39.4
+0.3
Conservative
Richard Sullivan
2410
9.2
−1.5
Liberal Democrats
Eileen Baxendale
1118
4.3
−3.4
Non-party
John McKee
450
1.7
+1.7
Turnout: 26,222 (44.80%)
General election 2016
Results of the 2016 general election
Political party
candidate
be right
%
±
SNP
James Dornan
16,200
52.9
+7.4
Labor
Soriya Siddique
6,810
22.2
−17.2
Conservative
Kyle Thornton
4,514
14.7
+5.5
Liberal Democrats
Margot Clark
1,703
5.6
+1.3
TUSC
Brian Smith
909
3.0
+3.0
Non-party
Chris Creighton
501
1.6
+1.6
Turnout: 30,637 (50.3%)
Individual evidence
^ Map of the constituency
↑ 2011 census
↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
↑ Date set for Cathcart by election , BBC News, September 5, 2005. Full text access
↑ BBC News: Labor victory in Cathcart seat , September 30, 2005
↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies in the
Glasgow electoral region
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