Glasgow Govan (constituency, Scotland)

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Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Govan

Glasgow

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Glasgow

Glasgow Govan was 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 constituency of Glasgow Govan was abolished. It included the western Glasgow boroughs, including Ibrox , Govan , Pollokshaws , Pollokshields and Shieldhall, and sent one MP. Most of the areas of Glasgow Govan are now assigned to the constituencies of Glasgow Cathcart , Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Southside . In the 2001 census survey, a total of 60,393 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Gordon Jackson 11,421 43.3
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 9665 36.7
Conservative Tasmina Ahmed-Seikh 2343 8.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aslam Khan 1479 5.6
Socialist Charlie McCarthy 1275 4.8
Communist John Foster 190 0.7
Turnout: 26,373 (49.20%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Gordon Jackson 7834 37.1 −6.2
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 6599 31.2 −5.5
Socialist Jimmy Scott 2369 11.2 +6.4
Conservative Faisal Butt 1878 8.9 0.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 1807 8.6 +3.0
Non-party Abdul Razaq Dean 226 1.1 +1.1
Communist John Foster 215 1.0 +1.0
Scottish Peoples Alliance Asif Nasir 208 1.0 +1.0
Turnout: 21,136 (43.45%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 9010 41.9 +10.7
Labor Gordon Jackson 8.266 38.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1891 8.8 +0.2
Conservative Martyn McIntyre 1680 7.8 −1.1
Non-party Asif Nasir 423 2.0 +1.0
Communist Elinor McKenzie 251 1.2 +1.2
Turnout: 21,521 (45.40%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2001 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament