Glasgow Kelvin (constituency, Scotland)
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Educated |
1999 |
MP |
Sandra White ( SNP ) |
Regions |
Glasgow |
Glasgow Kelvin 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. The boundaries of the Glasgow Kelvin constituency were redrawn. The constituency includes the Glasgow boroughs west of the center, including Finnieston , Garnethill , Hillhead and Partick . A representative is sent.
The constituency covers an area of 11.6 km 2 . This makes it the smallest constituency for the Scottish Parliament. In the 2011 census survey, a total of 79,334 people lived within its borders.
Election results
General election 1999
Results of the 1999 general election | |||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % |
Labor | Pauline McNeill | 12,711 | 44.8 |
SNP | Sandra White | 8303 | 29.3 |
Liberal Democrats | Moira Craig | 3720 | 13.1 |
Conservative | Asad Rasul | 2253 | 7.9 |
Socialist | Heather Ritchie | 1375 | 4.9 |
Turnout: 28,362 (46.10%) |
General election 2003
Results of the 2003 general election | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Labor | Pauline McNeill | 7880 | 35.7 | −9.1 |
SNP | Sandra White | 4591 | 20.8 | −8.5 |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 3334 | 15.1 | +2.0 |
Socialist | Andy Harvey | 3159 | 14.3 | +9.4 |
Conservative | Gawaine Towler | 1816 | 8.2 | +0.3 |
Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 1300 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
Turnout: 22,080 (39.38%) |
General election 2007
Results of the 2007 general election | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
Labor | Pauline McNeill | 7875 | 33.5 | −2.2 |
SNP | Sandra White | 6668 | 28.4 | +7.6 |
Scottish Green | Martin Bartos | 2971 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 2843 | 12.1 | −3.0 |
Conservative | Brian Cooklin | 1943 | 8.3 | +0.1 |
Non-party | Niall Walker | 744 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
Scottish Christian | Isobel Macleod | 456 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
Turnout: 23,500 (42.65%) |
Parliamentary election 2011
Results of the 2011 general election | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
SNP | Sandra White | 10,640 | 43.3 | +14.9 |
Labor | Pauline McNeill | 9758 | 39.8 | +6.3 |
Liberal Democrats | Natalie McKee | 1900 | 7.7 | −4.4 |
Conservative | Ruth Davidson | 1845 | 7.5 | −0.8 |
Non-party | Tom Muirhead | 405 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
Turnout: 24,548 (39.66%) |
General election 2016
Results of the 2016 general election | ||||
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Political party | candidate | be right | % | ± |
SNP | Sandra White | 10,964 | 38.5 | −4.8 |
Scottish Green | Patrick Harvie | 6,916 | 24.3 | +24.3 |
Labor | Michael Shanks | 5,968 | 21.0 | −18.8 |
Conservative | Sheila Mechan | 3,346 | 11.8 | +4.2 |
Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford | 1,050 | 3.7 | −4.0 |
Non-party | Tom Muirhead | 198 | 0.7 | −1.1 |
Voter turnout: |