Glasgow Kelvin (constituency, Scotland)

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Glasgow Kelvin

Glasgow

Educated
1999
MP
Sandra White ( SNP )

Sandra White

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
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
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
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
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
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:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2011 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  6. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  7. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament