Glasgow Maryhill (constituency, Scotland)

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Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Maryhill

Glasgow

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Glasgow

Glasgow Maryhill 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 Maryhill was abolished. It included the northern Glasgow boroughs, including Cadder , Gilshochill , Milton and Ruchill, and sent one MP. In the 2001 census survey, a total of 62,305 people lived within its borders. Most of the areas of Glasgow Maryhill have been incorporated into the new constituency, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn .

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Patricia Ferguson 11,455 49.8
SNP Bill Wilson 7129 31.0
Liberal Democrats Clare Hamblen 1793 7.8
Socialist Charles Scott 1439 6.3
Conservative Michael Fry 1194 5.2
Turnout: 23,010 (40.49%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Patricia Ferguson 8997 49.3 −0.5
SNP Bill Wilson 3629 19.9 −11.2
Socialist Donnie Nicolson 2945 16.1 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Arthur Sanderson 1785 9.8 +2.0
Conservative Robert Erskine 887 4.9 −0.3
Turnout: 18,243 (37.14%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Patricia Ferguson 7955 48.0 −1.3
SNP Bob Doris 5645 34.1 +14.2
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Elder 1936 11.7 +1.9
Conservative Heather MacLeod 1028 6.2 +1.3
Turnout: 16,564 (35.96%)

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