Glasgow Pollok (constituency, Scotland)

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Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Pollok

Glasgow

Educated
1999
MP
Humza Yousaf ( SNP )

Humza Yousaf

Regions
Glasgow

Glasgow Pollok 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 Pollok constituency were redrawn. The constituency includes the western boroughs of Glasgow , including Cardonald , Mosspark , Penilee , Pollok and South Nitshill . A representative is sent.

The constituency extends over an area of ​​25.5 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 78,356 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Johann Lamont 11,405 43.7
SNP Kenneth Gibson 6763 25.9
Socialist Tommy Sheridan 5611 21.5
Conservative Rory O'Brien 1370 5.3
Liberal Democrats James King 931 3.6
Turnout: 36,080 (52.75%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Johann Lamont 9357 43.4 −0.3
Socialist Tommy Sheridan 6016 27.9 +6.4
SNP Kenneth Gibson 4118 19.1 −6.8
Conservative Ashraf Anjum 1012 4.7 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 962 4.5 +0.9
Parent Excluded Robert Ray 73 0.3 +0.3
Turnout: 21,538 (45.69%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Johann Lamont 10,456 53.9 +10.5
SNP Christopher Stephens 6063 31.2 +12.1
Conservative Gerald Michaluk 1460 7.5 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Gilmour 1437 7.4 +2.9
Turnout: 19,416 (41.15%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Johann Lamont 10,875 47.5 −6.4
SNP Christopher Stephens 10,252 44.7 +13.5
Conservative Andrew Morrison 1298 5.7 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 490 2.1 −5.3
Turnout: 22,915 (39.22%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Humza Yousaf 15,316 54.8 +10.1
Labor Johann Lamont 8,834 31.6 −15.8
Conservative Thomas Haddow 2,653 9.5 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 585 2.1 ± 0.0
TUSC Ian Leech 555 2.0 +2.0
Turnout: 27,943 (45.78%)

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