Glasgow Govan
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Govan shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Former constituency
Created1999
Abolished2011
Council areaGlasgow City (part) Renfrewshire (part)

Glasgow Govan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.

For the 2011 election, the constituency was abolished. The Govan electoral ward was divided between Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Southside.

Electoral region

See also: Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council areas

The Glasgow Govan constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

The Holyrood constituency covered a western portion of the Glasgow City council and small western portion of Renfrewshire Council.[1]

Glasgow Govan was south of the Kelvin constituency, west of Shettleston and north of Cathcart and Pollok, which were all entirely within the city area.

Boundary review

See also: Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011

Following the First Periodic review into constituencies of the Scottish Parliament for the 2011 election, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the abolition of the Glasgow Govan constituency. The seat created is known as Glasgow Southside formed by the combination of Southside Central, and Pollokshields wards with the addition of the eastern half of the Govan division.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

The former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, represented the constituency from the 2007 election. She was previously an MSP for the Glasgow regional list from 1999 to 2007, during which time she was Leader of the Opposition at Holyrood from 2004 to 2007.

Election Member Party
1999 Gordon Jackson Labour
2007 Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party
2011 Constituency abolished; see Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Southside

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 9,010 41.9 +10.7
Labour Gordon Jackson 8,266 38.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1,891 8.8 +0.3
Conservative Martyn McIntyre 1,680 7.8 -1.1
Independent Asif Nasir 423 2.0 New
Communist Elinor McKenzie 251 1.2 New
Majority 744 3.5 N/A
Turnout 22,741 45.4 +1.9
Rejected ballots 1,220 5.36
SNP gain from Labour Swing +4.7
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Jackson 7,834 37.06 −6.25
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 6,599 31.22 −5.43
Scottish Socialist Jimmy Scott 2,369 11.21 +6.38
Conservative Faisal Butt 1,878 8.89 +0.01
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 1,807 8.55 +2.94
Majority 1,235 5.84 −0.82
Turnout 21,136 43.46 −6.06
Labour hold Swing
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Jackson 11,421 43.31 N/A
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 9,665 36.65 N/A
Conservative Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh 2,343 8.88 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aslam Khan 1,479 5.61 N/A
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy 1,275 4.83 N/A
Communist John Foster 190 0.72 N/A
Majority 1,756 6.66 N/A
Turnout 26,373 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Preceded byAberdeen South Constituency represented by the Deputy First Minister of Scotland 2007–2011 Succeeded byGlasgow Southside
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