Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)
- Not to be confused with the Westminster constituency Glasgow South
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Glasgow Southside shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Southside is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. It is currently the constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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Electoral region
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The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Rutherglen.
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 electoral wards used in the creation of Southside are:
- In full: Southside Central, Pollokshields
- In part: Govan (shared with Pollok)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2011 | Nicola Sturgeon | SNP | |
Candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 15,287 | 61.4 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Fariha Thomas | 5,694 | 22.9 | -12.3 | |
| Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 3,100 | 12.4 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lewsey | 822 | 3.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 9,593 | 38.5 | |||
| Turnout | 24,903 | 47.8 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 12,306 | 54.4 | +14.8 | |
| Labour | Stephen Curran | 7,957 | 35.2 | -4.6 | |
| Conservative | David Meikle | 1,733 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenn Elder | 612 | 2.7 | -6.9 | |
| Majority | 4,349 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 22,608 | 43.1 | |||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 8,543 | 39.8 | |||
| SNP | 8,516 | 39.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2,071 | 9.7 | |||
| Conservative | 1,650 | 7.7 | |||
| Others | 680 | 3.2 | |||
| Majority | 27 | 0.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the First Minister 2014 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Notes
- ↑ Candidates Glasgow City Council
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