Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the

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. Nine of the parliament's 73

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are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.

Constituencies and council areas

2011–

As a result of the

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the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. Eight of the constituencies are entirely within the

Glasgow City council area Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of the S ...

. The Rutherglen constituency comprises the extreme north-western part of the

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which is part of the

Greater Glasgow Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area (or conurbation). It does not relate to municipal government ...

urban area. The South Lanarkshire area is otherwise divided between the Central Scotland and South of Scotland regions.

1999–2011

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region included: The constituencies were created with the names and boundaries of

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constituencies, as existing in 1999. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. Holyrood constituencies were unaltered.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional list MSPs

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Election results

2021 Scottish Parliament election

The candidates for the region in the

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are as follows:

Constituency results

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2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the

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the region elected MSPs as follows: * 9

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

MSPs (constituency members) * 4

Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

MSPs (additional members) * 2

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

MSP (additional members) * 1

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MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 7

MSPs (five constituency members and two additional members) * 7

MSPs (four constituency members and three additional members) * 1

MSP (additional member) * 1

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 9

MSPs (all constituency members) * 5

MSPs (1 constituency member, 4 additional members) * 1

MSP (additional member) * 1

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MSP (additional member) * 1

Scottish Green Party The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; gd, Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Green Pairtie) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 20 ...

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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Anne McLaughlin Anne McLaughlin (born 8 March 1966) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East since 2019, and previously from 2015 to 2017. She was previously a Member of the Scottish Parliame ...

replaced Bashir Ahmad. Ahmad died in February 2009 and McLaughlin was next on the Scottish National Party's list.

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 10

MSPs (all constituency members) * 2

MSPs (both additional members) * 2

Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; gd, Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scotland. The party was founded in 1998. It c ...

MSPs (both additional members) * 1

MSP (additional member) * 1

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Charlie Gordon Charles Gordon (born 28 October 1951, Glasgow) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Cathcart from 2005 to 2011. Gordon was elected to the Strathclyde Regional Coun ...

held the seat for

Additional member results

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Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1966) is a Scottish politician who served as convenor of Solidarity from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 1998 to 2004 and as co-convenor of Solidarity from 2 ...

resigned from the

in September 2006 and sat as a member of Solidarity.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 10

MSPs (all constituency members) * 4

MSPs (all additional members) * 1

MSP (additional member) * 1

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He previously served as ...

died. At the subsequent Glasgow Anniesland by-election on 23 November 2000, Bill Butler held the seat for

Additional member results

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Footnotes

Sources

Glasgow City Council