Glasgow North is a

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of the

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of the

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(at

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). It elects one

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(MP) by the

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voting system. It was first contested at the 2005 general election, and the incumbent MP is Patrick Grady who was elected for the

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, but is currently suspended from the party as of 26 June 2022; pending the outcome of a police investigation for allegations of sexual harassment. At the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of "Remain" with 78.4%. This was the fourth-highest support for a Remain vote in any constituency in the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

The

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wards of Firhill, Hillhead, Hyndland, Kelvindale, Maryhill, North Kelvin, Partick, Summerston, Woodlands, and Wyndford. Glasgow North is one of seven constituencies covering the

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. All are entirely within the council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The North constituency includes most of the former Glasgow Maryhill constituency, central sections of the former Glasgow Kelvin constituency and a

Kelvindale Kelvindale ( gd, Dail Chealbhainn) is a district in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Kelvindale shares the G12 postcode with the neighbouring residential districts of Kelvinside, Hillhead, Hyndland, Dowanhill, as well as Gartnavel ...

area from the former Glasgow Anniesland constituency.

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retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies. The Glasgow North constituency has

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within its boundaries, and stretches out through Kelvindale to the large Summerston housing development. The largest element of the seat, in terms of former constituency boundaries, comes from the Maryhill constituency, which was a mainly working class seat. The North seat also includes the more middle class areas of

Hillhead Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming the w ...

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and Kelvindale.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

References