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Glasgow South West is a
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of the
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of the
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. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one
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by the
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system of election. The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes. At the 2019 general election,
Chris Stephens Christopher Charles Stephens (born 20 March 1973) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South West since the 2015 general election. He has been serving as SNP Spokesperson for Lev ...
of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of the Labour Party, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier.


Boundaries

The Glasgow City wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok. The seat is one of seven covering 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 ...
; none have overspill. Before the 2005 general election the city was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The area's representatives before its inception were those for Glasgow Pollok and to a lesser extent Glasgow Govan.
Scottish Parliament constituencies The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999. The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of th ...
retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.


Members of Parliament


Election results


Elections in the 2010s


Elections in the 2000s


See also

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Politics of Glasgow The politics of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city by population, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of Glasgow City Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament. Local government As one of ...


References

This reference gives all recent Glasgow City Westminster election results. You select the year and then the constituency to view the result. {{Coord, 55, 50, 01, N, 4, 20, 19, W, type:adm2nd_region:GB_dim:5000, display=title Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005 Politics of Glasgow Govan