Glasgow Southside is a

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of the

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( Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also 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

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, who has held it for the

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since the seat was created for

2011 Scottish Parliament election The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament, elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, ...

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin,

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, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Rutherglen. The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the

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Constituency boundaries and council areas

The electoral wards used in the creation of Southside were: *In full: Southside Central, Pollokshields *In part: Govan (shared with Pollok)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

The First Minister,

, has represented the constituency since its creation in 2011 election. She was previously an MSP for the Glasgow regional list from 1999 to 2007, and Glasgow Govan between 2007 and 2011 until the abolition of that constituency.

Constituency profile

The constituency has attracted a high amount media interest over the years due to its status as the constituency of the First Minister. A profile in ''The Scotsman'' described it as, "one of Scotland’s most diverse constituencies. It takes in the gated mansions of Pollokshields as well as Ibrox and Govan, which once teemed with shipyard workers. It takes in Strathbungo, with its Greek Thomson terraces as well as the Gorbals, a former melting pot of Irish, Italian and Jewish immigration." Problems with slum landlords, vermin and refuse collections have been highlighted as particular issues in the area. During the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow City Council were accused of dispatching cleaners to the constituency to spruce it up prior to press events in the area.

Elections

2020s

2010s

Notes

External links

* {{Nicola Sturgeon Govan Politics of Glasgow Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 Nicola Sturgeon Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament 2011 establishments in Scotland Constituencies established in 2011 Gorbals Pollokshields Govanhill and Crosshill