Glasgow South is a burgh
constituency
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of the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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(
Westminster
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). It elects one
Member of Parliament (MP)
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by the
first past the post
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system of election.
The constituency was first used in the
2005 general election, and is the successor to Glasgow Cathcart.
Boundaries
The Glasgow City wards of Battlefield, Carmunnock, Carnwadric, Castlemilk, Cathcart, Glenwood, King's Park, Langside, Maxwell Park, Mount Florida, Newlands, and Pollokshaws.
Glasgow South is one of seven constituencies covering the
Glasgow City council area
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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 area of the South constituency was covered by the
Glasgow Cathcart constituency and parts of the
Glasgow Govan,
Glasgow Rutherglen and
Glasgow Pollok constituencies.
Scottish Parliament constituencies
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retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
Constituency profile
While this constituency includes some of Glasgow's few
Conservative
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-voting areas such as
Pollokshields
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and
Newlands
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, other areas such as
Langside
Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, ...
and
Shawlands
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are
SNP, with Labour in second place and the Conservatives far behind. While deprived housing estates typify parts of this constituency, there are still many more affluent residential areas. There is a large
Asian
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community and Scotland's second-largest
Jewish
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community is based around Pollokshields (the largest being in the neighbouring
East Renfrewshire
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constituency). Around one-third of the residents in this constituency are
Roman Catholics
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.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
See also
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Politics of Glasgow
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References
♯ This reference gives all recent Glasgow City Westminster election results. You select the year and then the constituency to view the result.
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Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005
Politics of Glasgow
Pollokshields
Pollokshaws