Glasgow Southside | |
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Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 70,916 (2019) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Nicola Sturgeon |
Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Southside is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (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. The seat is currently held by Nicola Sturgeon who was First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023, who has held it for the Scottish National Party since the seat was created for 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Rutherglen.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Southside were: [2]
The former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, 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.
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." [3]
Problems with slum landlords, vermin and refuse collections have been highlighted as particular issues in the area. [4] 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. [5]
Election | Member | Party | |
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2011 | Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Nicola Sturgeon [lower-alpha 1] | 19,735 | 60.2 | 1.2 | 13,661 | 41.6 | 3.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Anas Sarwar [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 10,279 | 31.3 | 8.4 | 7,729 | 23.5 | 3.6 | |
Scottish Green | 6,063 | 18.4 | 4.8 | |||||
Conservative | Kyle Thornton | 1,790 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 2,901 | 8.8 | 2.8 | |
Alba | 636 | 1.9 | New | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford | 504 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 575 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
Independent Green Voice | 295 | 0.9 | New | |||||
All for Unity | 223 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Scottish Family | 161 | 0.5 | New | |||||
No label | Greg Energy Adviser | 147 | 0.4 | New | ||||
Liberal | Derek Jackson | 102 | 0.3 | New | ||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | Carol Dobson | 204 | 0.6 | New | 99 | 0.3 | New | |
TUSC | 95 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 88 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |||||
Communist | 81 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Libertarian | 52 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 51 | 0.2 | New | |||||
UKIP | 48 | 0.2 | 1.5 | |||||
Independent | Jayda Fransen | 46 | 0.1 | New | ||||
SDP | 32 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Reform UK | 31 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Independent | Craig Ross | 19 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Reclaim | 16 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Renew | 10 | 0.0 | New | |||||
Independent | Daniel Donaldson | 10 | 0.0 | New | ||||
Majority | 9,456 | 28.9 | 9.6 | |||||
Valid Votes | 32,807 | 32,876 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 220 | 113 | ||||||
Turnout | 33,027 | 59.78 | 11.5 | 32,989 | 59.71 | 11.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 4.8 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Nicola Sturgeon [lower-alpha 1] | 15,287 | 61.4 | 7.0 | 11,393 | 45.3 | 3.2 | |
Labour | Fariha Thomas | 5,694 | 22.9 | 12.3 | 5,002 | 19.9 | 9.4 | |
Scottish Green | 3,444 | 13.7 | 5.8 | |||||
Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 3,100 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 2,935 | 11.7 | 5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lewsey | 822 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 516 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |
UKIP | 420 | 1.7 | 1.2 | |||||
RISE | 387 | 1.5 | New | |||||
Solidarity | 335 | 1.3 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 209 | 0.8 | New | |||||
A Better Britain – Unionist Party | 190 | 0.8 | New | |||||
Animal Welfare | 172 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Scottish Christian | 136 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||||
Independent | Andrew McCullagh | 15 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Majority | 9,593 | 38.5 | 19.3 | |||||
Valid Votes | 24,903 | 25,154 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 279 | 68 | ||||||
Turnout | 25,182 | 48.3 | 4.7 | 25,222 | 48.4 | 4.7 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 9.7 | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Nicola Sturgeon [lower-alpha 1] | 12,306 | 54.4 | N/A | 9,548 | 42.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Stephen Curran | 7,957 | 35.2 | N/A | 6,648 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Scottish Green | 1,779 | 7.8 | N/A | |||||
Conservative | David Meikle | 1,733 | 7.7 | N/A | 1,518 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Respect | 1,359 | 6.0 | N/A | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenn Elder | 612 | 2.7 | N/A | 497 | 2.2 | N/A | |
All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 319 | 1.4 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 261 | 1.2 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour | 200 | 0.9 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 149 | 0.7 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Christian | 119 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
UKIP | 114 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
Pirate | 68 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Unionist | 68 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Independent | Caroline Johnstone | 17 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Scottish Homeland Party | 16 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Majority | 4,349 | 19.2 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 22,608 | 22,680 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 203 | 147 | ||||||
Turnout | 22,811 | 43.6 | N/A | 22,827 | 43.6 | N/A | ||
SNP win (new seat) | ||||||||
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