Glasgow_Maryhill_and_Springburn_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament


Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Gaelic: Glaschu Cnoc Màiri agus Allt an Fhuarain) 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.

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The constituency was created in 2011 from a merger of parts of the Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Springburn and a small part of the Glasgow Anniesland constituencies. The parts of Glasgow Anniesland were Kelvindale and Kelvinside, that had previously been in Glasgow Hillhead before 1997.

The seat has been held by Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2011

Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament in time for the 2011 election, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the effective merger of the Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Maryhill constituencies.

The electoral wards used in its creation are:

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Election results

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See also


Notes

  1. "Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Election Region Results (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. "Region Results for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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