Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

2005–2024

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.

Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies which came into effect for the 2005 general election, the boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004 as containing the Glasgow City Council wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok. Further to reviews of local government ward boundaries which came into effect in 2007 and 2017, but did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the constituency comprised the City of Glasgow Council wards or part wards of: Newlands/Auldburn (small part), Greater Pollok, Cardonald, Govan (majority) and Pollokshields (small part).

2024–present

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, there were moderate changes to the constituency boundaries involving the addition of parts of the abolished constituency of Glasgow Central, including the districts of Kingston, Tradeston, Kinning Park and Dumbreck; Pollokshields was transferred from Glasgow South. As part compensation, the districts of North Cardonald, Hillington, Penilee and Rosshall were transferred to Paisley and Renfrewshire North.

The constituency currently consists of the following wards or part wards of the City of Glasgow:

• A small part of Newlands/Auldburn (Arden housing estate);
• the whole of Greater Pollok ward;
• southern parts of Cardonald ward – largely to the south of the A761 (Paisley Road West) and east of the A736 (Crookston Road);
• the whole of Govan ward; and
• the majority of Pollokshields ward, comprising the area to the north of the railway line between Pollokshaws West, Crossmyloof and Rutherglen stations.

The seat is one of six covering the Glasgow City council area; none have overspill. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.

History

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 of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of Labour Co-op, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier. However, in 2024, he lost his seat to Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party by 3,285 votes and a 9.2% swing to Labour.

Members of Parliament

Elections		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2005 2010	File:IanDavidsonMPPortrait.jpg Ian Davidson	Labour Co-op
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2015 2017 2019	File:Official portrait of Chris Stephens MP crop 2.jpg Chris Stephens	SNP
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2024	File:Dr Zubir Ahmed portrait 2024.jpg Zubir Ahmed	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Davidson	Template:Replace	60.2
		James Dornan	4,757	15.4
		Katy Gordon	3,593	11.6
		Scott Brady	1,786	5.8
		Keith Baldassara	1,666	5.4
	Independent Green Voice	Alistair McConnachie	379	1.2
		Violet Shaw	143	0.5
Majority			13,896	44.8
Turnout			30,977	50.0
	win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Davidson	Template:Replace	62.5
		Chris Stephens	5,192	16.3
		Isabel Nelson	2,870	9.0
		Maya Forrest	2,084	6.6
	()	Tommy Sheridan	931	2.9
		David Orr	841	2.6
Majority			14,671	46.2
Turnout			31,781	54.6
	hold		Swing	+0.7

General election 2015: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Stephens	Template:Replace	57.2
		Ian Davidson	13,438	32.8
		Gordon McCaskill	2,036	5.0
		Sarah Hemy	970	2.4
		Sean Templeton	507	1.2
		Isabel Nelson	406	1.0
		Bill Bonnar	176	0.4
Majority			9,950	24.4
Turnout			40,921	61.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+35.2

General election 2017: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Stephens	Template:Replace	40.7
		Matt Kerr	14,326	40.5
		Thomas Haddow	5,524	15.6
		Ben Denton-Cardew	661	1.9
		Sarah Hemy	481	1.4
Majority			60	0.2
Turnout			35,378	56.2
	hold		Swing	-12.1

General election 2019: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Stephens	Template:Replace	47.9
		Matt Kerr	12,743	34.6
		Thomas Haddow	4,224	11.5
		Ben Denton-Cardew	1,435	3.9
		Peter Brown	802	2.2
Majority			4,900	13.3
Turnout			36,847	57.1
	hold		Swing	+6.6

2019 notional result Template:Efn
Party		Vote	%
	Scottish National Party	20,094	46.7
	Labour	14,561	33.8
	Conservative	5,423	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	1,892	4.4
	Brexit Party	695	1.6
	Scottish Greens	358	0.8
Majority		5,533	12.9
Turnout		43,023	61.1
Electorate		70,431

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glasgow South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Zubir Ahmed	Template:Replace	43.6
		Chris Stephens	12,267	34.4
		John Hamelink	2,727	7.6
		Morag McRae	2,236	6.3
		Mamun Rashid	1,387	3.9
		Paul McGarry	958	2.7
		Tony Osy	542	1.5
Majority			3,285	9.2
Turnout			35,669	51.8
Registered electors			68,871
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	Increase11.1

See also

• Politics of Glasgow

External links

• Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Glasgow South West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK