Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Pollok Scottish Parliament burgh constituency


Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created:	1999
MSP:	Johann Lamont
Party:	Labour
Council area:	Glasgow City

Glasgow Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral A burgh constituency is a type of Parliamentary constituency in Scotland. Constituencies and council areas In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes Election results 2007 Scottish Parliament election The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Constituencies and council areas In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes Election results 2007 Scottish Parliament election The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes

1 Electoral region
2 Constituency boundaries
3 Characteristics
4 Member of the Scottish Parliament
5 Election results
6 Notes
7 See also

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Rutherglen, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn. Constituencies and council areas In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes Election results 2007 Scottish Parliament election Glasgow Anniesland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Baillieston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Cathcart is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Govan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Kelvin is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Maryhill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Glasgow Springburn is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood)

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the

Constituency boundaries

The Glasgow Pollok constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Glasgow Pollok was a Burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005 when it was In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords

The Scottish Parliament constituency is entirely within the Glasgow City council area, on its south-western boundary. It is south of the Govan constituency and west of the Cathcart constituency. Cathcart and Govan are also entirely within the city area. ^[1].

Characteristics

Half of Pollok Park and the world-renowned Burrell Collection are found here, but there is a lack of open green space as council estates occupy most of this region. The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Social deprivation, high levels of unemployment and poor housing are serious problems in areas such as Nitshill, Priesthill, Arden and Corkerhill. Nitshill is a suburb on the south side of Glasgow. It was originally a Coal mining village the Nitshill Colliery was the scene of one of Scotland's worst mining disasters—on Priesthill is a District in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Arden is the location of a medium sized housing estate south west of Glasgow city centre and on the very edge of the city Corkerhill was originally a farm and a few houses to the southwest of Glasgow, on the Paisley Canal Line from Glasgow and still houses engine sheds and

Pollok has been regarded as among the safest Labour seats in Scotland, but became the mainspring of the Scottish Socialist Party during the anti-poll tax campaign. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income However, Johann Lamont, well-known for her 'old Labour' credentials, won the seat for Labour in 1999 with a respectable 17. Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish 8% majority over the Scottish National Party's Kenny Gibson. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish For the Mayor of Newark New Jersey, see Kenneth A Gibson. Kenneth James Gibson (born September 8 1961, Paisley

Member of the Scottish Parliament

	Member	Party
1999	Johann Lamont	Labour
2003
2007

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Glasgow Pollok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Johann Lamont	10,456	53. The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish 8	+10. 4
	Scottish National Party	Chris Stephens	6,063	32. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 2	+12. 1
	Conservative	Gerald Michaluk	1,460	7. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 5	+2. 8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Gilmore	1,437	7. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 4	+2. 9
Majority			4,393	22. 6
Turnout			19,416	41. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2	-4. 6
	Labour hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Glasgow Pollok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Johann Lamont	9,357	43. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish 4%	-0. 3%
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Sheridan	6,016	27. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Socialist Politician. 9%	+6. 4%
	Scottish National Party	Kenny Gibson	4,118	19. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish For the Mayor of Newark New Jersey, see Kenneth A Gibson. Kenneth James Gibson (born September 8 1961, Paisley 1%	-6. 8%
	Conservative	Ashraf Anjum	1,012	4. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 7%	-0. 6%
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Nelson	962	4. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 5%	+0. 9%
	PE	Robert Ray	73	0. 3%	+0. 3%
Majority			3,341	15. 5%	-2. 30%
Turnout			21,538	45. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7%
	Labour hold		Swing	-0. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 3%

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Glasgow Pollok
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Johann Lamont	11,405	43. The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish 73%	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Kenny Gibson	6,763	25. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish For the Mayor of Newark New Jersey, see Kenneth A Gibson. Kenneth James Gibson (born September 8 1961, Paisley 93%	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Sheridan	5,611	21. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Socialist Politician. 51%	N/A
	Conservative	Rory O'Brien	1,370	5. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 25%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James King	931	3. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 57%	N/A
Majority			4,642	17. 80%	N/A
Turnout			26,080

Notes

^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland

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