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Glasgow North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

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At the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of "Remain" with 78.4%. This was the fourth-highest support for a Remain vote in any constituency in the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

The Glasgow wards of Firhill, Hillhead, Hyndland, Kelvindale, Maryhill, North Kelvin, Partick, Summerston, Woodlands, and Wyndford.

Glasgow North is one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. 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 North constituency includes most of the former Glasgow Maryhill constituency, central sections of the former Glasgow Kelvin constituency and a Kelvindale area from the former Glasgow Anniesland constituency. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.

The Glasgow North constituency has Glasgow University within its boundaries, and stretches out through Kelvindale to the large Summerston housing development. The largest element of the seat, in terms of former constituency boundaries, comes from the Maryhill constituency, which was a mainly working class seat. The North seat also includes the more middle class areas of Hillhead, Hyndland and Kelvindale.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Notes
2005 Ann McKechin Labour MP for Glasgow Maryhill until 2005
2015 Patrick Grady SNP
2022 Independent
2023 SNP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Glasgow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Patrick Grady 16,982 46.9 +9.3
Labour Pam Duncan-Glancy 11,381 31.4 -3.1
Conservative Tony Curtis 3,806 10.5 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Chamberlain 2,394 6.6 +3.2
Green Cass McGregor 1,308 3.6 -6.1
Brexit Party Dionne Cocozza 320 0.9 New
Majority 5,601 15.5 +12.4
Turnout 36,191 63.3 +1.2
SNP hold Swing +6.2
General election 2017: Glasgow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Patrick Grady 12,597 37.6 -15.5
Labour Pam Duncan-Glancy 11,537 34.5 +6.6
Conservative Stuart Cullen 4,935 14.7 +6.8
Green Patrick Harvie 3,251 9.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Chamberlain 1,153 3.4 +0.7
Majority 1,060 3.1 -22.1
Turnout 33,473 62.1 -0.7
SNP hold Swing -11.0
General election 2015: Glasgow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Patrick Grady 19,610 53.1 +41.2
Labour Ann McKechin 10,315 27.9 -16.6
Conservative Lauren Hankinson 2,901 7.9 +0.8
Green Martin Bartos 2,284 6.2 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Jade O'Neil 1,012 2.7 -28.6
UKIP Jamie Robertson 486 1.3 New
TUSC Angela McCormick 160 0.4 -0.6
... Is Safer Than Alcohol Russell Benson 154 0.4 New
Majority 9,295 25.2 N/A
Turnout 36,922 61.4 +3.8
SNP gain from Scottish Labour Party Swing +28.9
General election 2010: Glasgow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann McKechin 13,181 44.5 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Katy Gordon 9,283 31.3 +3.9
SNP Patrick Grady 3,530 11.9 -1.0
Conservative Erin Boyle 2,089 7.1 -1.6
Green Martin Bartos 947 3.2 -4.4
BNP Thomas Main 296 1.0 New
TUSC Angela McCormick 287 1.0 New
Majority 3,898 13.2 +1.2
Turnout 29,613 57.6 +7.2
Scottish Labour Party hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Glasgow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann McKechin 11,001 39.4 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Amy Rodger 7,663 27.4 +8.4
SNP Kenneth McLean 3,614 12.9 -3.5
Conservative Brian Pope 2,441 8.7 +0.5
Green Martin Bartos 2,135 7.6 New
Scottish Socialist Nick Tarlton 1,067 3.8 -2.6
Majority 3,338 12.0 -18.4
Turnout 27,921 50.4
Scottish Labour Party hold Swing

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