Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Kelvin shown within the Glasgow electoral region |
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| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Pauline McNeill |
| Party: | Labour |
| Council area: | Glasgow City (part) |
Glasgow Kelvin is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. 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.
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[edit] Electoral region
- See also Glasgow Scottish Parliament region
The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Rutherglen, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
[edit] Constituency boundaries
The Glasgow Kelvin constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
The Holyrood constituency is entirely within the Glasgow City council area, in the west of the council area. It is south of the Anniesland and Maryhill constituencies, west of Springburn and Shettleston and north of Govan. The Anniesland, Maryhill, Govan, Springburn and Shettleston constituencies are also entirely within the city area.
[edit] Description of the constituency
The city centre is contained in this one constituency, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the main rail stations, the cathedral, BBC offices and Scottish Exhibition Centre. All three of Glasgow's universities are here too, making it supposedly the most educated constituency in Scotland. The large student population is an important factor in elections. The Merchant City is also here, yuppie housing built out of the disused cotton and tobacco warehouses. This area is a symbol of the rebirth of the city, and Kelvin is undoubtedly the most prosperous seat in Glasgow, although it also includes less affluent areas.
The predecessor to the Westminster constituency seat, Glasgow Hillhead, was the last Conservative seat in the city until Roy Jenkins won it for the Social Democratic Party at a by-election in 1982. He held it in 1983 general election but it was taken by Labour's George Galloway in 1987.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
- 1999 - 2003 Pauline McNeill
[edit] Election results
| Scottish parliamentary election, 2003: Glasgow Kelvin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Pauline McNeill | 7,880 | 35.7 | −9.1 | |
| Scottish National Party | Sandra White | 4,591 | 20.8 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 3,334 | 15.1 | +2.0 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Andy Harvey | 3,159 | 14.3 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Gawaine Towler | 1,816 | 8.2 | +0.3 | |
| Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 1,300 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 3,289 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 22,080 | 39.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish parliamentary election, 1999: Glasgow Kelvin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Pauline McNeill | 12,014 | 44.8 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Sandra White | 8,303 | 29.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Moira Craig | 3,720 | 13.1 | ||
| Conservative | Asad Rasul | 2,225 | 7.9 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Heather Ritchie | 1,375 | 7.8 | ||
| Majority | 4,408 | 46.10 | |||
