Glasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Springburn Burgh constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	2005
Type:	House of Commons

Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency.

The Member of Parliament, Michael Martin, formerly a member of the Labour Party, was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 2000. By convention, the major parties (Labour, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats) do not stand against a sitting Speaker in a general election, and in the 2001 and 2005 general elections he stood as "Speaker seeking re-election." Other parties, including the Scottish National Party, however, continued to contest the seat.

[edit] Boundaries

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General Election 2001: Glasgow Springburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Speaker	Michael Martin	16,053	66.6	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Sandy Bain	4,675	19.4	+2.9
	Scottish Socialist	Carolyn Leckie	1,879	7.8	N/A
	Scottish Unionist	Daniel Houston	1,289	5.3	N/A
	Independent (politician)	Richard Silvester	208	0.9	N/A
Majority			11,378	47.2
Turnout			24,104	43.7	-15.3
	Speaker hold		Swing

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