Talk:Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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[edit] Info box

I have just reverted to the older, template-independent info box, because the newer box includes glaring inaccuracies. Would be a good idea to fit the map into the older info box, with caption ".. within the Glasgow electoral region". Laurel Bush 09:51, 12 October 2006 (UTC).

Info box now looking much better. Laurel Bush 10:59, 12 October 2006 (UTC).

[edit] +/-%?

Since 1999 was the first election, where have the changes in % for that election come from? Cripipper 18:29, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

In 1999 the constituency had the same boundaries as a Westminster constituency. Looks like someone thought it would be a good idea to compare the result with a the previous Westminster result. Does not strike me as a very good idea, not least because all subsequent comparisons should be with earlier Holyrood results. Laurel Bush 10:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Boundaries

I note removal of reference to Renfrewshire. The Holyrood constituency was created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Govan Westminster constituency. In 1999, and until 2005 (when the Westminster constituency was replaced with new constituencies), the Westminster constituency did include part of Renfrewhire, and, at present, the Holyrood constituency is unchanged, retaining the boundaries it had when created. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, which details 2005 changes to boundaries of Westminster constituencies, and shows pre 2005 Glasgow Govan covering part of Renfrewshire. Laurel Bush 10:42, 27 November 2006 (UTC).

Glasgow Govan only covered Renfrewshire because the administrative borders changed in 2002, so in 1999 the constituency was entirely in the City of Glasgow council area. Catchpole 10:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Cheers. The constiteuncy was entirely within the city area, but is not now? Did the boundary change become effective in 2002? Or at local government elections in 2003? Laurel Bush 12:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC).

From the Boundary Commission for Scotland 5th Periodical Report - 14/12/04 - [1] paragraph 16 of the Glasgow City Council area review:

"16. Following publication of our provisional proposals, the boundary between Glasgow City Council area and Renfrewshire Council area was amended by The Glasgow City and Renfrewshire Council Boundaries (Braehead) Amendment Order 2002. Accordingly, on 23 October 2003, we published revised recommendations to reflect the realignment of the boundary between Glasgow City Council area ward 51 (Drumoyne) and Renfrewshire Council area ward 27 (Deanside). Whilst an area of land was transferred between the Council areas, no electors were affected by this boundary change."

So an area of land was moved but as nobody lived there, the population of the constituencies didn't change. Catchpole 12:43, 28 November 2006 (UTC)