Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency).
Glasgow Cathcart
Scottish Parliament
burgh constituency
Glasgow Cathcart shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created 1999
MSP James Dornan
Council area Glasgow City
Party SNP

Glasgow Cathcart 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 nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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Electoral region

See also Glasgow Scottish Parliament region

The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The current Glasgow Cathcart 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, on the area's southern boundary. It is east of the Pollok constituency, south of Govan and Shettleston and west of Rutherglen.[1]

Glasgow Cathcart also has boundaries with the East Kilbride constituency, which is in the Central Scotland electoral region, and with the Eastwood constituency, which is in the West of Scotland region.

Boundary review

Following the First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament boundaries, a newly redrawn Cathcart will be in place for the Scottish Parliament election, 2011. The electoral wards used in this creation are Linn, Newlands / Auldburn, and Langside.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Mike Watson Labour
2003
2005 Charlie Gordon
2007
2011 James Dornan SNP

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Glasgow Cathcart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP James Dornan 11,918 45 +14
Labour Charlie Gordon 10,326 39.4 +1.2
Conservative Richard Sullivan 2,410 9.2 -1.2
Liberal Democrat Eileen Baxendale 1,118 4.3 -4.7
Independent John McKee 450 1.7 N/A
Majority 1,592 6.1
Turnout

Liberal Democrats and the Independent gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Glasgow Cathcart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Gordon 8,476 39.1 -0.1
SNP James Dornan 6,287 29.0 +12.7
Independent David Smith 2,911 13.4 +13.4
Conservative Davena Rankin 2,832 10.2 -2.2
Liberal Democrat Shabnum Mustapha 1,659 7.7 -0.1
Majority 2,189 10.1
Turnout 21,657 45.3 -0.2
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament by-election 2005: Glasgow Cathcart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Gordon 5,811 37.7 −1.5
SNP Mairie Whitehead 3,406 22.1 +5.8
Conservative Richard Cook 2,306 15.0 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Arthur Sanderson 1,557 10.1 +2.3
Independent Pat Lally 856 5.6 −5.3
Scottish Socialist Ronnie Stevenson 819 5.3 −7.3
Scottish Green Chloe Stewart 548 3.6 N/A
Independent Chris Creighton 59 0.4 N/A
UKIP Bryan McCormack 54 0.4 N/A
Majority 2,405 15.6 −7.3
Turnout 15,416 32.0 −13
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Glasgow Cathcart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Watson 8,742 39.2 −8.9
SNP David Ritchie 3,630 16.3 −11.9
Conservative Richard Cook 2,888 12.9 +0.7
Scottish Socialist Malcolm Wilson 2,819 12.6 N/A
Local Health Concern Pat Lally 2,419 10.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tom Henery 1,741 7.8 −0.3
Parent Excluded Robert Wilson 68 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,112 22.9 +2.0
Turnout 22,307 45 −7.5
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Glasgow Cathcart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Watson 12,966 48.1 N/A
SNP Marie Whitehead 7,592 28.1 N/A
Conservative Mary Leishman 3,311 12.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Callan Dick 2,187 8.1 N/A
Socialist Workers Roddy Slorach 920 3.4 N/A
Majority 5,374 19.9 N/A
Turnout 26,976 52.5 N/A

Notes

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

See also

Central Scotland
Glasgow
Highlands and Islands
Lothian
Mid Scotland and Fife
North East Scotland
South Scotland
West Scotland
Central Scotland
Glasgow
Highlands and Islands
Lothians
Mid Scotland and Fife
North East Scotland
South of Scotland
West of Scotland