Glasgow Anniesland (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Anniesland
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland City of Glasgow
1997–2005
Number of members One
Replaced by Glasgow North West
Glasgow North
Created from Glasgow Garscadden

Glasgow Anniesland was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005, when it was replaced by the larger Glasgow North West, with the exception of Kelvindale which joined Glasgow North.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system, and was represented by Donald Dewar until his death in 2000.

Boundaries

The City of Glasgow District electoral divisions of Drumchapel/Blairdardie, Jordanhill/Kelvindale, and Yoker/Knightswood.

Anniesland was situated on the north western outskirts of the city of Glasgow, stretching from Drumchapel on the boundaries with Clydebank to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1997 Donald Dewar Labour
2000 by-election John Robertson Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2001: Glasgow Anniesland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Robertson 15,102 56.5 −5.3
SNP Grant Robert Thoms 4,048 15.1 −2.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Paul McGinty 3,244 12.1 +4.9
Conservative Stewart McNulty Connell 2,651 9.9 −1.6
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy 1,486 5.6 N/A
Socialist Labour Miss Katherine McGavigan 191 0.7 N/A
Majority 11,054 41.4
Turnout 26,722 50.1 −13.7
Labour hold Swing −1.7
By-election 2000: Glasgow Anniesland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Robertson 10,359 51.7 −10.1
SNP Grant Robert Thoms 4,202 21.0 +3.9
Conservative Mrs. Dorothy A. Luckhurst 2,188 10.9 −0.6
Liberal Democrat Christopher Paul McGinty 1,630 8.1 +0.9
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy 1,441 7.2 +6.5
Independent William Lyden 212 1.1 N/A
Majority 6,337 31.3
Turnout 20,212 38.4 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Glasgow Anniesland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Dewar 20,951 61.8 N/A
SNP Bill Wilson 5,797 17.1 N/A
Conservative Robert A.P. Brocklehurst 3,881 11.5 N/A
Liberal Democrat Christopher Paul McGinty 2,453 7.2 N/A
ProLife Alliance Akhtar Majid 374 1.1 N/A
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 229 0.7 N/A
UKIP Alan H. Milligan 86 0.3 N/A
Referendum Party Mrs. Gillian McKay 84 0.2 N/A
Natural Law Thomas J. Pringle 24 0.1 N/A
Majority 15,154 44.7 N/A
Turnout 33,879 63.8 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

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