Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow South West
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Glasgow South West in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland	City of Glasgow
Current constituency
Created	2005 (2005)
Member of Parliament	Ian Davidson (Labour Co-op)
Created from	Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Govan
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Scotland

Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency was first used in the general election of 2005.

Boundaries

Glasgow South West is one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area.

Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The area of the South West constituency was covered by most of the Glasgow Pollok constituency and part of the Glasgow Govan constituency.

Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
	2005	Ian Davidson	Labour Co-operative	previously MP for Glasgow Pollok

Election results

General Election 2010: Glasgow South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Davidson	19,863	62.5	+2.3
	SNP	Chris Stephens	5,192	16.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Isabel Nelson	2,870	9.0	-2.6
	Conservative	Maya Forrest	2,084	6.6	+0.8
	Solidarity (Trade Unionist & Socialist)	Tommy Sheridan	931	2.9	N/A
	BNP	David Orr	841	2.6	N/A
Majority			14,671	46.2
Turnout			31,781	54.6	+4.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.7

General Election 2005: Glasgow South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ian Davidson	18,653	60.2	-1.7
	SNP	James Dornan	4,757	15.4	-2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Katy Gordon	3,593	11.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Scott Brady	1,786	5.8	+0.4
	Scottish Socialist	Keith Baldassara	1,666	5.4	-4.1
	Independent Green Voice	Alistair McConnachie	379	1.2	+1.2
	Socialist Labour	Violet Shaw	143	0.5	+0.5
Majority			13,896	44.9
Turnout			30,977	50.0	+0.2
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.2

See also

• Politics of Glasgow