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{{Scottish Parliament constituency infobox|
| Name = Glasgow Kelvin
| Type = burgh
| Map = [[Image:Glasgow Kelvin ScottishParliamentConstituency.PNG]]
| Region = Glasgow
| Year = 1999
| MSP = Pauline McNeill
| Party = [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]
| Council = [[Glasgow City]]
}}
'''Glasgow Kelvin''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]). It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[First past the post|plurality (first past the post)]] method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament region)|Glasgow]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.

== Electoral region ==
:''See also ''[[Glasgow Scottish Parliament region]]

The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]], [[Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Baillieston]], [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]], [[Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Govan]], [[Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill]], [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]], [[Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Rutherglen]], [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]] and [[Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Springburn]].

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

== Constituency boundaries ==

The Glasgow Kelvin constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]], with the name and boundaries of an existing [[Glasgow Kelvin (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster constituency]]. In [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005]], however, Scottish Westminster ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

The Holyrood constituency is entirely within the Glasgow City council area, in the west of the council area. It is south of the Anniesland and Maryhill constituencies, west of Springburn and Shettleston and north of Govan. The Anniesland, Maryhill, Govan, Springburn and Shettleston constituencies are also entirely within the city area.<ref>See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland]''</ref>.

== Description of the constituency ==

The city centre is contained in this one constituency, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the main rail stations, the cathedral and Scottish Exhibition Centre. All three of Glasgow's universities are here too, making it supposedly the most educated constituency in Scotland. The large student population is an important factor in elections. The [[Merchant City]] is also here, [[yuppie]] housing built out of the disused cotton and tobacco warehouses. This area is a symbol of the rebirth of the city, and Kelvin is undoubtedly the most prosperous seat in Glasgow, although it also includes less affluent areas.

The predecessor to the Westminster constituency seat, [[Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Hillhead]], was the last [[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]] seat in the city until [[Roy Jenkins]] won it for the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]] at a [[Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982|by-election in 1982]]. He held it in [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]] but it was taken by [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]'s [[George Galloway]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987]].

== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Labour Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Pauline McNeill]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Labour Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 2003|2003]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Labour Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007|2007]]
|-
|}

== Election results ==

{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2007]]: Glasgow Kelvin}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[Pauline McNeill]]
|votes = 7,875
|percentage = 33.5
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Sandra White]]
|votes = 6,668
|percentage = 28.4
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Martin Bartos
|votes = 2,971
|percentage = 12.6
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Katy Gordon
|votes = 2,843
|percentage = 12.1
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Cooklin
|votes = 1,943
|percentage = 8.3
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Niall Walker
|votes = 744
|percentage = 3.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|candidate = Isobel Macleod
|votes = 456
|percentage = 1.9
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,207
|percentage = 5.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,500
|percentage = 42.7
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 1125
|percentage = 4.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2003]]: Glasgow Kelvin}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[Pauline McNeill]]
|votes = 7,880
|percentage = 35.7
|change = &minus;9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Sandra White]]
|votes = 4,591
|percentage = 20.8
|change = &minus;8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Douglas Herbison
|votes = 3,334
|percentage = 15.1
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Andy Harvey
|votes = 3,159
|percentage = 14.3
|change = +9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Gawaine Towler
|votes = 1,816
|percentage = 8.2
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent Green Voice]]
|candidate = Alistair McConnachie
|votes = 1,300
|percentage = 5.9
|change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,289
|percentage = 14.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,080
|percentage = 39.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 1999]]: Glasgow Kelvin}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[Pauline McNeill]]
|votes = 12,014
|percentage = 44.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Sandra White]]
|votes = 8,303
|percentage = 29.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Moira Craig
|votes = 3,720
|percentage = 13.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Asad Rasul
|votes = 2,225
|percentage = 7.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Heather Ritchie
|votes = 1,375
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,408
|percentage = 46.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Notes ==
<references/>
==See also==
* [[Politics of Glasgow]]
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{{Scottish Parliament}}
[[Category:Scottish Parliamentary constituencies]]

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