| Glasgow South West | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:GlasgowSouthWestConstituency.svg) Boundary of Glasgow South West in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Glasgow City |
| Electorate | 68,871[1] |
| Major settlements | Cardonald, Darnley, Govan, Mosspark, Nitshill, Pollok, Priesthill |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Zubir Ahmed (Labour) |
| Created from | Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Govan |
| Overlaps | |
| Scottish Parliament | Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Southside, Glasgow |
Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes.
At the 2019 general election, Chris Stephens of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of Labour Co-op, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier.[2] However, in 2024, he lost his seat to Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party by 3,285 votes and a 9.2% swing to Labour.[1]
- ^ a b "Glasgow South West results". BBC News. 5 July 2024.
- ^ Library, House of Commons (23 June 2017). "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".