Constituency of the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Gaelic : Glaschu Cnoc Màiri agus Allt an Fhuarain ) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood ), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region , which elects seven additional members , in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created in 2011 from a merger of parts of the Glasgow Maryhill , Glasgow Springburn and a small part of the Glasgow Anniesland constituencies. The parts of Glasgow Anniesland were Kelvindale and Kelvinside , that had previously been in Glasgow Hillhead before 1997.
The seat has been held by Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election .
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland , Glasgow Cathcart , Glasgow Kelvin , 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
Map of boundaries from 2011
Following their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament in time for the 2011 election, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the effective merger of the Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Maryhill constituencies.
The electoral wards used in its creation are:
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2021 Scottish Parliament election : Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
SNP
Bob Doris [ a]
16,428
59.0
3.5
13,158
47.1
0.5
Labour
Keiran O'Neill
8,504
30.5
1.3
6,722
24.1
1.4
Conservative
Alix Mathieson
2,241
8.0
1.8
2,984
10.7
1.0
Scottish Green
2,847
10.2
2.2
Alba
529
1.9
New
Liberal Democrats
Andrew Chamberlain
688
2.5
0.4
503
1.8
0.0
Independent Green Voice
244
0.87
New
All for Unity
229
0.8
New
Scottish Family
206
0.74
New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament
66
0.24
New
Freedom Alliance (UK)
63
0.23
New
TUSC
60
0.21
New
Women's Equality
60
0.21
0.6
Reform UK
45
0.16
New
Scottish Libertarian
45
0.16
New
Communist
44
0.16
New
Independent
Craig Ross
36
0.13
New
UKIP
32
0.11
1.8
SDP
19
0.07
New
Reclaim
15
0.05
New
Renew
13
0.05
New
Independent
Daniel Donaldson
13
0.05
New
Majority
7,924
28.5
4.8
Valid Votes
27,861
27,933
Invalid Votes
178
103
Turnout
28,039
51.9
7.6
28,036
51.9
7.5
SNP hold
Swing
2010s
2016 Scottish Parliament election : Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn [ 3] [ 5] [ 6]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
SNP
Bob Doris [ a]
13,109
55.5
13.7
11,296
47.6
8.9
Labour
Patricia Ferguson [ b]
7,507
31.8
16.3
6,055
25.5
12.3
Conservative
John Anderson
2,305
9.8
3.8
2,305
9.7
4.6
Scottish Green
1,903
8.0
3.0
Liberal Democrats
James Harrison
691
2.9
1.2
438
1.8
0.8
UKIP
452
1.9
1.4
Solidarity
283
1.2
New
BUP
265
1.1
New
RISE
199
0.8
New
Women's Equality
198
0.8
New
Animal Welfare
182
0.8
New
Scottish Christian
150
0.6
0.0
Independent
Andrew McCullagh
25
0.1
New
Majority
5,602
23.7
N/A
Valid Votes
23,612
23,751
Invalid Votes
137
51
Turnout
23,749
44.3
7.8
23,802
44.4
7.9
SNP gain from Labour
Swing
15.0
2011 Scottish Parliament election : Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn[ 3] [ 7]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Patricia Ferguson [ a]
9,884
48.1
N/A
7,765
37.8
N/A
SNP
Bob Doris [ b]
8,592
41.8
N/A
7,949
38.7
N/A
Conservative
Stephanie Murray
1,222
6.0
N/A
1,041
5.1
N/A
Scottish Green
1,035
5.0
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Sophie Bridger
833
4.1
N/A
537
2.6
N/A
Respect
537
2.6
N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party
448
2.2
N/A
Socialist Labour
320
1.6
N/A
BNP
268
1.3
N/A
Scottish Socialist
161
0.8
N/A
Scottish Christian
136
0.7
N/A
Scottish Unionist
147
0.7
N/A
UKIP
97
0.5
N/A
Pirate
49
0.2
N/A
Scottish Homeland Party
38
0.2
N/A
Independent
Caroline Johnstone
27
0.1
N/A
Majority
1,292
6.3
N/A
Valid Votes
20,531
20,555
Invalid Votes
142
99
Turnout
20,673
36.5
N/A
20,654
36.5
N/A
Labour win (new seat)
See also
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