Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Pollok (Gaelic : Glaschu Pollaig ) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood ), electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the First Past the Post method of election. It is currently represented by Humza Yousaf , a member of the Scottish National Party who served as the First Minister of Scotland from March 2023 until May 2024. He has held the seat for the party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election .
The constituency is one of eight within the Glasgow City council area . 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.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are; Glasgow Anniesland , Glasgow Cathcart , Glasgow Kelvin , Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn , 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
The Glasgow Pollok constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999 , with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency . In 2005 , however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons ) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
Boundary review
Following its First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament constituencies, a newly shaped Pollok was formed in time for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election . The Glasgow City Council electoral wards used in the creation of the new Glasgow Pollok seat are:
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2021 Scottish Parliament election : Glasgow Pollok[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
SNP
Humza Yousaf [ a]
18,163
53.7
1.1
16,600
49.1
0.4
Labour
Zubir Ahmed
11,058
32.7
1.1
8,899
26.3
0.5
Conservative
Sandesh Gulhane [ b]
1,849
5.5
4.0
3,832
11.3
2.2
Scottish Green
Nadia Kanyange
1,651
4.9
New
1,975
5.8
0.9
Alba
659
1.9
New
Liberal Democrats
James Speirs
522
1.5
0.6
455
1.3
0.0
All for Unity
318
0.9
New
Scottish Family
240
0.7
New
Independent Green Voice
180
0.5
New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament
105
0.3
New
UKIP
Daryl Gardner
185
0.5
New
95
0.3
1.8
Freedom Alliance (UK)
76
0.2
New
Scottish Libertarian
Alan Findlay
157
0.5
New
75
0.2
New
TUSC
62
0.2
New
Women's Equality
58
0.2
0.4
Communist
51
0.2
New
Reform UK
50
0.1
New
Reclaim
Leo Kearse
114
0.3
New
32
0.1
New
No label
Joseph Finnie
94
0.3
New
Independent
Craig Ross
25
0.1
New
SDP
20
0.1
New
Renew
11
0.03
New
Independent
Daniel Donaldson
10
0.03
New
Majority
7,105
21.0
2.2
Valid Votes
33,793
33,828
Invalid Votes
131
87
Turnout
33,924
54.3
8.5
33,915
54.3
8.4
SNP hold
Swing
2010s
2016 Scottish Parliament election : Glasgow Pollok[ 2] [ 5]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
SNP
Humza Yousaf [ a]
15,316
54.8
10.1
13,902
49.5
7.4
Labour Co-op
Johann Lamont [ b] [ c]
8,834
31.6
15.8
7,237
25.8
12.3
Conservative
Thomas Haddow
2,653
9.5
3.8
2,545
9.1
4.9
Liberal Democrats
Isabel Nelson
585
2.1
0.0
375
1.3
0.1
TUSC
Ian Leech
555
2.0
New
Scottish Green
1,363
4.9
2.4
Solidarity
915
3.3
New
UKIP
582
2.1
1.6
BUP
341
1.2
New
Animal Welfare
224
0.8
New
Scottish Christian
212
0.8
0.0
RISE
185
0.7
New
Women's Equality
158
0.6
New
Independent
Andrew McCullagh
25
0.1
New
Majority
6,482
23.2
N/A
Valid Votes
27,943
28,064
Invalid Votes
142
69
Turnout
28,085
45.8
6.3
28,133
45.9
6.4
SNP gain from Labour Co-op
Swing
13.0
2000s
1990s
,
See also
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Preceded by
Constituency represented by the First Minister 2023 – 2024
Succeeded by