The city of Glasgow, located in Scotland, UK, is represented in both the Westminster Parliament in London, and the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. At Westminster, it is represented by seven Members of Parliament (MPs), all elected to represent individual constituencies at least once every five years, using the first-past-the-post system of voting. In Holyrood, Glasgow is represented by sixteen MSPs, nine of whom are elected to represent individual constituencies once every five years using first-past-the-post, and seven of whom are elected as additional members, through proportional representation.
The current Westminster constituencies have been in use since the 2005 General Election, and those currently used at Holyrood were implemented following a boundary review in 2011. At Westminster, seven MPs representing Glasgow constituencies belong to the Scottish National Party. Each MP was elected in 2019. In Holyrood, following elections in May 2021, all nine Glasgow constituency seats are currently held by the Scottish National Party. Four Labour members, as well as two from the Conservative party and one from the Green Party, were also elected from the Glasgow regional list.
Westminster constituencies
Table as after the 2019 United Kingdom general election:
Holyrood constituencies
Current (since 2011) Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside Historic (1999 to 2007) Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Govan Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Springburn Glasgow Rutherglen· Elections 1999 2003 2007 2011 2016 2021
Historical representation
1708–1801
Clyde Burghs – Burgh constituency which elected one MP to Westminster.
1832–1885
Glasgow – Burgh constituency which elected two MPs to Westminster from 1832 to 1868, and then three members from 1868 to 1885.
1885–1918
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown
Glasgow Bridgeton
Glasgow Camlachie
Glasgow College
Glasgow Central
Glasgow St Rollox
Glasgow Tradeston
1918–1950
Glasgow Bridgeton
Glasgow Camlachie
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Gorbals
Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Hillhead
Glasgow Kelvingrove
Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Partick
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow St. Rollox
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Tradeston
1950–1955
Glasgow Bridgeton
Glasgow Camlachie
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Gorbals
Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Hillhead
Glasgow Kelvingrove
Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Scotstoun
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Tradeston
Glasgow Woodside
1955–1974
Glasgow Bridgeton
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Gorbals
Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Hillhead
Glasgow Kelvingrove
Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Scotstoun
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Tradeston
Glasgow Woodside
1974–1983
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Craigton
Glasgow Garscadden
Glasgow Govan
Glasgow Hillhead
Glasgow Kelvingrove
Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Queen's Park
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Springburn
1983–1997 (11 MPs)
1997–2005 (10 MPs)
These constituencies were also used in the Scottish Parliament (1999–2011).
2005 – present (7 MPs)
See also
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow (European Parliament constituency) Politics of Glasgow Wards of Glasgow