| Glasgow Springburn | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh
constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
 | |
.svg) Glasgow Springburn shown within the
Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within
Scotland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council area | Glasgow City |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn |
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. From the 2011 election, the constituency was abolished and subsumed into a larger Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn seat.
Electoral region
The region covered the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries
The Glasgow Springburn 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.
The Holyrood constituency was entirely within the Glasgow City council area, on its northern boundary. It was west of the Baillieston constituency, north of Shettleston, northeast of Kelvin and east of Maryhill, which were also entirely within the city area.
Boundary review
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 new creation is a constituency known as Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Paul Martin | Labour | ||
| 2011 | Constituency abolished; see Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Martin | 10,024 | 56.9 | -2.1 | |
| SNP | Anne McLaughlin | 4,929 | 28.0 | +12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katy McCloskey | 1,108 | 6.3 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Wilson | 1,067 | 6.1 | -0.5 | |
| Scottish Christian | David Johnston | 484 | 2.8 | New | |
| Majority | 5,095 | 28.9 | -14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 17,612 | 37.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Martin | 10,963 | 59.0 | +0.4 | |
| SNP | Frank Rankin | 2,956 | 15.9 | -10.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Margaret Bean | 2,653 | 14.3 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Alan Rodger | 1,233 | 6.6 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Dundas | 768 | 4.1 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 8,007 | 43.1 | +10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 18,573 | 37.5 | -6.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Martin | 14,268 | 58.6 | N/A | |
| SNP | John Brady | 6,375 | 26.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Murray Roxburgh | 1,293 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Dunnigan | 1,288 | 5.3 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | James Friel | 1,141 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,893 | 32.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 26,080 | 43.5 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes