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Glasgow Pollok
burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Glasgow Pollok shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population 81,004 (2019)
Current constituency
Created 1999
Party Scottish National Party
MSP Humza Yousaf
Council area Glasgow City

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, who has been First Minister of Scotland since 29 March 2023 after being elected leader of the Scottish National Party the previous day. 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

See also: Glasgow (Scottish Parliament 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

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:

  • In full: Greater Pollok, Craigton
  • In part: Govan

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Johann Lamont Labour
2016 Humza Yousaf SNP

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Humza Yousaf 18,163 53.7 Decrease1.1 16,600 49.1 Decrease0.4
Scottish Labour Zubir Ahmed 11,058 32.7 Increase1.1 8,899 26.3 Increase0.5
Scottish Conservatives Sandesh Gulhane 1,849 5.5 Decrease4.0 3,832 11.3 Increase2.2
Green Nadia Kanyange 1,651 4.9 New 1,975 5.8 Increase0.9
Alba Party 659 1.9 New
Liberal Democrats James Speirs 522 1.5 Decrease0.6 455 1.3 Steady0.0
All for Unity 318 0.9 New
Scottish Family Party 240 0.7 New
Independent Green Voice 180 0.5 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party 105 0.3 New
UKIP Daryl Gardner 185 0.5 New 95 0.3 Decrease1.8
Freedom Alliance (UK) 76 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian Party Alan Findlay 157 0.5 New 75 0.2 New
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 62 0.2 New
Women's Equality Party 58 0.2 Decrease0.4
Communist Party of Britain 51 0.2 New
Reform UK 50 0.1 New
Reclaim Party 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
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) 20 0.1 New
Renew Party 11 0.03 New
Independent Daniel Donaldson 10 0.03 New
Majority 7,105 21.0 Decrease2.2
Valid Votes 33,793 33,828
Invalid Votes 131 87
Turnout 33,924 54.3 Increase8.5 33,915 54.3 Increase8.4
SNP hold Swing
Notes

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Humza Yousaf 15,316 54.8 Increase10.1 13,902 49.5 Increase7.4
Labour Johann Lamont 8,834 31.6 Decrease15.8 7,237 25.8 Decrease12.3
Scottish Conservatives Thomas Haddow 2,653 9.5 Increase3.8 2,545 9.1 Increase4.9
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 585 2.1 Steady0.0 375 1.3 Decrease0.1
TUSC Ian Leech 555 2.0 New
Green 1,363 4.9 Increase2.4
Solidarity (Scotland) 915 3.3 New
UKIP 582 2.1 Increase1.6
A Better Britain – Unionist Party 341 1.2 New
Animal Welfare Party 224 0.8 New
Scottish Christian Party 212 0.8 Steady0.0
RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance 185 0.7 New
Women's Equality Party 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 Increase6.3 28,133 45.9 Increase6.4
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase13.0
Notes
Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Johann Lamont 10,875 47.5 N/A 8,760 38.1 N/A
SNP Chris Stephens 10,252 44.7 N/A 9,713 42.2 N/A
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Morrison 1,298 5.7 N/A 963 4.2 N/A
Respect 664 2.9 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 617 2.7 N/A
Green 571 2.5 N/A
Socialist Labour Party (UK) 369 1.6 N/A
BNP 330 1.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 490 2.1 N/A 325 1.4 N/A
Scottish Christian Party 192 0.8 N/A
Scottish Unionist Party (1986) 158 0.7 N/A
UKIP 126 0.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist 100 0.4 N/A
Pirate 55 0.2 N/A
Independent Caroline Johnstone 25 0.1 N/A
Scottish Homeland Party 24 0.1 N/A
Majority 623 2.8 N/A
Valid Votes 22,915 22,992
Invalid Votes 154 97
Turnout 23,069 39.5 N/A 23,089 39.5 N/A
Labour win (new boundaries)
Notes

2000s

Scottish Parliament Election 2007: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Johann Lamont 10,456 53.9 +10.5
SNP Chris Stephens 6,063 31.2 +12.1
Conservative Gerald Michaluk 1,460 7.5 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Gilmore 1,436 7.4 +2.9
Majority 4,393 22.7 +7.2
Turnout 19,415
style="background-color: Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/color" | [[Labour and Co-operative|Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold Swing
Scottish Parliament Election 2003: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Johann Lamont 9,357 43.4 -0.3
Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan 6,016 27.9 +6.4
SNP Kenny Gibson 4,118 19.1 -6.8
Conservative Ashraf Anjum 1,012 4.7 -0.6
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 962 4.5 +0.9
Parent Excluded Robert Ray 73 0.3 New
Majority 3,341 15.5 -2.3
Turnout 21,538 45.7 -6.9
style="background-color: Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/color" | [[Labour and Co-operative|Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/shortname]] hold Swing -0.3

1990s

Scottish Parliament Election 1999: Glasgow Pollok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Johann Lamont 11,405 43.7 N/A
SNP Kenny Gibson 6,763 25.9 N/A
Scottish Socialist Tommy Sheridan 5,611 21.5 N/A
Conservative Rory O'Brien 1,370 5.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats James King 931 3.6 N/A
Majority 4,642 17.8 N/A
Turnout 26,080 52.6 N/A
style="background-color: Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/color" | [[Labour and Co-operative|Template:Labour and Co-operative/meta/shortname]] win (new seat)

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