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Glasgow Kelvin Scottish Parliament burgh constituency
Glasgow Kelvin shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created:	1999
MSP:	Pauline McNeill
Party:	Labour
Council area:	Glasgow City

Glasgow Kelvin is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Contents 1 Electoral region 2 Constituency boundaries 3 Description of the constituency 4 Member of the Scottish Parliament 5 Election results 6 Notes 7 See also

See also Glasgow Scottish Parliament region

The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Rutherglen, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn.

The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

The Glasgow Kelvin 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 is entirely within the Glasgow City council area, in the west of the council area. It is south of the Anniesland and Maryhill constituencies, west of Springburn and Shettleston and north of Govan. The Anniesland, Maryhill, Govan, Springburn and Shettleston constituencies are also entirely within the city area.^[1].

The city centre is contained in this one constituency, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the main rail stations, the cathedral and Scottish Exhibition Centre. All three of Glasgow's universities are here too, making it supposedly the most educated constituency in Scotland. The large student population is an important factor in elections. The Merchant City is also here, yuppie housing built out of the disused cotton and tobacco warehouses. This area is a symbol of the rebirth of the city, and Kelvin is undoubtedly the most prosperous seat in Glasgow, although it also includes less affluent areas.

The predecessor to the Westminster constituency seat, Glasgow Hillhead, was the last Conservative seat in the city until Roy Jenkins won it for the Social Democratic Party at a by-election in 1982. He held it in 1983 general election but it was taken by Labour's George Galloway in 1987.

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Pauline McNeill	Labour
	2003
	2007

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Glasgow Kelvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Pauline McNeill	7,875	33.5	-2.2
	Scottish National Party	Sandra White	6,668	28.4	+7.6
	Scottish Green Party	Martin Bartos	2,971	12.6	+12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon	2,843	12.1	-3.0
	Conservative Party	Brian Cooklin	1,943	8.3	+0.1
	Independent	Niall Walker	744	3.2	+3.2
	Scottish Christian	Isobel Macleod	456	1.9	+1.9
Majority			1,207	5.1
Turnout			23,500	42.7	+3.3
Rejected Ballots			1125	4.9
	Labour Party hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Glasgow Kelvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Pauline McNeill	7,880	35.7	−9.1
	Scottish National Party	Sandra White	4,591	20.8	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Herbison	3,334	15.1	+2.0
	Scottish Socialist Party	Andy Harvey	3,159	14.3	+9.5
	Conservative Party	Gawaine Towler	1,816	8.2	+0.3
	Independent Green Voice	Alistair McConnachie	1,300	5.9	+5.9
Majority			3,289	14.9
Turnout			22,080	39.4
	Labour Party hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Glasgow Kelvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Pauline McNeill	12,014	44.8
	Scottish National Party	Sandra White	8,303	29.3
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Craig	3,720	13.1
	Conservative Party	Asad Rasul	2,225	7.9
	Scottish Socialist Party	Heather Ritchie	1,375	7.8
Majority			4,408	46.10

1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland

• Politics of Glasgow

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