Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Gaelic: Glaschu Cnoc Màiri agus Allt an Fhuarain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. 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.

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population	74,527 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	SNP
MSP	Bob Doris
Council area	Glasgow City

The constituency was created in 2011 from a merger of parts of the Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Springburn and a small part of the Glasgow Anniesland constituencies. The parts of Glasgow Anniesland were Kelvindale and Kelvinside, that had previously been in Glasgow Hillhead before 1997.

The seat has been held by Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

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 Pollok, 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

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 electoral wards used in its creation are:

• In full: Maryhill/Kelvin, Springburn
• In part: Canal (shared with Glasgow Kelvin), Dennistoun

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2011	Patricia Ferguson	Labour
	2016	Bob Doris	SNP

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Bob Doris[a]	16,428	59.0	3.5	13,158	47.1	0.5
	Labour	Keiran O'Neill	8,504	30.5	1.3	6,722	24.1	1.4
	Conservative	Alix Mathieson	2,241	8.0	1.8	2,984	10.7	1.0
	Scottish Green					2,847	10.2	2.2
	Alba					529	1.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Chamberlain	688	2.5	0.4	503	1.8	0.0
	Independent Green Voice					244	0.87	New
	All for Unity					229	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					206	0.74	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					66	0.24	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					63	0.23	New
	TUSC					60	0.21	New
	Women's Equality					60	0.21	0.6
	Reform UK					45	0.16	New
	Scottish Libertarian					45	0.16	New
	Communist					44	0.16	New
	Independent	Craig Ross				36	0.13	New
	UKIP					32	0.11	1.8
	SDP					19	0.07	New
	Reclaim					15	0.05	New
	Renew					13	0.05	New
	Independent	Daniel Donaldson				13	0.05	New
Majority			7,924	28.5	4.8
Valid Votes			27,861			27,933
Invalid Votes			178			103
Turnout			28,039	51.9	7.6	28,036	51.9	7.5
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn ^[3][5][6]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Bob Doris[a]	13,109	55.5	13.7	11,296	47.6	8.9
	Labour	Patricia Ferguson[b]	7,507	31.8	16.3	6,055	25.5	12.3
	Conservative	John Anderson	2,305	9.8	3.8	2,305	9.7	4.6
	Scottish Green					1,903	8.0	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Harrison	691	2.9	1.2	438	1.8	0.8
	UKIP					452	1.9	1.4
	Solidarity					283	1.2	New
	BUP					265	1.1	New
	RISE					199	0.8	New
	Women's Equality					198	0.8	New
	Animal Welfare					182	0.8	New
	Scottish Christian					150	0.6	0.0
	Independent	Andrew McCullagh				25	0.1	New
Majority			5,602	23.7	N/A
Valid Votes			23,612			23,751
Invalid Votes			137			51
Turnout			23,749	44.3	7.8	23,802	44.4	7.9
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing		15.0
Notes Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency Incumbent member for this constituency

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn^[3][7]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Ferguson[a]	9,884	48.1	N/A	7,765	37.8	N/A
	SNP	Bob Doris[b]	8,592	41.8	N/A	7,949	38.7	N/A
	Conservative	Stephanie Murray	1,222	6.0	N/A	1,041	5.1	N/A
	Scottish Green					1,035	5.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sophie Bridger	833	4.1	N/A	537	2.6	N/A
	Respect					537	2.6	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					448	2.2	N/A
	Socialist Labour					320	1.6	N/A
	BNP					268	1.3	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					161	0.8	N/A
	Scottish Christian					136	0.7	N/A
	Scottish Unionist					147	0.7	N/A
	UKIP					97	0.5	N/A
	Pirate					49	0.2	N/A
	Scottish Homeland Party					38	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Caroline Johnstone				27	0.1	N/A
Majority			1,292	6.3	N/A
Valid Votes			20,531			20,555
Invalid Votes			142			99
Turnout			20,673	36.5	N/A	20,654	36.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
Notes Incumbent member for the Glasgow Maryhill constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

See also

• Politics of Glasgow