Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow East Burgh constituency |
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| Glasgow East shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 2005 |
| MP: | David Marshall |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | City of Glasgow |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
- For other things called Glasgow East see Glasgow East.
Glasgow East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). It was first used in the general election of 2005.
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[edit] Boundaries
Glasgow East is one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area. All are entirely within the council area.
Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The East constituency includes the area of the former Glasgow Baillieston constituency and parts of the former Glasgow Shettleston constituency.[1] Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
The East constituency contains part of the M8 motorway and main railway lines into the city centre. The home ground of Glasgow Celtic football club is within the constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Seat created 2005
- 2005-present David Marshall, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Glasgow East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Marshall | 18,775 | 60.7 | -3.0 | |
| Scottish National Party | Lachlan McNeill | 5,268 | 17.0 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Jackson | 3,665 | 11.8 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Carl Thomson | 2,135 | 6.9 | +0.8 | |
| Scottish Socialist | George Savage | 1,096 | 3.5 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 13,507 | 43.7 | |||
| Turnout | 30,939 | 48.2 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 | |||
[edit] Predecessor seats
| General Election 2001: Glasgow Baillieston | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jimmy Wray | 14,200 | 61.0 | -4.6 | |
| Scottish National Party | Lachlan McNeill | 4,361 | 18.7 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | David Comrie | 1,580 | 6.8 | -1.0 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Jim McVicar | 1,569 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Dundas | 1,551 | 6.7 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 9,839 | 42.3 | |||
| Turnout | 23,261 | 47.2 | -15.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
