Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency).

Glasgow Provan (Gaelic: Glaschu Provan) 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 Provan
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Provan shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population	76,859 (2019)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Ivan McKee
Council area	Glasgow City

The constituency was created in 2011, comprising much of the old Glasgow Baillieston seat which was abolished for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

The seat has been held by Ivan McKee 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 Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, 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

The electoral wards used in the creation of Provan are:

• In full: East Centre, North East
• In part: Baillieston (shared with Glasgow Shettleston)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2011	Paul Martin	Labour
	2016	Ivan McKee	SNP

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Provan^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ivan McKee^[a]	15,913	52.9	1.7	14,967	49.5	0.4
	Labour	Martin McElroy	8,683	28.9	5.8	7,437	24.6	2.4
	Conservative	Annie Wells^[b]	2,687	8.9	0.3	3,243	10.7	2.5
	Scottish Green	Kim Long	2,366	7.9	New	2,521	8.3	1.6
	Alba					547	1.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Moohan	421	1.4	0.8	359	1.2	0.2
	All for Unity					238	0.8	New
	Independent Green Voice					181	0.6	New
	Scottish Family					160	0.5	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					85	0.3	New
	TUSC					78	0.3	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					74	0.2	New
	Women's Equality					72	0.2	0.4
	UKIP					55	0.2	2.2
	Reform UK					54	0.2	New
	Libertarian					46	0.2	New
	Communist					43	0.1	New
	Reclaim					24	0.1	New
	SDP					21	0.1	New
	Renew					9	0.0	New
	Independent	Daniel Donaldson				4	0.0	New
	Independent	Craig Ross				1	0.0	New
Majority			7,230	24.0	4.1
Valid Votes			30,070			30,219
Invalid Votes			150			92
Turnout			30,220	52.6	9.5	30,311	52.8	9.6
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Provan^[3][5][6]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ivan McKee	13,140	54.6	13.1	11,890	49.1	10.2
	Labour	Paul Martin^[a]	8,357	34.7	17.6	6,534	27.0	15.4
	Conservative	Annie Wells^[b]	2,062	8.6	4.5	1,975	8.2	4.9
	Scottish Green					1,624	6.7	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Coleman	518	2.2	0.0	253	1.0	0.2
	UKIP					574	2.4	1.7
	Solidarity					358	1.5	New
	A Better Britain – Unionist Party					301	1.2	New
	RISE					205	0.8	New
	Animal Welfare					188	0.8	New
	Women's Equality					148	0.6	New
	Scottish Christian					113	0.5	0.0
	Independent	Andrew McCullagh				47	0.2	New
Majority			4,783	19.9	N/A
Valid Votes			24,077			24,210
Invalid Votes			171			61
Turnout			24,248	43.1	8.1	24,271	43.2	8.2
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	15.4
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Elected on the party list

Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Glasgow Provan^[3][7]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Martin^[a]	10,037	52.3	N/A	8,130	42.4	N/A
	SNP	Anne McLaughlin^[b]	7,958	41.5	N/A	7,456	38.9	N/A
	Scottish Green					658	3.4	N/A
	Conservative	Majid Hussain	777	4.1	N/A	626	3.3	N/A
	Respect					466	2.4	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					384	2.0	N/A
	BNP					318	1.7	N/A
	Socialist Labour					316	1.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael O'Donnell	413	2.2	N/A	230	1.2	N/A
	Scottish Unionist					201	1.0	N/A
	UKIP					134	0.7	N/A
	Scottish Christian					103	0.5	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					100	0.5	N/A
	Scottish Homeland Party					61	0.3	N/A
	Pirate					1	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Caroline Johnstone				1	0.0	N/A
Majority			2,079	10.8	N/A
Valid Votes			19,185			19,185
Invalid Votes			134			120
Turnout			19,319	35.0	N/A	19,305	35.0	N/A
	Labour win (new boundaries)
Notes Incumbent member for the Glasgow Springburn constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

See also

• Politics of Glasgow

Notes

1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
2. Constituencies A-Z | Glasgow Provan, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
3. "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
4. "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
5. "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2016)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
6. "Glasgow Provan- Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
7. "Region Results for Glasgow Provan (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

External links

• "Glasgow Provan constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.