# Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Shettleston 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.
The seat has been held by John Mason, who was elected for the Scottish National Party but has had the whip withdrawn after being elected, since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, 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 Shettleston 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 their First Periodic review into constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland had recommended a modified Glasgow Shettleston constituency. The electoral wards used to create the newly formed Shettleston are:
* In full: Calton, Shettleston
* In part: Baillieston (shared with Glasgow Provan)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Frank McAveety | Labour |
| 2011 | John Mason | SNP |
| 2024 | John Mason | Independent |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Mason | 17,465 | 54.4 | 1.6 | 14,772 | 45.8 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Pauline McNeill | 9,440 | 29.4 | 2.3 | 7,924 | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 4,421 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 4,821 | 15.0 | 2.8 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,457 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Clark | 774 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 433 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 404 | 1.3 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 400 | 1.2 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 225 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 166 | 0.5 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 105 | 0.3 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 100 | 0.3 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 78 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 64 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 62 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 56 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 55 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 42 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | 21 | 0.1 | New |
| | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | 15 | 0.0 | New |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 15 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 12 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | 6 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,025 | 25.0 | 3.9 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,100 | | | 32,233 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 238 | | | 119 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,338 | 53.7 | 9.7 | 32,352 | 53.7 | 9.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Mason | 14,198 | 56.0 | 8.2 | 12,160 | 47.7 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 6,875 | 27.1 | 17.9 | 6,270 | 24.6 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 3,151 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 3,098 | 12.2 | 7.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,436 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 716 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| | TUSC | Jamie Cocozza | 583 | 2.3 | New | | | |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 399 | 1.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Giovanni Caccavello | 568 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 392 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | BUP | BUP | BUP | BUP | BUP | 318 | 1.2 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 213 | 0.8 | New |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 164 | 0.6 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 149 | 0.6 | New |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 146 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | 28 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,323 | 28.9 | 26.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 25,375 | | | 25,489 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 131 | | | 48 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,506 | 44.0 | 5.9 | 25,537 | 44.0 | 5.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 13.1 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Mason | 10,128 | 47.8 | N/A | 8,802 | 41.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety | 9,542 | 45.0 | N/A | 8,456 | 39.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 1,163 | 5.5 | N/A | 1,016 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | 588 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 529 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 325 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruaraidh Dobson | 371 | 1.7 | N/A | 281 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 254 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 211 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | 210 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 146 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 138 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 119 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | 63 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | 49 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | 26 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 2.8 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 21,204 | | | 21,213 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 109 | | | 90 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,313 | 38.1 | N/A | 21,303 | 38.1 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety | 7,574 | 51.2 | −5.4 |
| | SNP | John McLaughlin | 4,693 | 31.7 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Renton | 1,182 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | William McNair | 946 | 6.4 | +0.5 |
| | Scottish Christian | Bob Graham | 406 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,881 | 19.5 | −18.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,035 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,801 | 33.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety | 9,365 | 56.6 | +2.7 |
| | SNP | Jim Byrne | 3,018 | 18.2 | −9.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Rosie Kane | 2,403 | 14.5 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst | 982 | 5.9 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hutton | 779 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,347 | 38.4 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,547 | 35.4 | −7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety | 11,078 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | SNP | Jim Byrne | 5,611 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Rosie Kane | 1,640 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Colin Bain | 1,260 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Clarke | 943 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,467 | 26.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,532 | 42.8 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |