# Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. From the 2011 election, the constituency was abolished and subsumed into a larger Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn seat.

## Electoral region

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

## Constituency boundaries

The Glasgow Springburn 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 was entirely within the Glasgow City council area, on its northern boundary. It was west of the Baillieston constituency, north of Shettleston, northeast of Kelvin and east of Maryhill, which were also entirely within the city area.

### Boundary review

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 new creation is a constituency known as Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1999 | Paul Martin | Labour |
| | 2011 | Constituency abolished; see Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Constituency abolished; see Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn |

## Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 10,024 | 56.9 | −2.1 |
| | SNP | Anne McLaughlin | 4,929 | 28.0 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy McCloskey | 1,108 | 6.3 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Wilson | 1,067 | 6.1 | −0.5 |
| | Scottish Christian | David Johnston | 484 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,095 | 28.9 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,612 | 37.5 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 10,963 | 59.0 | +0.4 |
| | SNP | Frank Rankin | 2,956 | 15.9 | −10.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Margaret Bean | 2,653 | 14.3 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Rodger | 1,233 | 6.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Dundas | 768 | 4.1 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,007 | 43.1 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,573 | 37.5 | −6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Martin | 14,268 | 58.6 | N/A |
| | SNP | John Brady | 6,375 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Murray Roxburgh | 1,293 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Dunnigan | 1,288 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | James Friel | 1,141 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,893 | 32.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,080 | 43.5 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |