# Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries
### 2005–2024

Before the 2005 general election the city was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The area's representatives before its inception were those for Glasgow Pollok and to a lesser extent Glasgow Govan.
Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies which came into effect for the 2005 general election, the boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004 as containing the Glasgow City Council wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley, Drumoyne, Govan, Ibrox, Mosspark, Nitshill, North Cardonald, Penilee, and Pollok. Further to reviews of local government ward boundaries which came into effect in 2007 and 2017, but did not affect the parliamentary boundaries, the constituency comprised the City of Glasgow Council wards or part wards of: Newlands/Auldburn (small part), Greater Pollok, Cardonald, Govan (majority) and Pollokshields (small part).

### 2024–present

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, there were moderate changes to the constituency boundaries involving the addition of parts of the abolished constituency of Glasgow Central, including the districts of Kingston, Tradeston, Kinning Park and Dumbreck; Pollokshields was transferred from Glasgow South. As part compensation, the districts of North Cardonald, Hillington, Penilee and Rosshall were transferred to Paisley and Renfrewshire North.
The constituency currently consists of the following wards or part wards of the City of Glasgow:
* A small part of Newlands/Auldburn (Arden housing estate);
* the whole of Greater Pollok ward;
* southern parts of Cardonald ward - largely to the south of the A761 (Paisley Road West) and east of the A736 (Crookston Road);
* the whole of Govan ward; and
* the majority of Pollokshields ward, comprising the area to the north of the railway line between Pollokshaws West, Crossmyloof and Rutherglen stations.
The seat is one of six covering the Glasgow City council area; none have overspill. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the immediate forebear seats.

## History

The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes.
At the 2019 general election, Chris Stephens of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of Labour Co-op, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier. However, in 2024, he lost his seat to Zubir Ahmed of the Labour Party by 3,285 votes and a 9.2% swing to Labour.

## Members of Parliament

| Elections | Member | Party |
| 2005 2010 | Ian Davidson | Labour Co-op |
| 2015 2017 2019 | Chris Stephens | SNP |
| 2024 | Zubir Ahmed | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 18,653 | 60.2 | −1.7 |
| | SNP | James Dornan | 4,757 | 15.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Gordon | 3,593 | 11.6 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Scott Brady | 1,786 | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Keith Baldassara | 1,666 | 5.4 | −4.1 |
| | Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 379 | 1.2 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Violet Shaw | 143 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,896 | 44.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,977 | 50.0 | +0.2 |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 19,863 | 62.5 | +2.3 |
| | SNP | Chris Stephens | 5,192 | 16.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 2,870 | 9.0 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Maya Forrest | 2,084 | 6.6 | +0.8 |
| | Solidarity (TUSC) | Tommy Sheridan | 931 | 2.9 | New |
| | BNP | David Orr | 841 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,671 | 46.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,781 | 54.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 2015: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Chris Stephens | 23,388 | 57.2 | +40.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian Davidson | 13,438 | 32.8 | −29.7 |
| | Conservative | Gordon McCaskill | 2,036 | 5.0 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Hemy | 970 | 2.4 | New |
| | Scottish Green | Sean Templeton | 507 | 1.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 406 | 1.0 | −8.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonnar | 176 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,950 | 24.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,921 | 61.8 | +7.2 |
| | SNP gain from Labour Co-op | SNP gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +35.2 | |
General election 2017: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Chris Stephens | 14,386 | 40.7 | −16.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Matt Kerr | 14,326 | 40.5 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Haddow | 5,524 | 15.6 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Denton-Cardew | 661 | 1.9 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Sarah Hemy | 481 | 1.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 0.2 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,378 | 56.2 | −5.6 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | -12.1 | |
General election 2019: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Chris Stephens | 17,643 | 47.9 | +7.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Matt Kerr | 12,743 | 34.6 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Haddow | 4,224 | 11.5 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Denton-Cardew | 1,435 | 3.9 | +2.0 |
| | Brexit Party | Peter Brown | 802 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,900 | 13.3 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,847 | 57.1 | +0.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glasgow South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zubir Ahmed | 15,552 | 43.6 | +9.8 |
| | SNP | Chris Stephens | 12,267 | 34.4 | −12.3 |
| | Scottish Green | John Hamelink | 2,727 | 7.6 | +6.8 |
| | Reform UK | Morag McRae | 2,236 | 6.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Mamun Rashid | 1,387 | 3.9 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 958 | 2.7 | −1.7 |
| | Alba | Tony Osy | 542 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,285 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,669 | 51.8 | 9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,871 | | |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 11.1 | |