# Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Anniesland (Gaelic: Glaschu Fearann Anna) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It is 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 nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
In the first election to the Scottish Parliament the seat was won for Labour by Donald Dewar who subsequently became the first First Minister of Scotland. Since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the MSP has been Bill Kidd of the Scottish National Party.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are: Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, 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

The Glasgow Anniesland 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 of constituencies to the Scottish Parliament the Boundary Commission for Scotland had recommended alterations to the existing Anniesland constituency boundaries.
The electoral wards used to create the newly formed Anniesland are:
* In full: Garscadden/Scotstounhill, Drumchapel/Anniesland
* In part: Partick West (shared with neighbouring Glasgow Kelvin)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Donald Dewar | Labour |
| 2000 | Bill Butler | Labour |
| 2011 | Bill Kidd | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bill Kidd | 17,501 | 52.8 | 1.1 | 13,904 | 41.74 | 1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Eva Murray | 10,913 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 8,167 | 24.52 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | Ade Aibinu | 3,688 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 4,618 | 13.86 | 0.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,691 | 11.08 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Simons | 1,063 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 903 | 2.71 | 0.1 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 634 | 1.90 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 280 | 0.84 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 242 | 0.73 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 218 | 0.65 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 115 | 0.35 | 0.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 103 | 0.31 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 82 | 0.25 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 62 | 0.19 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 61 | 0.18 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 52 | 0.16 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 47 | 0.14 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 40 | 0.12 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | Craig Ross | 27 | 0.08 | New |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 19 | 0.06 | New |
| | Independent | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | Daniel Donaldson | 16 | 0.05 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 16 | 0.05 | New |
| | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | Reclaim | 15 | 0.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,588 | 19.9 | 1.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,165 | | | 33,312 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 218 | | | 106 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,383 | 58.6 | 8.2 | 33,418 | 58.7 | 8.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Murray stood on a joint ticket on behalf of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Co-operative Party. The regional list vote was for Scottish Labour only. |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bill Kidd | 15,007 | 51.7 | 8.5 | 12,548 | 43.0 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 8,854 | 30.5 | 12.7 | 7,079 | 24.3 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Adam Tomkins | 4,057 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 4,107 | 14.1 | 6.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,778 | 9.5 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1,098 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 748 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 523 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| | BUP | BUP | BUP | BUP | BUP | 279 | 1.0 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 265 | 0.9 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 233 | 0.8 | New |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 230 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 191 | 0.7 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 172 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | Andrew McCullagh | 29 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,153 | 21.2 | 21.2 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,016 | | | 29,182 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 185 | | | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,201 | 50.4 | 7.0 | 29,240 | 50.5 | 7.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 10.4 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Elected on the party list |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Bill Kidd | 10,329 | 43.19 | N/A | 9,513 | 39.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 10,322 | 43.16 | N/A | 8,109 | 33.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Matthew Smith | 2,011 | 8.4 | N/A | 1,850 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,489 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 1,000 | 4.2 | N/A | 701 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | 697 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 386 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 257 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Communist | Marc Livingstone | 256 | 1.1 | N/A | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 246 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 223 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 173 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | Scottish Unionist | 136 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 91 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | 68 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | Scottish Homeland Party | 23 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | Caroline Johnstone | 27 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.03 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 23,918 | | | 23,989 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 105 | | | 91 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,023 | 43.4 | N/A | 24,080 | 43.5 | 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 on the party list, or for another constituency ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 10,483 | 47.4 | +1.7 |
| | SNP | Bill Kidd | 6,177 | 27.9 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Bill Aitken | 3,154 | 14.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danica Gilland | 2,325 | 10.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,306 | 19.5 | −8.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,766 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,139 | 45.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 10,141 | 45.7 | −13.1 |
| | SNP | Bill Kidd | 3,186 | 17.6 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | William Aitken | 3,032 | 13.7 | +3.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 2,620 | 11.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Brown | 2,330 | 10.5 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,253 | 28.1 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,165 | 43.6 | −8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Scottish Parliament by-election, 2000: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 9,838 | 48.7 | −10.1 |
| | SNP | Tom Chalmers | 4,462 | 22.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Kate Pickering | 2,148 | 10.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Rosie Kane | 1,429 | 7.0 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fryer | 1,384 | 6.8 | +0.5 |
| | Scottish Green | Alistair Whitelaw | 662 | 3.3 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Murdo Ritchie | 298 | 1.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,376 | 26.6 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,211 | 38.3 | −13.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Dewar | 16,749 | 58.8 |
| | SNP | Kaukab Stewart | 5,756 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Bill Aitken | 3,032 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Brown | 1,804 | 6.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Ann Lynch | 1,000 | 3.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | Edward Boyd | 139 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,993 | 38.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,480 | 51.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |