Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Provan
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Provan shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population76,859 (2019)[1]
Former constituency
Created2011
Abolished2026
Council areaGlasgow City
Replaced byGlasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn

Glasgow Provan (Gaelic: Glaschu Provan) was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. Under the additional-member system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the seat elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election, and was also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was created ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covered much of the area of the Glasgow Baillieston constituency, which was abolished.

The seat was held by Ivan McKee of the Scottish National Party from the 2016 Scottish Parliament election until its abolition in 2026.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency was abolished ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The area covered by Glasgow Provan has been divided between the two new seats of Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston and Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn.[2][3]

Electoral region

During the period Glasgow Provan was in existence, the other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region were: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.

In this period the region covered all of the Glasgow City council area, and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

When formed for the 2011 election, the following electoral wards were used to define the Glasgow Provan constituency:

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[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Ivan McKee[a] 15,913 52.9 Decrease1.7 14,967 49.5 Increase0.4
Labour Martin McElroy 8,683 28.9 Decrease5.8 7,437 24.6 Decrease2.4
Conservative Annie Wells[b] 2,687 8.9 Increase0.3 3,243 10.7 Increase2.5
Green Kim Long 2,366 7.9 New 2,521 8.3 Increase1.6
Alba 547 1.8 New
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Moohan 421 1.4 Decrease0.8 359 1.2 Increase0.2
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 Decrease0.4
UKIP 55 0.2 Decrease2.2
Reform 54 0.2 New
Scottish 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 Increase4.1
Valid votes 30,070 30,219
Invalid votes 150 92
Turnout 30,220 52.6 Increase9.5 30,311 52.8 Increase9.6
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Provan[5][7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Ivan McKee 13,140 54.6 Increase13.1 11,890 49.1 Increase10.2
Labour Paul Martin[a] 8,357 34.7 Decrease17.6 6,534 27.0 Decrease15.4
Conservative Annie Wells[b] 2,062 8.6 Increase4.5 1,975 8.2 Increase4.9
Green 1,624 6.7 Increase3.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas Coleman 518 2.2 Steady0.0 253 1.0 Decrease0.2
UKIP 574 2.4 Increase1.7
Solidarity 358 1.5 New
BUP 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 Steady0.0
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 Increase8.1 24,271 43.2 Increase8.2
SNP gain from Labour Swing Increase15.4
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Elected on the party list
Scottish Parliament Election 2011: Glasgow Provan[5][9]
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
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
  1. ^ Incumbent member for the Glasgow Springburn constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

See also

  • Politics of Glasgow

Footnotes

  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based) Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine, National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Boundary Maps". Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ Constituencies A-Z | Glasgow Provan, BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  5. ^ a b c "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2021)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Provan Constituency Election Region Results (2016)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Provan- Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Provan (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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