Glasgow North
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About the Glasgow North constituency
Glasgow North is a burgh constituency in Scotland. The sitting MP is Martin Rhodes (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 42.2% to 32.0% for the SNP, a majority of 3,539 votes on a 51.4% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the SNP on 35.3% and Labour on 29.6%, a margin of 5.7 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.
Who lives in Glasgow North? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Glasgow North vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?
2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.
2024 general election
Current projection
Map of Glasgow North
Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from Scotland's 2022 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›
How Glasgow North voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)
Glasgow North crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (63%), Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (18%), Glasgow Central (15%), Strathkelvin and Bearsden (3%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.
| Holyrood constituency | Share of Glasgow North | Winner | Runner-up | Elected MSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill | 63% | SNP 32.8% | Green 26.4% | Bob Doris |
| Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn | 18% | SNP 46.2% | Labour 26.2% | Ivan McKee |
| Glasgow Central | 15% | SNP 57.4% | Labour 19.4% | Alison Thewliss |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 3% | Liberal Democrats 39.5% | SNP 33.0% | Adam Harley |
Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).
Glasgow North within Glasgow City
Glasgow North sits entirely within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow City was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›
Council overlap
| Council | Share of seat |
|---|---|
| Glasgow City | 100% |
Recent council by-elections
Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.
| Date | Ward | Result | Top 3 vote shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2024 | Hillhead | Grn GAIN from Lab | — |
Most recent council ward results
Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›
| Ward | GE2024 winner | Latest council winner | Shift since GE2024 | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderston / City | Labour 43.4%vs SNP 31.8% | No council data | - | - |
| Canal | Labour 48.6%vs SNP 35.9% | 2022 SNP 38.1%vs Labour 35.5% | - | 13.9% |
| Hillhead | Labour 37.0%vs SNP 30.2% | 2022 Green 36.2%vs SNP 28.6% | - | 37.3% |
| Maryhill / Kelvin | Labour 44.5%vs SNP 36.1% | No council data | - | - |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Glasgow North at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Glasgow North at past general elections?
2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›
| Year | Result | MP | Lab | Con | LD | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lab hold | Ann McKechin | 44.5% | 7.1% | 31.3% | 3,898 | 57.5% |
| 2015 | SNP gain from Lab | Patrick Grady | 27.9% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 9,295 | 61.4%+3.9 |
| 2017 | SNP hold | Patrick Grady | 34.5% | 14.7% | 3.4% | 1,060 | 62.1%+0.7 |
| 2019notional | Scottish National Party winner | Patrick Grady 2019 MP, pre-review boundary | 34.1% | 8.8% | 5.2% | 5,582 | 56.7%-5.4 |
| 2024 | Lab gain from SNP | Martin Rhodes | 42.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3,539 | 51.4%-5.3 |
Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.
Constituencies most like Glasgow North
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Glasgow North. Politics shown for context.
- ↓Leave21.6 / 26.2vs 53.2
- ↑Under 3549.8 / 50.5vs 30.2
- ↓Owner-occupied39.0 / 42.3vs 61.9
- ↓Leave21.6 / 26.6vs 53.2
- ↑Graduate52.2 / 54.3vs 33.7
- ↑Social rent34.8 / 31.1vs 16.8
- ↓Leave21.6 / 32.5vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied39.0 / 44.4vs 61.9
- ↑Under 3549.8 / 44.0vs 30.2
- ↓Leave21.6 / 31.5vs 53.2
- ↑Graduate52.2 / 53.8vs 33.7
- ↑Under 3549.8 / 43.2vs 30.2
- ↓Leave21.6 / 21.6vs 53.2
- ↓Owner-occupied39.0 / 29.1vs 61.9
- ↑Social rent34.8 / 37.7vs 16.8
What would change this seat?
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Related
Sources
Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›
Show full source list
- 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
- Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
- Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
- Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
- May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
- Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
- Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
- EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
- MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
- Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
- Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.
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