Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Bob Doris | Votes 13,109 | 55.5% | Net percentage change in seats +13.7 |
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LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Patricia Ferguson | Votes 7,507 | 31.8% | Net percentage change in seats −16.3 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates John Anderson | Votes 2,305 | 9.8% | Net percentage change in seats +3.8 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates James Harrison | Votes 691 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats −1.1 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
5,602Turnout
44.0%Constituency Profile
Maryhill is a residential seat in the north west of the city but borders the centre at its southern extreme, where it takes in the Botanic Gardens, the 1873 built park which houses several glasshouses.
The housing is mixed. The River Kelvin runs through the northern part of the constituency and there is evidence of the Roman stone-built Antonine Wall. The Springburn area, which forms part of the constituency, developed during the industrial revolution and became a centre for railway works. The largest concentration of Chinese people in Scotland lives here, although they still account for less than 1 in 100 of the population.
Patricia Ferguson won the Scottish Parliament seat for Labour in 1999. She retained the seat in 2003, 2007 and 2011.