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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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates John Mason | Votes 14,198 | 56.0% | Net percentage change in seats +8.2 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Thomas Rannachan | Votes 6,875 | 27.1% | Net percentage change in seats −17.9 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Thomas Kerr | Votes 3,151 | 12.4% | Net percentage change in seats +6.9 |
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Party
TUSC TUSC |
Candidates Jamie Cocozza | Votes 583 | 2.3% | Net percentage change in seats +2.3 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Giovanni Caccavello | Votes 568 | 2.2% | Net percentage change in seats +0.5 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
7,323Turnout
43.7%Constituency Profile
Poor housing is an issue for many residents in this constituency, with the seat containing more tower blocks than any other in Scotland.
Within its boundaries there is the famous Barras market, Parkhead – which is home to one Old Firm team, Celtic – Tollcross and Dalmarnock. Government statistics consistently put the neighbourhood of Shettleston at or near the bottom of league tables of many social indicators, most notably life expectancy.
At the Scottish Parliament election in 1999, Frank McAveety, the leader of Glasgow City Council, won Glasgow Shettleston, and retained the seat in 2003 and 2007. In the 2011 Holyrood polls, the SNP’s John Mason won the constituency.