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Glasgow Central

Shows the general election results for Glasgow Central, which is a constituency in Glasgow City. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 69,230 and a turnout of 57.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
6,474
Electorate
69,230
Turnout
57.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
SNP 49.2%
Lab 33.1%
Con 9.2%
LD 4.9%
Green 3.6%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Alison Thewliss  SNP 19,750 49.2 4.5
Faten Hameed  Lab 13,276 33.1 -5.3
Flora Scarabello  Con 3,698 9.2 -4.7
Ewan Hoyle * LD 1,952 4.9 2.0
Elaine Gallagher * Green 1,429 3.6 3.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD Green UKIP CISTAP TUSC SEP BNP SSP Pirate Oth
2005 14.8% 48.2% 6.3% 17.8% 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 4.1%
2010 17.5% 52.0% 7.1% 16.4% 2.6% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 1.2% 0.4% 0.0%
2015 52.5% 33.1% 6.0% 1.6% 4.0% 2.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 44.7% 38.4% 13.9% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 49.2% 33.1% 9.2% 4.9% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
423 Glasgow Central 16.1%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
445 Glasgow Central 49.2%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
604 Glasgow Central 57.9%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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