Glasgow Kelvin (UK Parliament constituency)
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Glasgow Kelvin was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. The area it represented is now covered by Glasgow Central, Glasgow North and Glasgow North West.
| Glasgow Kelvin Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1997 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997-2005 George Galloway, Labour then RESPECT The Unity Coalition
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2001: Glasgow Kelvin | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | George Galloway | 12,014 | 44.8 | -6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Mayberry | 4,754 | 17.7 | +3.5 | |
| Scottish National Party | Frank Rankin | 4,513 | 16.8 | -4.6 | |
| Conservative | Davena Rankin | 2,388 | 8.9 | -1.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Heather Ritchie | 1,847 | 6.9 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | Tim Shand | 1,286 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,260 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 26,802 | 43.6 | -12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.9% Lab to LD | |||
