Glasgow North
2010 Results:
Conservative: 2089 (7.05%)
Labour: 13181 (44.51%)
Liberal Democrat: 9283 (31.35%)
SNP: 3530 (11.92%)
BNP: 296 (1%)
Green: 947 (3.2%)
TUSC: 287 (0.97%)
Majority: 3898 (13.16%)
2005 Results:
Labour: 11001 (39.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 7663 (27.4%)
SNP: 3614 (12.9%)
Conservative : 2441 (8.7%)
Other: 3202 (11.5%)
Majority: 3338 (12%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election: Name of seat changed from Glasgow Maryhill.
2001 Result
Conservative: 1162 (5.2%)
Labour: 13420 (60.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 2372 (10.7%)
SNP: 3532 (15.9%)
Other: 1745 (7.8%)
Majority: 9888 (44.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 1747 (5.9%)
Labour: 19301 (64.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 2119 (7.1%)
SNP: 5037 (16.9%)
Referendum: 77 (0.3%)
Other: 1440 (4.8%)
Majority: 14264 (48%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Ann McKechin(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Erin Boyle (Conservative)
Ann McKechin(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Katy Gordon (Liberal Democrat)
Patrick Grady (SNP)
Martin Bartos (Green)
Thomas Main (BNP)
Angela McCormick (TUSC) 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 69010
Male: 47.1%
Female: 52.9%
Under 18: 17.6%
Over 60: 16.3%
Born outside UK: 9.2%
White: 92.3%
Black: 0.5%
Asian: 4.7%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 1.8%
Christian: 55.5%
Hindu: 0.6%
Muslim: 3.3%
Sikh: 0.6%
Graduates 16-74: 33.1%
No Qualifications 16-74: 26%
Owner-Occupied: 49.9%
Social Housing: 30.6% (Council: 14.3%, Housing Ass.: 16.2%)
Privately Rented: 16.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 17.2%



Many predicted a Labour majority of 6000 + here, believing this to be a fluke in 2005 (29% notional Labour majority in 2001).
Lib Dems did well here to remain so close.
This seat is now much more marginal than East Renfrewshire, Stirling and Dumfries & Galloway.
Lib dems are in trouble here
Reality is that there is a working class / middle class Lab alliance. There is an educated, loyal, middle class Labour vote which works in public sector and knows which side its bread is buttered.
Labour actually increased majority despite the Libs blowing quarter of a million on junk mail in an attempt to buy the seat.
A large proportion of the Lib vote here is a soft left vote plus disillusioned Lab who voted Lib here – not that the mask has slipped these Lib voters are totally aghast at Tory coalition.
ConDems are toast next time.
The electorate here is only 51,411. That’s a decline of 4,000 since the 2005 election.