Glasgow North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Glasgow North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Glasgow North | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Glasgow City |
Major settlements | Gilshochill, Kelvindale, Maryhill, Summerston |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | Patrick Grady (SNP) |
Created from | Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Anniesland |
It was first contested at the 2005 general election, and the incumbent MP is Patrick Grady who was elected for the Scottish National Party in 2015, but he was suspended from the party on 26 June 2022; pending the outcome of a police investigation for allegations of sexual harassment. On 29 December 2022 Grady had the whip restored following the ending of his six month suspension.
At the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of "Remain" with 78.4%. This was the fourth-highest support for a Remain vote in any constituency in the United Kingdom.[1]