Glasgow North East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It mostly replaced Glasgow Springburn for the 2005 general election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

In the 2005 election, the seat was contested by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin. The (Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats) did not stand against him, although other parties including the Scottish National Party continue to contest the seat. In the British House of Commons the Speaker of the House of Commons controls the day to day running of the house. ... The Right Honourable Michael John Martin (sometimes nicknamed Gorbals Mick) (born July 3, 1945) is the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...

The most surprising feature of the result was the large vote for Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labour Party, where they had very little base. This appears to be an example of voter confusion (there are others) in this case a large number of traditional Labour voters must have voted for them because there was no Labour candidate on the ballot paper. Arthur Scargill (born January 11, 1938) was leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1981 to 2000 and is presently (2003) the leader of the Socialist Labour Party, a political party he founded in 1996. ... The name Socialist Labour Party may refer to one of several political parties around the world, including: Republic of Ireland - Socialist Labour Party (Ireland) United Kingdom - Socialist Labour Party (UK) (founded by Arthur Scargill) United States - Socialist Labor Party (USA) Gibraltar - Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party Defunct parties - Canada - Socialist Labour...

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

Election results

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... In the British House of Commons the Speaker of the House of Commons controls the day to day running of the house. ... The Right Honourable Michael John Martin (sometimes nicknamed Gorbals Mick) (born July 3, 1945) is the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Scottish Unionist Party (SUP) is a small political party operating in Scotland. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... In the British House of Commons the Speaker of the House of Commons controls the day to day running of the house. ...

Politics and history of the constituency