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Encyclopedia > Glasgow North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow North West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It mostly replaced Glasgow Anniesland for the 2005 general election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 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). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ...

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Election results

General Election 2005: Glasgow North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Robertson 16748 49.2% -5.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 6655 19.5% +7.8
SNP Graeme Hendry 4676 13.7% -2.4
Conservative Murray Roxburgh 3262 9.6% +0.2
Scottish Green Martha Wardrop 1333 3.9% +3.9
SSP Anthea Irwin 1108 3.3% -2.9
Socialist Labour Party Colin Muir 279 0.8% +0.8
Majority 10093 29.6%
Turnout 34061 55.0 +4.2
Labour hold Swing -6.8
General Election 2001: Glasgow Anniesland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Robertson 15,102 56.5 -5.3
SNP Grant Thoms 4,048 15.1 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Chris McGinty 3,244 12.1 +4.9
Conservative Stewart Connell 2,651 9.9 -1.5
SSP Charlie McCarthy 1,486 5.6 N/A
Socialist Labour Party Katherine McGavigan 191 0.7 N/A
Majority 11,054 41.4
Turnout 26,722 50.1 -13.6
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... There have been several individuals called John Robertson of note. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... John Robertson (born 17 April 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

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