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- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesIvan McKee | Votes13,140 | 54.6% | Net percentage change in seats+13.1 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesPaul Martin | Votes8,357 | 34.7% | Net percentage change in seats−17.6 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesAnnie Wells | Votes2,062 | 8.6% | Net percentage change in seats+4.5 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesThomas Coleman | Votes518 | 2.2% | Net percentage change in seats−0.0 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
4,783Turnout
42.9%Constituency Profile
This seat contains the Easterhouse housing estate, a vast neighbourhood that was built as a result of a radical post-war attempt to solve Glasgow’s historic housing problems.
The council-built tenements line both sides of the M8, which is the major road link from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Some regeneration has taken place in recent years, and in 2002 the area was designated a zone of Social Inclusion Partnership, which placed the arts at the centre of its regeneration policy. Robroyston, Balornock, Dennistoun and Hogganfield, which used to be in the Springburn seat and Garthamlock and Easterhouse, which used to be in Ballieston, now feature in Glasgow Provan.
Labour’s Paul Martin – the son of former Commons speaker Michael Martin – was elected to the seat of Glasgow Springburn in 1999. He retained the seat in 2003; 2007 and 2011.
