Who is the MP for Glasgow North?

Martin Rhodes (Labour) is the MP for Glasgow North. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Glasgow North at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Glasgow North was won by Labour with 42.2% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 32.0%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Glasgow North?

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 40.1% and Labour on 23.0% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Glasgow North in?

Glasgow North sits within Glasgow City council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Glasgow City covers most or all of the Glasgow North area.

What is the demographic profile of Glasgow North?

Glasgow North is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 21.6% in 2016). Around 52.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 32, and 39.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Glasgow North?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Glasgow North, Labour won with 42.2% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Glasgow North in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Glasgow North: 2010 Labour, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Glasgow North

Scotland · Burgh constituency · Glasgow City borough

Sitting MP

Martin Rhodes

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

Burgh constituency, Glasgow City council

Last 5 GE winners

LSSSL

SNP 3/5, Labour 2/5

EU referendum 2016

21.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -30.3pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +17.1pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Glasgow North? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

21.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

52.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

16.1%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

39.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

59.2%

UK average ~36%

Median age

31.7

UK median ~40

Age 65+

13.2%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

49.8%

UK average ~28%

How did Glasgow North vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 3,539 votes (10.2pp) · turnout 51.4%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Glasgow North

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How Glasgow North voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Glasgow North crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (63%), Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (18%), Glasgow Central (15%), Strathkelvin and Bearsden (3%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituency	Share of Glasgow North	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill	63%	SNP 32.8%	Green 26.4%	Bob Doris
Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn	18%	SNP 46.2%	Labour 26.2%	Ivan McKee
Glasgow Central	15%	SNP 57.4%	Labour 19.4%	Alison Thewliss
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	3%	Liberal Democrats 39.5%	SNP 33.0%	Adam Harley

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

Glasgow North within Glasgow City

The Westminster constituency of Glasgow North sits entirely within Glasgow City Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Glasgow City 1 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Glasgow North at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Glasgow North at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Ann McKechin	44.5%	7.1%	31.3%	-	3.2%	2.0%	3,898	57.5%
2015	SNP gain from Lab	Patrick Grady	27.9%	7.9%	2.7%	1.3% UKIP	6.2%	0.9%	9,295	61.4%
2017	SNP hold	Patrick Grady	34.5%	14.7%	3.4%	-	9.7%	-	1,060	62.1%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Patrick Grady 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	34.1%	8.8%	5.2%	-	-	51.9%	5,582	56.7%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Martin Rhodes	42.2%	3.9%	3.3%	4.8% Ref	12.2%	1.6%	3,539	51.4%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Glasgow North

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Glasgow North. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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