Who is the MP for Glasgow South?

Gordon McKee (Labour) is the MP for Glasgow South. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Glasgow South at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Glasgow South was won by Labour with 41.8% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 32.0%.

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

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 40.0% and Labour on 23.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Glasgow South in?

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

What is the demographic profile of Glasgow South?

Glasgow South is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 28.2% in 2016). Around 53.1% of residents have a degree, a median age of 38, and 56.8% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Glasgow South?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Glasgow South, Labour won with 41.8% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Glasgow South in recent elections?

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

Constituency profile

Glasgow South

Scotland · Burgh constituency · Glasgow City borough

Sitting MP

Gordon McKee

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

28.2% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -23.7pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +16.5pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavy

Who lives in Glasgow South? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

28.2%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

53.1%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

16.9%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

56.8%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

42.0%

UK average ~36%

Median age

38.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

18.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

34.9%

UK average ~28%

How did Glasgow South 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 4,154 votes (9.8pp) · turnout 60.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Glasgow South

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 South voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

Glasgow South crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (69%), Glasgow Southside (23%), Eastwood (3%), East Kilbride (3%), Rutherglen and Cambuslang (2%), Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (1%). 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 South	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok	69%	SNP 44.3%	Labour 28.3%	Zen Ghani
Glasgow Southside	23%	Green 36.5%	SNP 28.4%	Holly Bruce
Eastwood	3%	SNP 33.2%	Conservative 31.3%	Kirsten Oswald
East Kilbride	3%	SNP 42.4%	Labour 27.8%	Collette Stevenson
Rutherglen and Cambuslang	2%	SNP 44.2%	Labour 26.9%	Clare Haughey
Renfrewshire North and Cardonald	1%	SNP 41.6%	Labour 27.4%	Michelle Campbell

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 South within Glasgow City

The Westminster constituency of Glasgow South 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 South at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Glasgow South 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	Tom Harris	51.7%	11.5%	11.8%	-	2.4%	2.5%	12,658	61.6%
2015	SNP gain from Lab	Stewart McDonald	29.7%	9.7%	2.1%	-	2.9%	0.6%	12,269	65.9%
2017	SNP hold	Stewart McDonald	36.6%	19.1%	3.2%	-	-	-	2,027	64.4%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Stewart Malcolm McDonald 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	29.5%	12.7%	6.0%	-	-	51.8%	9,151	68.0%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Gordon McKee	41.8%	3.8%	3.1%	4.1% Ref	13.1%	2.2%	4,154	60.4%

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

Constituencies most like Glasgow South

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Glasgow South. 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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