Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). In its current form, the constituency was first used at the 2005 general election, but there was also a Glasgow Central constituency that existed from 1885 to 1997. The sitting MP is Alison Thewliss of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who was first elected in May 2015. This constituency was also the seat of the former Conservative Prime Minister Bonar Law, who was the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister of the twentieth century.
| Glasgow Central | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Glasgow Central in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Glasgow City |
| Major settlements | Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Dumbreck, Glasgow, Pollokshields |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Alison Thewliss (SNP) |
| Created from | Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen |
| 1885–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Burgh constituency |
| Created from | Glasgow |
| Replaced by | Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn |
The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election, with its contents being distributed to five neighbouring constituencies.
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