Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Glasgow Shettleston
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Glasgow Shettleston shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population79,969 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPJohn Mason
Council areaGlasgow City

The seat has been held by John Mason of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

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