2005 United Kingdom general election result in Glasgow
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These are the collated results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....

in the city of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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For individual results see Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005
Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005
Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005.- Highlands and Islands :- North East Scotland :- Mid Scotland and Fife :- Central Scotland :- West of Scotland :- Lothian :- South of Scotland :-Northern Ireland:-Wales:...

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This summary does not include the Scottish National Party gain at the Glasgow East by-election, 2008
Glasgow East by-election, 2008
The 2008 Glasgow East by-election was a by-election for the UK Parliamentary constituency of Glasgow East which was held on 24 July 2008. The election was triggered when, on 30 June 2008, the sitting MP David Marshall stood down due to ill health....


Overall result

Party MPs +/- Votes %
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

6 96,848 44.27
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

33,884 15.49
Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

32,342 14.78
Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

16,217 7.41
Speaker Michael Martin
Speaker of the British House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...

1 15,153 6.93
Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish Socialist Party
The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence....

8,752 4.00
Green
Scottish Green Party
The Scottish Green Party is a green party in Scotland. It has two MSPs in the devolved Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, representing Lothian, and Patrick Harvie, for Glasgow.-Organisation:...

6,532 2.99
Others 0 9,056 4.14

See also

For other collated results see:
  • 2001 results in Glasgow
  • 2005 United Kingdom general election results in Lancashire
    2005 United Kingdom general election results in Lancashire
    This is a summary of the votes cast in Lancashire, England, at the United Kingdom general election, 2005.Only one seat changed hands - Lancaster and Wyre was taken by the Conservative Party from the ruling Labour Party.-Overall results:...

  • 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Surrey
    2005 United Kingdom general election result in Surrey
    The following are the results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election in Surrey.-Overall results:-See also:For other collated results see:*2001 results in Surrey*2005 United Kingdom general election results in Lancashire...

  • 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Essex
  • 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall
    2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall
    The following are the 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Cornwall.-Overall results:-Seat by seat:-See also:*2001 results in Cornwall*2010 results in Cornwall*Constituencies in Cornwall-References:...

  • 2005 United Kingdom general election result in Merseyside
    2005 United Kingdom general election result in Merseyside
    These are the collated results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005 in the metropolitan council area of Merseyside.For individual results see Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2005.-Overall results:-See also:...

  • 2010 results in Glasgow
    2010 United Kingdom general election result in Glasgow
    These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 in the city of Glasgow in Scotland. The 2010 General Election was held on May 6, 2010 and all seven constituencies returned Labour Party MP's....

  • Constituencies in Glasgow
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