Glasgow Shettleston | |
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burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Glasgow Shettleston shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | John Mason |
Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is 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.
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Southside and Rutherglen.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.