20-621: Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster ). It was first contested at the 2005 general election . The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Maureen Burke of the Labour Party who gained the seat from Scottish National Party 's Anne McLaughlin at the 2024 general election . From the seat's creation until 2009,
40-449: A public house. In August 2009, construction of a Soccerworld five-a-sides complex situated on ground between Croftcroighn Road and the M8 motorway (formerly Whitehill Secondary Former Pupils F.C. playing fields) was completed and opened to the public. The facility includes a soft play area, female-only gym and a licensed bar. There were two churches in the area: Ruchazie Parish Community Church and
60-640: Is elected by the House of Commons after each General Election. As is conventional, Michael Martin (a member of the Labour Party when first elected Speaker) stood as Speaker of the House of Commons in the general election of 2005 . The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats did not stand against him. Other parties did, including the Scottish National Party (the Constitution of which requires that
80-583: Is separated from Cranhill to the south and Riddrie to the west by the M8 motorway ( Junctions 11 and 12 of which directly serve the area), previously the route of the Monkland Canal . A small hamlet existed in the area from at least the 18th to the mid-20th century near to the Gartcraig Colliery, located where the local housing office now stands. There was also a productive brick works at Gartcraig from
100-420: The 2019 general election . The constituency contains two Glasgow City Council wards in full: Dennistoun and Springburn & Robroyston ; and also partially covers Canal , Calton , East Centre and North East wards. The constituency partially overlaps with two Scottish Parliament seats: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn and Glasgow Provan . Glasgow North East is one of six constituencies covering
120-468: The Glasgow City council area . All are entirely within the council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, two of which straddled the boundaries of other council areas. The North East constituency includes most of the former Glasgow Springburn constituency and a small part of the former Glasgow Maryhill constituency. The population of the constituency
140-482: The Labour Party with large majorities for eighty years from the 1935 general election until the 2015 general election , when the seat was gained by the SNP during their landslide victory; which ended 51 years of dominance by Scottish Labour. The change at Glasgow North East was the largest swing recorded at the general election that year of 39.3% from Labour to SNP. At the following snap election, held just two years later ,
160-466: The politics of Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ruchazie Ruchazie ( / r ʌ x ˈ h eɪ z i / rukh- HAY -zee ) is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow . It is situated to the north-east of the city, bordered by Craigend and Garthamlock to the east and the open ground of Hogganfield Park and Lethamhill Golf Course to the north. Ruchazie
180-466: The 1870s to the 1920s, and two country house estates, Croftcroighn and Craigend . Developed for housing as part of the city's 'Greater Easterhouse ' programme in the 1950s, mostly consisting of tenements, the neighbourhood was at the centre of the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars in the 1980s which culminated in the death of a local family when their flat was set on fire, and also suffered from
200-559: The 2015 election. A by-election was held in November 2009, caused by the resignation of former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin. Labour won fairly comfortably, compared to the surprising SNP win in the neighbouring constituency of Glasgow East in the previous year. The turnout was the lowest in Scottish history. Michael Martin stood as 'the Speaker seeking re-election'. The Speaker
220-465: The absence of a named Labour Party candidate on the ballot paper. 55°53′18″N 4°12′57″W / 55.88833°N 4.21583°W / 55.88833; -4.21583 Burgh constituency A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland . It is a constituency which is predominantly urban , and on this basis has been designated as a burgh constituency. They are
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#1732844554481240-584: The constituency was represented by Michael Martin , previously MP for Glasgow Springburn from 1979. Martin was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in October 2000, but in May 2009 he announced that he would be resigning as Speaker on 21 June 2009 because of his perceived role in the MPs' expenses controversy . He was the first Speaker in 300 years to be forced out of office by a motion of no confidence. He also resigned as an MP
260-459: The following day, resulting in a by-election on 12 November 2009, which was won by Willie Bain of the Labour Party with 59% of the vote. Bain retained the seat the following year at the 2010 UK general election , but was defeated by Anne McLaughlin of the SNP in 2015 . The seat was regained by Labour's candidate Paul Sweeney at the 2017 snap general election , only to be regained by McLaughlin at
280-483: The habitual territorial gang violence in the area, with rival 'young teams' not only from the surrounding schemes but within the fairly small Ruchazie itself, with a gang from each of its three clusters of streets. The area has experienced considerable regeneration and improvement in the early 21st century through Tower Homes LHO and Ruchazie Housing Association. Ruchazie is the only district in Glasgow that does not have
300-614: The number of Commons constituencies in Scotland without a corresponding change in the Scottish Parliament. The historic distinction between county and burgh constituencies is maintained in both sets of constituencies. For Scottish Parliament elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 4.8p per elector. The following constituencies are designated as burgh constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: This article related to
320-522: The party fight every seat in Scotland). The most notable feature of the result was the relatively large vote for Arthur Scargill 's Socialist Labour Party , in an area where it had very little base. This was considered to be a result of voter confusion (and not the first recorded example of its kind). A large number of traditional Labour Party voters may have voted for the Socialist Labour Party in
340-553: The seat was regained on a 12% swing by the Labour and Co-operative candidate Paul Sweeney with a narrow majority of 242 votes (0.7%). However, the SNP regained the seat with a marginal majority of 7% in 2019. According to the British Election Study , it is the most left-wing seat in the country. It had the lowest turnout of any constituency at the 2017 general election . This was the largest swing of any UK constituency in
360-476: The successors of the historic parliamentary burghs of the Parliament of Scotland . In 1708 parliamentary burghs were allocated to districts of burghs , each district serving as a constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain . In the Parliament of the United Kingdom , from 1801 onwards, this district system continued until it was gradually abolished during the first half of the 20th century. Modern burgh constituencies are much like county constituencies in
380-501: The way that their boundaries are drawn, but election candidates are allowed lower expenses, as they do not need to travel as much. For British House of Commons elections, the allowance is £7,150 and 5p per elector. For by-elections , the allowance is always £100,000. House of Commons constituencies were formerly used for elections to the Scottish Parliament , created in 1999, but they have been de-linked since 2005, by reducing
400-496: Was 88,156 at the time of the 2011 UK Census . It comprises the communities of Ruchill , Hamiltonhill , Possilpark , Port Dundas , Sighthill , Lambhill , Colston , Milton , Springburn , Royston , Balornock , Barmulloch , Blackhill , Blochairn , Dennistoun , Germiston , Haghill , Carntyne , Robroyston , Provanmill , Riddrie , Hogganfield , Wallacewell , Millerston and Ruchazie . Glasgow North East and its predecessor constituencies had been represented by MPs from
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