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Scotland Historic

Glasgow Central

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Electorate
4
Elections
55.0%
Avg turnout
1
Times changed

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£19,591
2011
£29,243
2021
+£9,652
£ change
+49.3%
% change
Real-terms comparison
2011 at 2021 prices: £25,214 Real change: +£4,029

Election history

SNP Alison Thewliss Hold
2019-12-12
Majority 6,474 Turnout 57.9% Votes 40,105
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ Alison Thewliss SNP
19,750 49.3% +4.5pp
Faten Hameed LAB
13,276 33.1% -5.3pp
Flora Scarabello CON
3,698 9.2% -4.7pp
Ewan Hoyle LD
1,952 4.9% +2.0pp
Elaine Gallagher
1,429 3.6% —

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above
44.2%
No qualifications
14.9%
Level 3 qualifications
13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications
12.5%
Other qualifications
11.9%
Apprenticeship
2.9%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group — 1.4% — — — —
Asian or Asian British — 18.8% — — — —
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British — 3.2% — — — —
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups — 0.8% — — — —
White — 75.8% — — — —

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist — 0.9% — — — —
Christian — 42.9% — — — —
Hindu — 2.0% — — — —
Jewish — 0.2% — — — —
Muslim — 12.9% — — — —
Sikh — 0.9% — — — —
No religion — 33.0% — — — —
Other religion — 0.4% — — — —

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Apprenticeship — — 2.9% — — —
Level 4 qualifications or above — — 44.2% — — —
Level 1 and entry level qualifications — — 12.5% — — —
Level 3 qualifications — — 13.5% — — —
No qualifications — — 14.9% — — —
Other qualifications — — 11.9% — — —

Previous MPs

5
MPPartyFromTo
Alison Thewliss SNP 2015-05-07 2024-05-30
Anas Sarwar LAB 2010-05-06 2015-03-30
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB 1997-05-01 2010-05-06
Robert McTaggart LAB 1980-06-26 1989-03-23
Thomas McMillan LAB 1966-03-31 1980-04-30