Current MSP: Johann Lamont (Labour) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
Labour Johann Lamont * 10875 -1251 47.5 -5.2
SNP Chris Stephens 10252 +2681 44.7 +11.9
Conservative Andrew Morrison 1298 -299 5.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrat Isabel Nelson # 490 -1121 2.1 -4.9
Majority 623 Turnout 22915 Swing +8.5% LAB hold
Johann Lamont has been MSP for Glasgow Pollok since 1999. The Deputy Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament had a majority of over 4,000 reduced to just 623 by the SNP’s Chris Stephens. Liberal Democrat Isabel Nelson lost her deposit.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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