UK Explained

Glasgow East

Represented in Parliament by John Grady (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

John Grady, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Glasgow East compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 260 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £767£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 583 areas and lower than 65.

UK 3.9%This area 6.0%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Glasgow East£7676.0%
Liverpool Wavertree£7625.8%
Slough£7886.0%
Croydon East£7885.7%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
John Grady

Labour

MAJORITY
3,784

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
51%

of people who could vote did

John Grady won with 44% of the votes, and David Linden (Scottish National Party) came second with 33%.

Votes for each party

Labour44% · 15,543
Scottish National Party33% · 11,759
Scottish Green Party8% · 2,727
Reform UK7% · 2,371
Conservative5% · 1,707
Liberal Democrat2% · 872
Everyone else1% · 466
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John GradyLabour15,54343.9%
David LindenScottish National Party11,75933.2%
Amy KettylesScottish Green Party2,7277.7%
Donnie McLeodReform UK2,3716.7%
Thomas KerrConservative1,7074.8%
Matthew ClarkLiberal Democrat8722.5%
Liam McLaughlanScottish Socialist Party4661.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£767 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
6.0%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026