UK Explained

Glasgow West

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

Your MP at a glance

Patricia Ferguson, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How Glasgow West 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 230 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £781£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 483 areas and lower than 165.

UK 3.9%This area 4.4%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 West£7814.4%
Bristol East£7764.5%
Stockport£7824.2%
Harlow£7764.2%
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
Patricia Ferguson

Labour

MAJORITY
6,446

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
58%

of people who could vote did

Patricia Ferguson won with 47% of the votes, and Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Labour47% · 18,621
Scottish National Party31% · 12,175
Scottish Green Party9% · 3,662
Reform UK5% · 2,098
Conservative4% · 1,720
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,316
Everyone else1% · 310
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patricia FergusonLabour18,62146.7%
Carol MonaghanScottish National Party12,17530.5%
Nick QuailScottish Green Party3,6629.2%
Dionne MooreReform UK2,0985.3%
Faten HameedConservative1,7204.3%
James CalderLiberal Democrat1,3163.3%
John CormackChristian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship3100.8%

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
£781 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
4.4%
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