Area briefing
Glasgow West
MP: Patricia Ferguson (Labour). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.
| Typical full-time pay, a week | £781 |
| UK figure | £767 |
| People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 4.4% |
| UK figure | 3.9% |
| Rank for pay, highest first | 230 of 631 |
| Rank for claimants, highest first | 166 of 649 |
| Winner in 2024 | Labour |
| Majority | 6,446 |
| Turnout | 58% |
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Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/glasgow-west/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.