Glasgow Cathcart (Gaelic: Glaschu Cathcart) was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), being one of eight constituencies within the Glasgow City council area. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It was also one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency was abolished ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Most of Glasgow Cathcart became part of the new seat of Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok, with a portion also being transferred to Glasgow Southside.

The seat was held by James Dornan of the Scottish National Party from the 2011 Scottish Parliament election until its abolition.

Electoral region

During the period Glasgow Cathcart existed, the other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region were: Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside, and Rutherglen.

During this period the region covered the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Glasgow Cathcart constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, with the name and boundaries of an existing Glasgow Cathcart constituency of the UK Parliament. For the 2005 United Kingdom general election, Scottish constituencies for the House of Commons were amended, whilst the boundaries were retained for the Scottish Parliament. There is now no longer any link between the two sets of boundaries.

Boundary review Following the First Periodic review into Scottish Parliament boundaries, a newly redrawn Cathcart was in place for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The electoral wards used in this creation are: Linn, Newlands/Auldburn, Langside

Member of the Scottish Parliament Election Member Party 1999 Mike WatsonLabour 2005 Charlie Gordon 2011 James Dornan SNP

Election results

2020s

2010s

2000s

1990s

See also Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency) Politics of Glasgow

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