Glasgow South: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Gordon McKee (Labour) is the MP for Glasgow South, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Gordon McKee (Labour) 17,696 votes and Stewart McDonald (Scottish National Party) 13,542, a majority of 4,154. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.4% (42,378 of 70,219).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Glasgow South has the 57th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (66.8%).
2,665 business sites were registered in Glasgow South in March 2026 (2,585 a year before), and employed 18,000 people in 2024.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 66.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.7 points. The economically inactive share was 26.6%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,078 for jobs in Glasgow South and £41,762 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £38,608. The residents' figure ranks 184th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 3,171 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 22.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 19.0% in 2024/25, from 23.3% in 2021/22.
2,675 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,515.
MP
Gordon McKee, Labour
- MP for Glasgow South since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Gordon McKee on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Gordon McKee's latest words in Parliament, from 19 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 116 spoken contributions by Gordon McKee since 4 July 2024.
One person sleeping rough is one person too many, but recently published figures show that 793 people have been left to sleep on the street in Glasgow this year alone.
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My constituent Denise lost her husband in September last year, and in the more than a year since she has been passed from pillar to post by Capita, as have many of my other impacted constituents. Now Capita tells me that it has lost the form that Denise submitted in January.
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Could I add to that illustrious list Andrew Watson, who was the first black international football player when he captained Scotland to a 6-1 victory over England in the late 19th century?
Last Sunday, hundreds of people came together in Queen’s park in my constituency for Moira’s Run, which is run every year to mark the tragic murder of Moira Jones in the park in 2008. The event raised thousands of pounds for the victims of crime.
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My hon. Friend is making an impassioned speech, for which I am grateful. Mackintosh himself started as an apprentice architect aged just 16. Would my hon.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon McKee | Labour | 17,696 | 41.8% | +12.3 |
| Stewart McDonald | Scottish National Party | 13,542 | 32.0% | −16.3 |
| Niall Christie | Scottish Green Party | 5,554 | 13.1% | +10.5 |
| Danny Raja | Reform UK | 1,736 | 4.1% | +3.2 |
| Haroun Malik | Conservative | 1,617 | 3.8% | −8.9 |
| Peter McLaughlin | Liberal Democrat | 1,316 | 3.1% | −2.9 |
| Brian Smith | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 473 | 1.1% | |
| Dhruva Kumar | Alba Party | 444 | 1.0% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 41.8% | Scottish National Party 32.0% | 4,154 | 60.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 48.3% | Labour 29.5% | 9,151 | 68.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Glasgow South lies within Glasgow City.
- Glasgow City S12000049
Who has power over Glasgow South
Every body that makes decisions for Glasgow South, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Glasgow South this page: Gordon McKee (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Glasgow South?
UK Parliament lists Gordon McKee, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Glasgow South since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Glasgow South?
Gordon McKee (Labour) won with 17,696 votes, a majority of 4,154, on a turnout of 60.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Glasgow South?
4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,675 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Glasgow South?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,762 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Glasgow South live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,171 (22.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.