Glasgow South West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dr Zubir Ahmed (Labour) is the MP for Glasgow South West, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Zubir Ahmed (Labour) won 15,552 votes, 43.6% of the valid vote; Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party) came second with 12,267. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 51.8% (35,669 of 68,871); the winning margin was 3,285 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median annual pay for full-time work was £40,949 for jobs in Glasgow South West and £34,089 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £34,807. The residents' figure ranks 95th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 70.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.2 points. The economically inactive share was 23.7%.
3,840 business sites were registered in Glasgow South West in March 2026 (3,745 a year before), and employed 70,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 24.7% of children under 16 in Glasgow South West (4,153) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.3% in 2024/25, from 26.8% in 2021/22.
3,130 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 3,050.
MP
Dr Zubir Ahmed, Labour
- MP for Glasgow South West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dr Zubir Ahmed on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dr Zubir Ahmed in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 237 spoken contributions by Dr Zubir Ahmed since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way on that point, especially as she is caveating our relative success in removing foreign offenders by providing the wider context about criminality in this country.
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One hundred years ago this month, my family’s proud tradition of service and contribution to Britain began when my grandfather, Imam Mohamed, travelled from Indian Punjab to serve in the Royal British Hong Kong police force. Does my right hon.
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I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, especially as he is getting into the substance of his speech. I want to place on record my appreciation and that of my constituents in Glasgow South West, where there is a large Sikh community, for my hon. Friend’s efforts.
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It is the hon. Lady’s contention that those of us on the Government Benches were somehow manipulated by others to arrive at this Bill.
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Does the hon. Lady accept that article 8 was never intended to be interpreted as it is now, and therefore that if we do not provide guidance or adjust it, we will further dampen the British public’s confidence and trust in the immigration and asylum system?
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Read from the Hansard API on 24 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubir Ahmed | Labour | 15,552 | 43.6% | +9.8 |
| Chris Stephens | Scottish National Party | 12,267 | 34.4% | −12.3 |
| John Hamelink | Scottish Green Party | 2,727 | 7.6% | +6.8 |
| Morag McRae | Reform UK | 2,236 | 6.3% | +4.7 |
| Mamun Rashid | Conservative | 1,387 | 3.9% | −8.7 |
| Paul McGarry | Liberal Democrat | 958 | 2.7% | −1.7 |
| Tony Osy | Alba Party | 542 | 1.5% |
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 43.6% | Scottish National Party 34.4% | 3,285 | 51.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 46.7% | Labour 33.8% | 5,533 | 61.1% |
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 West lies within Glasgow City.
- Glasgow City S12000049
Who has power over Glasgow South West
Every body that makes decisions for Glasgow South West, 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 West this page: Dr Zubir Ahmed (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 West?
UK Parliament lists Dr Zubir Ahmed, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Glasgow South West?
Zubir Ahmed (Labour) won with 15,552 votes, a majority of 3,285, on a turnout of 51.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Glasgow South West?
4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,130 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Glasgow South West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,089 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Glasgow South West live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,153 (24.7% 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.