Glasgow West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Glasgow West is represented in the House of Commons by Patricia Ferguson (Labour). The 2024 count gave Patricia Ferguson (Labour) 18,621 votes and Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party) 12,175, a majority of 6,446. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.8% (39,902 of 69,028).
Key figures
What the figures show
2,575 business sites were registered in Glasgow West in March 2026 (2,505 a year before), and employed 28,000 people in 2024.
DWP figures count 2,840 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 19.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 16.5% in 2024/25, from 19.7% in 2021/22.
Full-time employees living in Glasgow West had median pay of £41,505 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £39,600. A year before, the residents' median was £40,778. The residents' figure ranks 193rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
74.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.7 points). The economically inactive share was 19.7%.
3,025 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 2,985 twelve months before.
MP
Patricia Ferguson, Labour
- MP for Glasgow West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Patricia Ferguson on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Patricia Ferguson's latest words in Parliament, on 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 250 spoken contributions by Patricia Ferguson since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Member is absolutely right about that. As we have heard, if we are to make improvements, we really need to listen to the people who are doing the job on the frontline.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Chris Bloore) for securing this debate. I will refer to a few things related to work done on the Scottish Affairs Committee, as well as briefly talk about the situation in my own constituency.
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I thank my hon. Friend for that question. I was pleased to see that the visit went so well. It is encouraging to see such new opportunities.
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I thank the Chair of the Liaison Committee for that question. She is right to say that it should be revisited. I suspect that we will revisit a number of aspects of our report.
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I have no doubt that Members across the Chamber have an extremely regrettable constituency postbag on this issue, as I do. I thank the Minister for her statement.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Ferguson | Labour | 18,621 | 46.7% | +18.7 |
| Carol Monaghan | Scottish National Party | 12,175 | 30.5% | −18.1 |
| Nick Quail | Scottish Green Party | 3,662 | 9.2% | +8.8 |
| Dionne Moore | Reform UK | 2,098 | 5.3% | +5.1 |
| Faten Hameed | Conservative | 1,720 | 4.3% | −11.0 |
| James Calder | Liberal Democrat | 1,316 | 3.3% | −4.2 |
| John Cormack | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 310 | 0.8% |
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 46.7% | Scottish National Party 30.5% | 6,446 | 57.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 48.6% | Labour 28.0% | 9,728 | 65.2% |
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 West lies within Glasgow City.
- Glasgow City S12000049
Who has power over Glasgow West
Every body that makes decisions for Glasgow 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 West this page: Patricia Ferguson (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 West?
UK Parliament lists Patricia Ferguson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Glasgow West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Glasgow West?
Patricia Ferguson (Labour) won with 18,621 votes, a majority of 6,446, on a turnout of 57.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Glasgow West?
4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,025 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Glasgow West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,505 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Glasgow West live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,840 (19.2% 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.