Glasgow Central.
Scottish National Party MP Alison Thewliss holds the seat.
1 Jun 2026
Glasgow Central's SNP MP is currently navigating reputational turbulence ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections. The most significant recent coverage placed Thewliss directly in negative territory: a story linking her to controversy over the SNP's handling of internal misconduct -- she was photographed at a protest with an offensive sign and appeared on campaign materials alongside figures embroiled in separate scandals. Alongside this, she has been visible on the campaign trail, pictured with First Minister John Swinney at the Barras, and has spoken out on transport issues, criticising Labour's fuel duty stance in response to Glasgow congestion charge debate. Her public interventions have been largely reactive rather than proactive.
At Westminster, there is virtually nothing to report in conventional parliamentary terms. Voting participation stands at 0% across 0 recorded votes, which reflects the SNP's long-standing policy of abstaining from votes on England-only matters -- a constitutional position rather than disengagement. No speech data is available for the recent period, and she holds no select committee seats, leaving her Commons footprint essentially invisible in the data.
The result is an MP whose recent profile is shaped almost entirely by Scottish political activity rather than Westminster work -- a pattern consistent with SNP strategy, but one that limits independent assessment of her parliamentary contribution. News coverage over the past 90 days spans 28 articles with a near-neutral average sentiment (0.03), dominated by transport and local government stories. No rebel votes or significant policy deviations are recorded. Constituency-level speech and committee data are absent, making a fuller picture of her representative work difficult to construct.
2019 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison ThewlissWON | SNP | 19,750 | 49.3 |
| Faten Hameed | Lab | 13,276 | 33.1 |
| Flora Scarabello | Con | 3,698 | 9.2 |
| Ewan Hoyle | LD | 1,952 | 4.9 |
| Elaine Gallagher | Grn | 1,429 | 3.6 |
Turnout 40,105
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alison Thewliss | SNP | 44.7 |
| 2015 | Alison Thewliss | SNP | 52.5 |
| 2010 | Sarwar, Anas | Lab | 52.0 |
Sources, methods & last update
2010 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo