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	Glasgow - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Govan is a district and former burgh in the south-western part of the city.
		Govan has a great legacy as an engineering and shipbuilding centre of international repute and is home to one of two BAE Systems shipyards on the River Clyde and the precision engineering firm, Thales Optronics.
		Glasgow is the largest and most dynamic economy in Scotland and is at the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland which has a total population of around 2.3 million, nearly half of Scotland's total population.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Glasgow (8526 words)

	Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
		It has the largest ethnic minority population of any constituency in Glasgow, and is currently represented by Mohammad Sarwar, who was the first Muslim MP in the UK.
		The new Central constituency is formed from five former seats; mainly Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin and Glasgow Shettleston and small parts of Glasgow Pollok and Glasgow Rutherglen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glasgow_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (191 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Glasgow South (UK Parliament constituency)
		Glasgow South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster).
		Glasgow South is one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area.
		The area of the South constituency was covered by the Glasgow Cathcart constituency and parts of the Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Rutherglen and Glasgow Pollok constituencies.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Glasgow_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (213 words)

	Tchatting.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Glasgow grew from the medieval Bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow, which contributed to the Scottish Enlightenment.
		Glasgow's West End refers to the bohemian district of cafÃ©s, tea rooms, bars, boutiques, upmarket hotels, clubs and restaurants in the hinterland of Kelvingrove Park, the University of Glasgow, BBC Scotland's Headquarters, Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.
		Glasgow is home to a variety of theatres including The King's Theatre, Theatre Royal and the Citizens' Theatre and is home to many municipal museums and art galleries, the most famous being the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and the Burrell Collection.
	www.tchatting.com /forum/vbencyclopedia.php?title=Glasgow (6202 words)

	Constituency
		Electorally, Glasgow South is the largest of the city's Westminster seats, with an electorate of 68,000.
		Govan, meanwhile, had been held by Labour ever since February 1974, when Margo MacDonald's short three-month reign as MP on behalf of the SNP came to an end at the general election.
		In Govan, Sillars was defeated by Labour's Ian Davidson, who served as Govan's MP until the 1997 general election, when boundary changes meant he became the candidate in Pollok, while Glasgow councillor Mohammad Sarwar became Labour's candidate (and subsequently MP) in Govan.
	www.tomharris.org.uk /constituency.php (1103 words)

	BT Research - Glasgow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Glasgow opened the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in 1993, which is the only religious multi-faith museum in the world and is home to works of considerable significance, such as Dali's representation of Christ on the cross.
		Glasgow is the largest and most dynamic economy in Scotland and is at the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland.
		Glasgow is one of Europe's sixteenth largest financial centre and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses, forming an integral part of the British economy.
	www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Glasgow (8344 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
		Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster).
		Glasgow Central is now one of seven constituencies covering the Glasgow City council area.
		Of the seven Glasgow consituencies, Glasgow Central has the largest ethnic minority population, and is currently represented by Mohammad Sarwar, who is the first Muslim to be elected as a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Glasgow_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (238 words)

	City of Glasgow information - Search.com
		The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland.
		The Glasgow electoral region of the Scottish Parliament covers the City of Glasgow and the Rutherglen area of South Lanarkshire.
		Following reform of constituencies of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament (Westminster) in 2005, which reduced the number of Scottish Members of Parliament (MPs), the current Westminster constituencies in Glasgow are:-
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/City_of_Glasgow (816 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Jan 1998 (pt 37)
		Govan is a rainbow state representing Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews, Sikhs, Chinese, Africans and Caribbeans, who include professionals, academics, the self-employed, employees and employers.
		The people of Govan and Glasgow were delighted by the recent decision of the Millennium Commission and the Glasgow development agency to award a grant of more than £50 million towards Scotland's first national science park in my constituency.
		In Glasgow, for example, Scottish Enterprise and the Glasgow development agency, in partnership with Glasgow city council, Strathclyde regional council and Govan Initiative Ltd., have been successful in tackling the economic and social problems that the city experiences.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980114/debtext/80114-37.htm (2439 words)

	Ian Davidson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ian Graham Davidson (born 8 September 1950, Jedburgh) is a Scottish politician, and Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West.
		He has been an MP since 1992, originally for the seat of Glasgow Govan, and after major boundary changes for Glasgow Pollok from 1997-2005.
		After major boundary changes across Scotland, Davidson stood in the 2005 general election for the new constituency of Glasgow South West, where he won the second biggest swing to Labour in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ian_Davidson (471 words)

	Glasgow Govan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The present Glasgow Govan seat is radically different from the seat which the Scottish National Party's Margo Macdonald won from Labour in the 1973 by-election.
		Govan in 1973, like Hamilton in 1967, was one of Labour's safest seats and it appeared inconceivable that people there would vote for anything other than Labour.
		Govan MP Ian Davidson decided that a move to Dunnachie's safer seat of Glasgow Pollok would be desirable and he was selected unopposed.
	www.alba.org.uk /scot03constit/g04.html (3187 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Scotland - Glasgow - Glasgow ups the ante over super-casino
		GLASGOW has vowed to press ahead with plans to build a 'super-casino' even if it fails in its bid to be chosen as the site of a new complex this week.
		UK ministers originally laid out plans for no less than eight super casinos to be built across the UK, but backed down after public pressure over concerns that too many people would be dragged into gambling.
		Glasgow was never truly in the running to be awarded the first regional 'super casino', the only people who touted that line were the commercial developers and the city's Evening Times.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /glasgow.cfm?id=145922007 (1541 words)

	rediff.com: Mohammed Sarwar: A role model for Asians
		Throughout the 1997 election, the Glasgow Govan constituency was tainted by accusations of violence, claims and counter-claims.
		He now says his proudest achievement in parliament since 1997 is the successful public campaign that he led to win orders for Govan shipyard.
		In Glasgow, where despite strong efforts by the Scottish nationalists, he increased his majority from 2,914 to 6,400, a triumphant Sarwar is now poised to convert his marginal seat into a safe seat for Labour forever.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/jun/09sarwar.htm (658 words)

	FT.com - Special Reports / UK Election 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Glasgow Govan is located on the south bank of the river Clyde, extending in an 'L-shape' west and south of Glasgow city centre.
		The abolition of the Glasgow Central seat prior to the 1997 General Election precipitated a damaging party selection process in Govan with Mohammed Sarwar eventually being chosen over Mike Watson as the Labour Party candidate.
		Despite widespread swings to Labour in 1997, the SNP closed the gap in Govan from 5,609 to 2,914.
	specials.ft.com /ukelection2001/FT3I92JYJKC.html (292 words)

	Glasgow: glasgow rangers, glasgow celtic, glasgow school of art
		Today Glasgow is the U.K's second largest and most economically important commerce and retail centre.
		In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Glasgow grew to a population of over one million, and was the third city in Europe to exceed this number of inhabitants, after London and Paris.
		Glasgow streets, including Glassford Street and Buchanan Street, are named after local tobacco barons who grew rich from good produced by slave labour in the West Indies.
	winelib.com /wiki/Glasgow (7858 words)

	Scottish Parliament election, 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The election will be the first using constituencies (see Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions) which are not identical to constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of the United Kingdom).
		Scottish Westminster constituencies were replaced with a new set of generally larger constituencies, fewer in number, in 2005.
		The first figure for each party is for the 1st, first-past-the-post, constituency, vote; the second figure is for the 2nd, proportional representation, regional, vote.
	www.askmore.net /en/Scottish_Parliament_election,_2007.htm (1156 words)

	Aspect 1999: Mohammad Aslam, Scottish Liberal Democrat Party candidate, Glasgow Govan, 1999
		Govan needs to be represented in this Parliament by someone who understands the problems of all members of the community and who can draw all our communities closer together.
		Mohammad Aslam is one of Glasgow's best-known Liberal Democrats and is Chairman of the Glasgow South Local Party.
		Mohammad Aslam and the Scottish Liberal Democrats believe that Scotland's parliament should be representative of and are determined that the parliament will work to the benefit of all the people of Scotland.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/sld/a99sldggo.htm (270 words)

	Mohammed Sarwar, MP. First British-Pakistani who became the Member of British Parliament! ~ pakistandost.com
		Mohammad Sarwar is basically a Businessman, a Politician from Scotland, U.K. Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan on 18 August 1952.
		Mohammed Sarwar MP is 44 years of age, arrived in England as an immigrant around 20 years ago, settled in Glasgow's Govan constituency.
		Sarwar was a Glasgow city councillor and member of the Scottish Labour Party executive.
	www.pakistandost.com /sarwar.htm (257 words)

	Glasgow, Voters Roll, Electoral Register, Constituencies
		The Electoral Registration pages of the Glasgow City Council website contain detailed information about registration, eligibility, absent voting, and other aspects of the electoral process.
		If as a result of a disability an elector becomes incapacitated after 5pm on Wednesday 25 April 2007 an application to vote by proxy due to that disability must reach the Electoral Registration Officer before 5pm on the day of the poll.
		The new constituencies, which were first used for the 2005 General Election, were created under the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005:
	www.saa.gov.uk /glasgow/electoralreg.html (567 words)

	Glasgow SNP - Scottish Independence - Sandra welcomes oil debate
		Glasgow North West Glasgow North Glasgow North East Glasgow East Glasgow Central Glasgow South Glasgow South West
		Sandra White MSP has welcomed news that a debate on the Repatriation of control over Scotland's North Sea resources to the Scottish Parliament will be opened tomorrow at Westminster (6 June).
		The SNP's Scotland (Oil and Gas Resources) Bill will be the first time a detailed proposal to bring home control of Scottish oil and gas has been debated in the House of Commons and marks the beginning of an SNP campaign, leading up to the Scottish election next year.
	www.glasgowsnp.org /MSPs/Sandra_White_MSP/Sandra_welcomes_oil_debate (428 words)

	Shettleston Shettleston UK
		The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Rutherglen, Glasgow Shettl...
		Glasgow Academy A 25:38 Shettleston A team finished in 2nd place thanks to a strong finish by Jethro in the last leg,
		Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency) - Wik 829 Shettleston Road.
	dotukdirectory.co.uk /d159256.html (144 words)

	Glasgow SNP - Scottish Independence - MSPs
		Glasgow MSP, Sandra White has today expressed her deep concern over the number of racist incidents in Strathclyde.
		With turnout in the recent Scottish Parliament elections reaching an all time low (49%) initiatives which aim to overturn this worrying situation are quite simply a breath of fresh air.
		Speaking today (Tuesday) following the 'Sectarian Summit' held in Glasgow, the SNP's Depute Leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP called for politicians to commit to the repeal of the Act of Settlement, which discriminates against Roman Catholics, as part of the ongoing efforts to root out sectarian behaviour in Scotland.
	www.glasgowsnp.org /section/MSPs (992 words)

	FT.com - Special Reports / UK Election 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Conservatives again failed to gain any constituency seats although they came within 25 votes in Ayr a seat that they have subsequently taken from Labour in a by-election held on the 16th March 2000.
		In 51 out of the 71 constituencies that are comparable the SNP managed to increase their number of votes in 1999 compared with 1997.
		ICM polls in June 2000 show that while the SNP are still capable of matching Labour support at the Holyrood level (36% each among those intending to vote), support for the SNP is much lower at the Westminster level (26% compared with Labour's 42%).
	specials.ft.com /ukelection2001/FT3WMFPWJKC.html (1460 words)

	Glasgow South (UK Parliament constituency) Biography,info
		Glasgow South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		It mostly replaced Glasgow Cathcart for the 2005 general election, as well as parts of Glasgow Govan and Glasgow Rutherglen.
		This United Kingdom constituency article is a stub.
	danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Glasgow_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (99 words)

	Councillor Stephen Curran - Declaration of Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU.
		I, Stephen Curran, a member of Glasgow City Council give notice that I have set out in the attached form, my interests as required to be declared under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003.
		In this context, non-financial interests are those which members of the public might reasonably think could influence your actions, speeches or votes in the Council.
	www.glasgow.gov.uk /en/YourCouncil/Council_Committees/Councillors/CouncillorsDeclaration/declar71.htm (1705 words)

	Members of Parliament with the Shortest Service
		Member for Glasgow, Govan from 8th November 1973 until the general election of 28th February 1974 when she was defeated.
		Member for Glasgow, Queen’s Park from the byelection of 2nd December 1982 until the general election of 9th June 1983.
		Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for Enniskillen from the byelection of 8th May 1954 until the dissolution of the Parliament in 1972.
	www.election.demon.co.uk /MPshort.html (1083 words)

	Govan Govan UK
		The other nine constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Baillieston, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow
		Glasgow Govan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood)...
		The Glasgow Govan constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish
	www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d159260.html (261 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Glasgow and West \| Candidates seek seats in the west
		The SNP Deputy Leader Nicola Sturgeon is standing in Glasgow Govan.
		Among the list candidates for Glasgow is Solidarity leader Tommy Sheridan who is not standing for a constituency seat.
		They include Scotland's largest local authority Glasgow City where 79 councillors will be elected across 21 of the city's wards.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6549659.stm (296 words)

	MPs elected in the UK general election, 1992: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		This is a list of members of Parliament A member of parliament, or mp, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the westminster system, specifically to the lower house....
		Andrew Patrick Welsh Andrew welsh (born 1944) in glasgow, was the scottish national party member of parliament for south angus from 1974 to 1979, angus east from 1987 to 1997 and angus from 1997 to 2001....
		Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-tweed is a constituency represented in the house of commons of the parliament of the united kingdom....
	absoluteastronomy.com /m/mps_elected_in_the_uk_general_election_19922 (6121 words)

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