IAIN DALE General Election Predictions 63: Scotland - Glasgow

Scotland – Glasgow Surrounds
Seats: 9
Current Political Makeup: Lab 8, LibDem 1
Predicted Political Makeup after May 7: Lab 9
24. Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintolloch East
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3407 (8.3%)
Labour: 23549 (57.2%)
Lib Dem: 3924 (9.5%)
SNP: 9794 (23.8%)
Others: 476 (1.2%)
MAJORITY: 13755 (33.4%)
Sitting MP: Greg McClymont (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
25. West Dunbartonshire
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3242 (7.7%)
Labour: 25905 (61.3%)
Lib Dem: 3434 (8.1%)
SNP: 8497 (20.1%)
UKIP: 683 (1.6%)
Others: 505 (1.2%)
MAJORITY: 17408 (41.2%)
Sitting MP: Gemma Doyle (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
26. Inverclyde
2010 Result:
Conservative: 4502 (12%)
Labour: 20993 (56%)
Lib Dem: 5007 (13.3%)
SNP: 6577 (17.5%)
UKIP: 433 (1.2%)
MAJORITY: 14416 (38.4%)
Sitting MP: Iain McKenzie (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
27. Paisley & Renfrewshire South
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3979 (9.9%)
Labour: 23842 (59.6%)
Lib Dem: 3812 (9.5%)
SNP: 7228 (18.1%)
Independent: 513 (1.3%)
Others: 624 (1.6%)
MAJORITY: 16614 (41.5%)
Sitting MP: Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
31. East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
2010 Result:
Conservative: 6613 (13%)
Labour: 26241 (51.5%)
Lib Dem: 5052 (9.9%)
SNP: 11738 (23%)
Green: 1003 (2%)
Independent: 299 (0.6%)
MAJORITY: 14503 (28.5%)
Sitting MP: Michael McCann (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
32. Lanark & Hamilton East
2010 Result:
Conservative: 6981 (15%)
Labour: 23258 (50%)
Lib Dem: 5249 (11.3%)
SNP: 9780 (21%)
UKIP: 616 (1.3%)
Independent: 670 (1.4%)
MAJORITY: 13478 (29%)
Sitting MP: Jimmy Hood (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
33. Airdrie & Shotts
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3133 (8.7%)
Labour: 20849 (58.2%)
Lib Dem: 2898 (8.1%)
SNP: 8441 (23.5%)
Independent: 528 (1.5%)
MAJORITY: 12408 (34.6%)
Sitting MP: Pamela Nash (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
58. East Dunbartonshire
2010 Result:
Conservative: 7431 (15.5%)
Labour: 16367 (34.1%)
Lib Dem: 18551 (38.7%)
SNP: 5054 (10.5%)
UKIP: 545 (1.1%)
MAJORITY: 2184 (4.6%)
Sitting MP: Jo Swinson (LibDem)
Prediction: Labour gain
Jo Swinson is popular but all the political portents are against her. She will be a major loss to the LibDems. Her only chink of light is the Labour vote collapsing to the SNP.
59. Paisley & Renfrewshire North
2010 Result:
Conservative: 6381 (14.6%)
Labour: 23613 (54%)
Lib Dem: 4597 (10.5%)
SNP: 8333 (19.1%)
Independent: 550 (1.3%)
Others: 233 (0.5%)
MAJORITY: 15280 (35%)
Sitting MP: Jim Sheridan (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.

Scotland – Glasgow
Seats: 11
Current Political Makeup: Lab 11
Predicted Political Makeup after May 7: Lab 10, SNP 1
47. Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3374 (8.1%)
Labour: 27728 (66.6%)
Lib Dem: 3519 (8.5%)
SNP: 7014 (16.8%)
MAJORITY: 20714 (49.8%)
Sitting MP: Tom Clarke (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
48. Motherwell & Wishaw
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3660 (9.4%)
Labour: 23910 (61.1%)
Lib Dem: 3840 (9.8%)
SNP: 7104 (18.2%)
TUSC: 609 (1.6%)
MAJORITY: 16806 (43%)
Sitting MP: Frank Roy
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat
49. Glasgow East
2010 Result:
Conservative: 1453 (4.5%)
Labour: 19797 (61.6%)
Lib Dem: 1617 (5%)
SNP: 7957 (24.7%)
BNP: 677 (2.1%)
UKIP: 209 (0.6%)
Others: 454 (1.4%)
MAJORITY: 11840 (36.8%)
Sitting MP: Margaret Curren (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
50. Glasgow North East
2010 Result:
Conservative: 1569 (5.3%)
Labour: 20100 (68.3%)
Lib Dem: 2262 (7.7%)
SNP: 4158 (14.1%)
BNP: 798 (2.7%)
TUSC: 187 (0.6%)
Others: 335 (1.1%)
MAJORITY: 15942 (54.2%)
Sitting MP: William Bain (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
51. Glasgow North
2010 Result:
Conservative: 2089 (7.1%)
Labour: 13181 (44.5%)
Lib Dem: 9283 (31.3%)
SNP: 3530 (11.9%)
BNP: 296 (1%)
Green: 947 (3.2%)
TUSC: 287 (1%)
MAJORITY: 3898 (13.2%)
Sitting MP: Ann McKechin (Lab)
Prediction: SNP gain
The result of this seat will depend in large part on what happens to the LibDem vote and whether the Labour vote crumbles to the SNP. I’m assuming it will. Ladbrokes have this as an SNP gain too.
52. Glasgow North West
2010 Result:
Conservative: 3537 (9.9%)
Labour: 19233 (54.1%)
Lib Dem: 5622 (15.8%)
SNP: 5430 (15.3%)
BNP: 699 (2%)
Green: 882 (2.5%)
Others: 179 (0.5%)
MAJORITY: 13611 (38.3%)
Sitting MP: John Robertson (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
53. Glasgow Central
2010 Result:
Conservative: 2158 (7.1%)
Labour: 15908 (52%)
Lib Dem: 5010 (16.4%)
SNP: 5357 (17.5%)
BNP: 616 (2%)
Green: 800 (2.6%)
UKIP: 246 (0.8%)
Others: 485 (1.6%)
MAJORITY: 10551 (34.5%)
Sitting MP: Anas Sarwar (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
54. Glasgow South West
2010 Result:
Conservative: 2084 (6.6%)
Labour: 19863 (62.5%)
Lib Dem: 2870 (9%)
SNP: 5192 (16.3%)
BNP: 841 (2.6%)
TUSC: 931 (2.9%)
MAJORITY: 14671 (46.2%)
Sitting MP: Ian Davidson (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
55. East Renfrewshire
2010 Result:
Conservative: 15567 (30.4%)
Labour: 25987 (50.8%)
Lib Dem: 4720 (9.2%)
SNP: 4535 (8.9%)
UKIP: 372 (0.7%)
MAJORITY: 10420 (20.4%)
Sitting MP: Jim Murphy (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Jim Murphy is standing down but that won’t affect this result.
56. Glasgow South
2010 Result:
Conservative: 4592 (11.5%)
Labour: 20736 (51.7%)
Lib Dem: 4739 (11.8%)
SNP: 8078 (20.1%)
BNP: 637 (1.6%)
Green: 961 (2.4%)
TUSC: 351 (0.9%)
MAJORITY: 12658 (31.6%)
Sitting MP: Tom Harris (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.
*57. Rutherglen & Hamilton W
2010 Result:
Conservative: 4540 (9.7%)
Labour: 28566 (60.8%)
Lib Dem: 5636 (12%)
SNP: 7564 (16.1%)
UKIP: 675 (1.4%)
MAJORITY: 21002 (44.7%)
Sitting MP: Tom Greatrex (Lab)
Prediction: Labour hold
Safe seat.