Shettleston may not be an area familiar to many from outside the city but one part of the seat certainly is - the Gorbals. Notorious as one of the worst slums in Europe, the Gorbals quickly became synonymous with urban decay, want and deprivation.
But the razor gangs of old have now departed and the Gorbals, like many other east-end tenement districts, is undergoing a successful refurbishment programme. However, poor housing is still a problem here: this seat contains 25 tower blocks, the most of any seat in Scotland.
This constituency also includes Queen’s Park, Govanhill, Dalmarnock, the "Barras" (a famous market area), Parkhead, Tollcross and Shettleston itself.
The seat as a whole is industrial in character, which may help to explain Labour's traditional grip on the seat. One of Glasgow's more famous landmarks is also located in this seat - Celtic Park, home of Celtic Football Club. Shettleston’s other claim to fame is that it is the home of that icon of Scottishness, Irn Bru.
At the last election, this was the safest Labour seat in Scotland - in 1997 David Marshall (who has held this seat since 1979) won 73% of the vote; his majority was almost 60%.
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