Constituency Profile
One of the most deprived constituencies in the country, this part of Glasgow is blighted by gang violence and drug abuse. Most of the seat consists of some of the most deprived and crime-plagued parts of the UK: the heroin-ravaged Possilpark, the tower blocks of Sighthill and Red Road, the decayed housing estates of Springburn and the amenity-free Milton, product of earlier attempts at slum clearance. However the innermost area of Dennistoun retains the original Victorian tenements and has undergone some gentrification, becoming popular with students and young professionals, while to the north there are new developments on the outskirts of Glasgow at Robroyston.
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