Editing Govan (section)

===20th century to the present===
[[File:Govan War Memorial.jpg|thumb|Govan War Memorial]]
Traditionally viewed as a lower working-class area, Govan has typically supported the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], but the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) has also been strong there. In 1973, the SNP won a by-election with [[Margo MacDonald]] as their candidate. The SNP won another by-election victory in 1988, this time with [[Jim Sillars]] as candidate. The latest victory for the SNP was in the 2007 Scottish parliamentary elections, when [[Nicola Sturgeon]] became the MSP for the constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Election 2007 {{!}} Scottish Parliament {{!}} Election Result: Glasgow Govan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/268.stm|access-date=2 October 2022|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

The area has had a reputation for deprivation and poverty, partly due to the construction of housing estates in the 1930s to relieve the overcrowded slum district of The [[Gorbals]]. The most famous of these housing estates is [[Moorepark, Glasgow|Moorepark]], sometimes referred to jocularly as "The Wine Alley"<ref>[https://www.lrb.co.uk/v11/n20/ian-jack/problem-families Ian Jack: Problem Families (review of From Moorepark to Wine Alley: The Rise and Fall of a Glasgow Housing Scheme by Sean Damer)], London Review of Books, 26 October 1989</ref> &ndash; this area was named by ''[[The Independent]]'' newspaper in April 1994 as one of the worst areas in Britain, with drug abuse being a widespread problem and unemployment standing at nearly 30% (up to three times the national average at the time).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/no-go-britain-where-what-why-1370749.html|title=No-Go Britain: Where, what, why|date=17 April 1994|work=The Independent}}</ref>

It was parodied by the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Rab C. Nesbitt]]''. Although Govan was the stated setting for the show, episodes were seldom filmed there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/real-inspiration-behind-rab-c-11744810|title=The real inspiration behind Rab C Nesbitt has finally been revealed|last=Hendry|first=Steve|date=24 December 2017|newspaper=Daily Record|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>

Despite these developments, there were numerous older buildings around Govan until quite recently, most notably the [[terraced house|terraces]] and tenements situated around Govan Road. These were not cleared until well into the 1970s. However, there is the potential for tourism development, for example, the planned development of the Govan Old site, which hosts the historically significant stone carvings, has led to the development of the surrounding townscape and new infrastructure. Such developments benefit the aesthetic and connective appeal of the Govan area for future visitors.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Butler|first1=Richard|last2=Curran|first2=Ross|last3=O'Gorman|first3=Kevin D.|date=1 September 2013|title=Pro-Poor Tourism in a First World Urban Setting: Case Study of Glasgow Govan|journal=International Journal of Tourism Research|language=en|volume=15|issue=5|pages=443–457|doi=10.1002/jtr.1888|issn=1522-1970}}</ref>