Maryhill is a residential area situated in the north west of the city of Glasgow. The name is derived from Mary Hill, who was the owner of the Gairbraid Estate who feud land to the Forth and Clyde Canal Company on condition that her name be given to the town which she hoped would result from the development of this enterprise.

The constituency includes the council wards of Acre, Ashfield, Cadder, Colston, Firhill, Gairbraid, Hamiltonhill, Keppochhill, Lambhill, Mayhill, Maryhill Park, Milton, North Kelvin, Parkhouse, Possilpark, Ruchill, Summerston, Woodlands and Wyndford, all of which Your Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill represents along with Patricia Ferguson MSP in the Scottish Parliament and Ann McKechin MP in the House of Commons.

The Forth & Clyde Canal now runs through the centre of Maryhill. The canal has recently been re-opened as part of the millennium project, which should encourage tourism along the canal. The Maryhill basin at locks 21 - 25 provides an ideal stopping off point for those wishing to visit Maryhill and the surrounding area. The River Kelvin also runs through part of the constituency.

The Maryhill Burgh Halls recall the period when Maryhill was an independent burgh before it became part of Glasgow in 1891. There were twenty stained glass panels in the halls, depicting the trades and industries of the regions. As these have great social history significance the Museums and Art Galleries purchased them for the People's Palace collection.

Located within the constituency is the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Queens Cross Church, now home to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society. Another Mackintosh building is the nearby Ruchill Church Hall. St Agnes' chapel in Lambhill was designed by Pugin, who assisted in the design and building of the Palace of Westminster, which includes the House of Commons and House of Lords.

The Constituency is also home to two libraries, Woodside and Maryhill, built by the Glasgow Corporation following a gift of £100,000 from Andrew Carnegie for the provision of fourteen district libraries.

Maryhill Barracks was demolished in 1961 and became the Wyndford Housing Estate. The guardroom has, however, been retained and is in use as the estate office.

There is a bird sanctuary at Possil Loch and several farms within the Summerston area of the constituency (the largest number of farms in any Glasgow Constituency). The course of the Antonine Wall also runs through the Summerston area where there is the site of a Roman Camp and a Roman Fort adjoining the wall.

The constituency has a rich football history. Partick Thistle Football Club, former Scottish Cup and League Cup winners, is based in the Firhill area of the constituency. In 2001 Thistle celebrated its 125th anniversary and also won promotion to the First Division.

Maryhill FC, whose most famous professionals were David Meiklejohn of Rangers, and Danny McGrain and Tommy Burns of Celtic, has its home in Lochburn Park near the centre of Maryhill whilst Glasgow Perthshire FC is based at Keppoch Park in Possilpark. Both are members of the Glasgow Junior League.

A former local team is Maryhill Harps, originally Maryhill Hibs, they became defunct in 1966 when their ground in Kilmun Street was taken over for new housing. Former Harps players include Bertie Auld and Dunky McKay both of whom played for Celtic and gained three and fourteen Scottish International caps respectively.

• John Logie Baird, inventor of television, transmitted the first long distance TV pictures from a room in the Central Hotel, Glasgow.
• The Cunard Shipping Line was founded in Glasgow and that the liners Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, QE2 and the Royal Yacht Britannia were all built on the River Clyde at Clydebank.
• Greenock-born James Watt invented the separate condenser after a walk on Glasgow Green in 1765, an invention which made the steam engine economically viable.
• Paisley Museum houses the world's largest collection of Paisley Pattern shawls.
• Craignethan Castle, by Crossford, is where Mary Queen of Scots is reputed to have spent her last night of freedom.
• Charles Macintosh, inventor of the waterproof coat, lived and worked in Glasgow where, in 1824, he was responsible for the first commercial manufacture of the waterproof material.
• Granville Sharp Pattison, a Glasgow Surgeon, emigrated to the United States in 1816 and founded the Baltimore Infirmary, the country's first teaching hospital.
• Hamilton Mausoleum, which dates from the 1850s, has the longest echo of any building in Europe - 15 seconds!
• The Waverley, the world's last ocean going paddle steamer was built in 1947 by A & J Inglis on the River Clyde.
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the world-famous architect and designer, was born in Glasgow in 1868. His work can be seen in many locations in and around the city.
• Sir William Burrell was estimated to have spent around 㿀,000 a year on works of art for more than 45 years of his life.
• In 1939, Glasgow had 114 picture houses, seating in excess of 175,000; more cinema seats per head than any other city in the world. The average Glaswegian would go an incredible 51 times per year!
• Billy Connolly, the comedian and actor, was born in Partick in Glasgow in 1942.
• Robert Carlyle was originally a Glasgow house painter prior to becoming a major television and cinema actor.
• Roy Rogers and Trigger are reputed to have descended the staircase of Glasgow's Central Hotel.
• Glasgow City Chambers features a miniature version of the Statue of Liberty.
• 'Braveheart' William Wallace is reputed to have been born in the Renfrewshire village of Elderslie. He also lived in Lanark for a few years around 1297 and is commemorated by a statue on the town's St Nicholas Church. 
• In 1973, Possil YC had a very successful season. The Under 21 Secondary Juvenile squad, managed by John West, won six of the seven competitions that they entered, crowned off by winning the Scottish Secondary Juvenile Cup by a 3-1 margin over perenial favoutites Whitehill Welfare.

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