Calton (ward)
Calton (Ward 9) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the seats increased to four due to the population having risen by 20% since it was first formed, although the boundaries did not change.
Calton
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Aerial view of the Calton ward looking west (2012) | |
Area | 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
Population | 27,460 (2015)[1] |
• Density | 4,304.1/km2 (11,148/sq mi) |
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Lieutenancy area |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G1, G31, G32, G4, G40 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Boundaries
Located south-east of Glasgow city centre - the western boundary being High Street - and immediately north of the River Clyde, the ward includes the historic Calton area and the new Collegelands development as well as the neighbourhoods of Bridgeton, Dalmarnock (with the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village, converted to residential homes), Gallowgate, Barrowfield, Newbank, Lilybank (to Maukinfauld Road), most of Parkhead (excluding parts north of Tollcross Road) and a small part of Dennistoun (the Reidvale streets between Duke Street and the North Clyde Line railway).
The ethnic makeup of the Calton ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
- 90% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
- 5.4% Asian (mainly Chinese)
- 3.6% Black (mainly African)
- 1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group
Councillors
Election results
2022 election
2022 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
SNP | Greg Hepburn (incumbent) | 24.24% | 1,472 | |||||||||
Labour | George Redmond | 17.11% | 1,039 | 1,045 | 1,057 | 1,065 | 1,080 | 1,247 | ||||
Labour | Cecilia O'Lone (incumbent) | 17.08% | 1,037 | 1,056 | 1,071 | 1,096 | 1,112 | 1,341 | ||||
Green | Kate Samuels | 12.71% | 772 | 786 | 799 | 814 | 866 | 914 | 941 | 946 | ||
Conservative | Robert Connelly (incumbent) | 10.44% | 634 | 636 | 647 | 653 | 659 | |||||
SNP | Linda Pike | 9.07% | 551 | 714 | 724 | 751 | 1,054 | 1,069 | 1,085 | 1,087 | 1,676 | |
SNP | Olu Shokunbi | 6.06% | 368 | 397 | 402 | 416 | ||||||
Alba | Catherine McKernan | 1.98% | 120 | 129 | 136 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Palmer | 1.30% | 79 | 81 | ||||||||
Electorate: 19,673 Valid: 6,072 Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 31.9%[8] |
2017 election
2017 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
SNP | Greg Hepburn (incumbent) | 25.33% | 1,389 | |||||||||
Labour | Cecilia O'Lone | 16.81% | 922 | 929 | 941 | 966 | 1,048 | 1,542 | ||||
SNP | Jennifer Layden | 12.58% | 690 | 867 | 883 | 890 | 1,080 | 1,101 | ||||
Conservative | Robert Connelly | 11.43% | 627 | 628 | 647 | 708 | 732 | 758 | 824 | 824 | 966 | |
SNP | Linda Pike | 9.32% | 511 | 575 | 580 | 582 | 699 | 717 | 769 | 772 | ||
Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 10.98% | 602 | 604 | 607 | 627 | 663 | |||||
Green | Lorraine McLaren | 8.95% | 491 | 502 | 535 | 548 | ||||||
A Better Britain – Unionist Party | Kris McGurk | 2.74% | 150 | 151 | 155 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | John MacPherson | 1.86% | 102 | 103 | ||||||||
Electorate: 18,322 Valid: 5,484 Spoilt: 215 Quota: 1,097 Turnout: 31.1% |
2012 election
2012 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Labour | George Redmond (incumbent) | 35.0 | 1,595 | |||||||||||||
Labour | Yvonne Kucuk | 19.6 | 892 | 1,220.9 | ||||||||||||
SNP | Alison Thewliss (incumbent) | 15.3 | 695 | 714.1 | 720.2 | 720.2 | 726.2 | 737.2 | 747.9 | 757.8 | 762.8 | 782.3 | 800.7 | 855.6 | 1,449.8 | |
SNP | Alexander Belic | 14.7 | 672 | 681.9 | 688.7 | 690.7 | 692.1 | 699.1 | 701.5 | 718.6 | 721.2 | 740.2 | 756.6 | 779.8 | ||
Green | Andy Reid | 3.0 | 135 | 140.9 | 145.9 | 148.3 | 151.2 | 162.4 | 176.5 | 180.8 | 189.3 | 208.1 | 231.7 | |||
Conservative | Scott Gillespie | 2.6 | 120 | 123.4 | 124.9 | 125.9 | 127.9 | 127.9 | 135.8 | 138.8 | 184.3 | 193.8 | ||||
Glasgow First | Duncan Miller | 2.9 | 131 | 141.8 | 146.6 | 146.6 | 149.2 | 151.5 | 151.7 | 151.9 | 181.3 | |||||
Scottish Unionist | Gordon Kirker | 2.4 | 109 | 118.9 | 121 | 124 | 125 | 126.4 | 126.4 | 129.4 | ||||||
No description | Gary Barton | 1.6 | 71 | 74.4 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 82.7 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Harvey Sussock | 0.9 | 43 | 45.3 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 50.4 | 50.9 | ||||||||
Scottish Socialist | Murdo Ritchie | 0.9 | 43 | 45.3 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 50 | |||||||||
Independent | Thomas Rannachan | 0.9 | 41 | 43.3 | 45.1 | 45.4 | ||||||||||
Britannica Party | Martin Clark | 0.2 | 9 | 9.6 | 9.9 | |||||||||||
Electorate: 18,140 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 4,722 (26.03%) |
2015 by-election
On 14 May 2015 SNP counsellor Alison Thewliss resigned her seat after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of Glasgow Central.[9] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Greg Hepburn.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
SNP | Greg Hepburn | 55.5% | 1,507 | |
Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 30% | 814 | |
Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 4.7% | 129 | |
UKIP | Karen King | 3.8% | 103 | |
Green | Malachy Clarke | 3.6% | 99 | |
Independent | Tommy Ramsay | 1.7% | 47 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Young | 0.7% | 18 | |
Electorate: 19,333 Valid: 2,717 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 2,767 (16.17%) |
2007 election
2007 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | George Redmond[a] | 38.12 | 1,982 | |||||||
SNP | Alison Thewliss | 21.98 | 1,143 | 1,175 | 1,196 | 1,221 | 1,231 | 1,282 | 1,360 | |
Labour | Ruth Simpson[b] | 12.08 | 628 | 1,035 | 1,050 | 1,072 | 1,086 | 1,115 | 1,189 | |
Solidarity | Fiacra Fullerton | 5.81 | 302 | 325 | 349 | 373 | 382 | 420 | 446 | |
Conservative | Scott Gillespie | 4.71 | 245 | 250 | 257 | 260 | 348 | 371 | 409 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham | 4.44 | 231 | 245 | 252 | 257 | 265 | 329 | ||
Green | Alasdair Duke-Wardrop | 4.21 | 219 | 224 | 235 | 251 | 264 | |||
Scottish Unionist | Danny Houston | 3.75 | 195 | 217 | 220 | 225 | ||||
Scottish Socialist | Kenny Murray | 2.42 | 126 | 134 | 140 | |||||
Independent | Gary Barton | 2.46 | 128 | 130 | ||||||
Electorate: 15,123 Valid: 5,199 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 35.83% |
See also
References
- ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 9 - Calton, Glasgow City Council
- ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ a b . glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 9 Calton)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results (Ward 9 Calton)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ admin (11 June 2015). . Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links
- Listed Buildings in Calton Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings