Drumchapel/Anniesland (ward)

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Drumchapel/Anniesland
  • Scottish Gaelic: Druim a' Chapaill/Fearann Anna
Water Tower from 15 Linkwood Crescent.JPG
View looking north-west over Drumchapel from Linkwood towers (2014)
Area7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population29,432 (2015)[1]
• Density4,031.8/km2 (10,442/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG13, G15
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Glasgow
Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3]

Boundaries[]

Located in the far north-west of Glasgow, the ward's western boundary is with West Dunbartonshire and its northern boundary with East Dunbartonshire. Despite its name, it contains only part of the Anniesland neighbourhood (the streets to the north of Anniesland Road, and to the north of Great Western Road, east of Anniesland Cross). It contains all of Drumchapel, Netherton, Temple, Old Drumchapel, Blairdardie and , and part of Knightswood (streets to the east of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 94.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 3.3% Asian
  • 1.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 0.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Paul Carey
(Labour) 		Jonathan Findlay
(Labour) 		Steven Purcell
(Labour) 		Bill Kidd
(SNP)
2009 by Anne McTaggart
(Labour)
2010 by Christopher Hughes
(Labour)
2012 Judith Fisher
(Labour) 		Malcolm Balfour
(SNP)
2017 Anne McTaggart
(Labour) 		Elspeth Kerr
(SNP)

Election results[]

2007[]

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Drumchapel/Anniesland - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Paul Carey 26.31 2,284[a]            
SNP Bill Kidd 21.53 1,869            
Labour Steven Purcell[b] 21.38 1,856            
Labour Jonathan Findlay[c] 12.70 1,102 1,374 1,385 1,445 1,455 1,476 1,524
Conservative Susan McCourt 4.75 412 419 425 428 517 520 535
Liberal Democrats Alan Lee 4.02 349 364 379 385 400 415 454
Green Eileen Margaret Cartner Duke 3.00 260 283 300 305 319 361 428
Solidarity Esther Nixon 2.57 223 243 259 263 267 321  
Scottish Socialist Mike Dyer 1.71 148 175 186 191 197    
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Bobby Howie 2.04 177 184 188 190      
Electorate: 20,398   Valid: 8,680   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 43.60%
  1. ^ Returning councillor for Summerhill single-member ward.
  2. ^ Returning councillor for Blairdardie single-member ward.
  3. ^ Returning councillor for Anniesland single-member ward.

2009 by-election[]

  • On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as a Councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (4 June 2009) - 1 Seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Anne McTaggart 48.4 2,584 2,593 2,613 2,651 2,689
SNP Martin J Docherty 28.3 1,509 1,530 1,573 1,651 1,698
Liberal Democrats Nathalie McKee 6.5 349 362 373 443 532
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 5.9 316 327 359 366  
Green Eileen Duke 5.1 270 284 295    
BNP John Robertson 3.3 177 186      
Independent James Trolland 2.4 129        
Electorate: 20,141   Valid: 5,334   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 2,667   Turnout: 5,418 (26.9%)

2010 by-election[]

  • On 6 May 2010, a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour Councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes.
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (6 May 2010)- 1 seat[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Christopher Hughes 56.3 5,710
SNP Frank Rankin 21.7 2,197
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 11.3 1,143
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 7.0 710
Green Larry Butler 3.7 375
Electorate: 19,951   Valid: 10,030   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 5,016   Turnout: 10,269 (51.47%)

2012[]

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Drumchapel/Anniesland - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Paul Carey (incumbent) 30.65% 2,075                  
Labour Jon Findlay (incumbent) 17.70% 1,198 1,552                
SNP Malcolm Balfour 19.82% 1,342 1,388                
Labour Judith Fisher 13.01% 881 1,079 1,235 1,236 1,241 1,243 1,247 1,274 1,328 1,378
SNP John Docherty 9.44% 639 665 676 705 709 713 717 747 807 854
Conservative Martyn McIntyre 3.62% 245 248 251 252 253 255 260 292 315  
Green Alastair Whitelaw 2.63% 178 183 187 188 196 199 216 251    
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 1.96% 133 139 142 143 143 146 150      
Independent James Trolland 0.50% 34 34 35 35 39 45        
Glasgow First Gerrard O'Neill McCue 0.30% 20 26 28 28 30          
TUSC Eric Stevenson 0.37% 25 26 27 27            
Electorate: 21,288   Valid: 6,770   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 1,355   Turnout: 32.65%

2017[]

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Drumchapel/Anniesland - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labour Paul Carey (incumbent) 24.83% 1,871
SNP Malcolm Balfour (incumbent) 24.45% 1,842
SNP Elspeth Kerr 10.98% 827 849 1,073 1,086 1,095 1,101 1,213 1,963
Labour Anne McTaggart 12.49% 941 1,177 1,189 1,194 1,213 1,288 1,308 1,327 1,456 1,876
Conservative Patrick Logue 11.59% 873 895 898 903 904 945 962 966 981
SNP Malcolm Mitchell 8.99% 678 682 733 738 747 749 829
Green Louisa McGuigan 4.27% 322 331 348 353 369 379
UKIP Bryan Free 1.25% 94 101 105 106 106
Scottish Socialist Joe Meehan 0.68% 51 56 58 63
Solidarity Gary Kelly 0.46% 35 42 48
Electorate: 21,507   Valid: 7,534   Spoilt: 308   Quota: 1,507   Turnout: 36.5%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 14 - Drumchapel/Anniesland, Glasgow City Council
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-drumchapelanniesland.html
  5. ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/Drumchapel_Anniesland_By_Election_2010/

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