Linn (ward)

Linn
Linn
	; Croftfoot roundabout looking south towards Castlemilk
Area	4.3 sq mi (11 km2)
Population	29,575 (2015)
• Density	6,877.9/sq mi (2,655.6/km2)
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G44, G45, G76
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
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Linn Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Linn (Ward 1) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.^[2] There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 4 May 2017, it is represented by two councillors from the Scottish National Party and one each from the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Boundaries[]

The southernmost ward of Glasgow, Linn includes the areas of Castlemilk, Croftfoot and Simshill, those parts of Cathcart, King's Park and Muirend that are south and east of the Cathcart Circle Lines, and the separate village of Carmunnock. The ward also contains Linn Park and the Cathkin Braes. The boundaries have remained unchanged since the creation of the ward in 2007.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census,^[1] the ethnicity of the population is:

Ethnicity	Proportion
White Scottish/British	90.59%
White Irish	2.82%
Other White	1.96%
Mixed Ethnic Groups	0.23%
Indian	0.48%
Pakistani	2.03%
Bangladeshi	0.02%
Chinese	0.36%
Other Asian	0.22%
African	0.93%
Caribbean or Black	0.17%
Other Ethnic Group	0.18%

Councillors[]

Election	Councillors
2007		David Ritchie (SNP)	Sadie Docherty (Labour)	John McKenzie (Labour)	Margot Clark (Liberal Democrats)
2012	Glenn Elder (SNP)	Malcolm Cunning (Labour)	Sadie Docherty (Labour)		Margot Clark (Liberal Democrats)
2017	Glenn Elder (SNP)	Malcolm Cunning (Labour)	Margaret Morgan (SNP)	Euan Blockley (Conservative)

Election results[]

2007[]

Linn - 4 members^[3]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	David Ritchie	21.35	2,043
	Labour	Sadie Docherty	18.63	1,782	1,789	1,798	1,807	1,826	1,849	1,896	1,947
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark	13.42	1,284	1,302	1,311	1,318	1,350	1,458	1,532	1,866
	Labour	John McKenzie^[a]	14.44	1,381	1,389	1,395	1,417	1,433	1,459	1,514	1,530
	Labour	Allan Stewart	9.98	955	961	970	980	990	1,001	1,078	1,105
	Conservative	Esme H Clark	9.39	898	905	906	961	991	1,005	1,015
	Solidarity	Frank Young	4.13	395	409	469	478	498
	Green	Chloe Helen Stewart	3.09	296	310	328	338	359
	Independent	Chris Lang	2.29	219	224	229	239
	Scottish Unionist Party (modern)	Harry McArthur	1.72	165	166	170
	Scottish Socialist	Gordon Thomson	1.56	149	156
Electorate: 21,624 Valid: 9,211 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,914 Turnout: 45.25%

^ Returning councillor for Castlemilk single-member ward.

2012[]

Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (4 seats)^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning	25.14%	1,858
	Labour	Sadie Docherty (incumbent)	20.90%	1,545
	SNP	Glenn Elder	20.01%	1,479
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	12.09%	894	938	949	961	970	1,026	1,300	1,548
	SNP	Stewart McDonald	9.43%	697	736	742	751	778	851	900
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	7.03%	520	533	534	539	546	569
	Green	Lisa Jones	2.73%	202	229	234	261	315
	TUSC	Frank Young	1.61%	119	138	142	166
	Glasgow First	Lesley Ingram	1.06%	78	111	116
Electorate: 22,192 Valid: 7,392 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 1,479 Turnout: 34.07%

2017[]

Linn - 4 seats^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	SNP	Glenn Elder (incumbent)	18.70%	1,646	1,648	1,655	1,655	1,720	1,864
	SNP	Margaret Morgan	11.72%	1,032	1,032	1,037	1,040	1,105	1,357	1,439	1,532	1,802
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning (incumbent)	15.32%	1,348	1,357	1,365	1,370	1,400	1,415	1,417	1,558	1,655	1,661	2,646
	Conservative	Euan Blockley	15.85%	1,395	1,410	1,411	1,415	1,426	1,429	1,429	1,580	1,613	1,613	1,657
	Labour	Alan Stewart	11.69%	1,029	1,034	1,039	1,047	1,070	1,078	1,080	1,173	1,279	1,285
	Independent	Cathy Milligan	8.45%	744	752	768	797	845	866	874	937
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	7.68%	676	676	678	685	707	714	716
	SNP	Paul Leinster	5.09%	448	448	448	450	466
	Green	Alan Digney	3.27%	288	293	303	310
	Independent	Bobby Pollock	0.78%	69	72	74
	Solidarity	Max Brodie	0.76%	67	70
	UKIP	John Cowan	0.66%	58
Electorate: 22,310 Valid: 8,800 Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 40.6%

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
^ "Local Elections 2012 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ "Local Election 2017 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

External links[]

Listed Buildings in Linn Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings

[4] Returning councillor for Castlemilk single-member ward.

[facts-1] "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[2] "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[ateale-3] Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[5] "Local Elections 2012 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[6] "Local Election 2017 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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