Newlands/Auldburn (ward)

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Newlands/Auldburn
Eastwood Parish Church (geograph 3722555).jpg
Eastwood Parish Church, within the Newlands/Auldburn ward
Area9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population23,144 [1]
• Density2,330.7/km2 (6,036/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G43, G44, G46
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Newlands/Auldburn Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Newlands/Auldburn (Ward 2) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Situated south of the city and the River Clyde, it is represented by 3 members as of 4 May 2017, one each from the Scottish National Party, Scottish Labour, and Scottish Conservatives.

Boundaries and demographics[]

The ward covers the areas of Pollokshaws, Newlands, Hillpark, Auldhouse, Merrylee, Cowglen, Kennishead, Eastwood, Mansewood, Carnwadric, Arden and the western part of Muirend, as well as Pollok Country Park. It is bordered to the east by Pollokshaws East, Langside and Muirend railway stations, with Pollokshaws West and Kennishead stations running through the centre.

A 2017 boundary change resulted in the gain of Arden from the Greater Pollok ward, and a minor loss of a few streets in Cathcart to the Langside ward when the boundary was moved south from the White Cart Water to the Cathcart Circle Line railway.

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

Ethnicity Proportion
White Scottish/British 79.92%
White Irish 1.73%
Other White 4.59%
Mixed Ethnic Groups 0.56%
Indian 1.27%
Pakistani 6.49%
Bangladeshi 0.03%
Chinese 0.88%
Other Asian 1.04%
African 2.62%
Caribbean or Black 0.36%
Other Ethnic Group 0.52%

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Stephen Curran
(Labour) 		Jim McNally
(Labour) 		Colin Deans
(SNP)
2012 Emma Gillan
(Labour) 		Josephine Docherty
(SNP)
2017 Kyle Thornton
(Conservative)

Election results[]

2007[]

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Newlands/Auldburn - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Colin Deans†† 24.28 2,101 2,133 2,178        
Labour Stephen Curran[a] 21.45 1,856 1,873 1,894 1,895 1,939 1,980 2,156
Labour Jim McNally[b] 17.04 1,475 1,487 1,493 1,494 1,557 1,660 1,800
Conservative Robert McElroy 15.51 1,342 1,345 1,390 1,391 1,407 1,522 1,625
Green Kay Allan 6.69 579 602 619 621 716 894  
Liberal Democrats Robert W Stewart 6.48 561 570 577 578 617    
Solidarity Gordon Morgan 4.13 357 388 403 404      
BNP Charlie Baillie 2.44 211 217          
Scottish Socialist Eamonn Coyle 1.99 172            
Electorate: 17,582   Valid: 8,654   Spoilt: 170   Quota: 2,164   Turnout: 50.19%
  1. ^ Returning councillor for Pollokshaws single-member ward.
  2. ^ Returning councillor for Newlands single-member ward.

2012[]

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Newlands/Auldburn - 3 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Stephan Curran (incumbent) 26.03% 1,750                    
SNP Josephine Docherty 21.17% 1,423 1,426 1,431 1,440 1,446 1,460 1,515 1,595 1,699    
Labour Emma Gillan 14.95% 1,005 1,058 1,062 1,071 1,076 1,085 1,147 1,233 1,360 1,361 1,506
SNP Shoaib Gul 14.94% 1,004 1,005 1,006 1,008 1,009 1,010 1,042 1,068 1,097 1,110  
Conservative Robert McElroy 10.77% 724 725 728 730 734 757 771 841      
Independent Colin Deans (incumbent) 4.63% 311 314 319 324 362 372 422        
Green Ben Thomson 3.61% 243 243 256 269 282 318          
Liberal Democrats Michael O'Donnell 1.56% 105 105 105 105 107            
Independent Craig Creighton 1.06% 71 71 74 82              
Glasgow First Ruth Black* 0.71% 48 48 50                
TUSC Diane Harvey 0.57% 38 38                  
Electorate: 17,755   Valid: 6,722   Spoilt: 201   Quota: 1,681   Turnout: 38.98%

* = outgoing councillor from a different ward

2017[]

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Newlands/Auldburn - 3 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Josephine Docherty (incumbent) 25.87% 1,879            
Labour Stephan Curran (incumbent) 23.46% 1,704 1,708 1,776 2,043      
Conservative Kyle Thornton 21.97% 1,596 1,597 1,646 1,669 1,709 1,775 2,158
SNP Gavin Williamson 14.21% 1,032 1,079 1,094 1,111 1,138 1,409  
Green Charles Gay 5.81% 422 427 500 525 569    
Labour Fay Graham 5.11% 371 373 391        
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Coleman-Bennett 3.57% 259 260          
Electorate: 17,775   Valid: 7,263   Spoilt: 251   Quota: 1,816   Turnout: 42.3%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Glasgow ward factsheet 2017: Ward 2 - Newlands/Auldburn". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2012 results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Local election 2017 results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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