Shettleston (ward)
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Shettleston
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![]() Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018) | |
Area | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Population | 25,806 (2015)[1] |
• Density | 2,481.3/km2 (6,427/sq mi) |
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Lieutenancy area |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G32 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Shettleston (Ward 19) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system; the boundaries have not changed since it was formed.[3]
Boundaries[]
Located in the east of Glasgow and immediately north of the River Clyde which forms its southern boundary, the ward is centred around the long-established settlement of Shettleston, and additionally includes the neighbourhoods of Braidfauld (east of Maukinfauld Road), Tollcross, Fullarton/Auchenshuggle, Sandyhills, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and part of Parkhead (north of Tollcross Road). The northern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.
The ethnic makeup of the Calton ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
- 96.7% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
- 1.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
- 1% Black (mainly African)
- 0.4% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group
Councillors[]
Election | Councillors | |||||||
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2007 | Tom McKeown (Labour) |
George Ryan (Labour) |
Euan McLeod (Labour) |
John F. McLaughlin (SNP) | ||||
2012 | Anne Simpson (Labour) |
Frank McAveety (Labour) | ||||||
2015 by | Martin Neill (Labour) | |||||||
2017 | Michelle Ferns (Alba Party)[a] |
Thomas Kerr (Conservative) |
Laura Doherty (SNP) |
Election Results[]
2007[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
SNP | John F. McLaughlin | 1,896 | 21.5 | |||||||||
Labour | Tom McKeown[a] | 1,861 | 21.1 | |||||||||
Labour | George Ryan[b] | 1,386 | 15.7 | |||||||||
Labour | Euan McLeod[c] | 1,369 | 15.6 | |||||||||
Conservative | Alex White | 565 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Solidarity | Wheatley Harris | 458 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | David Jackson | 420 | 4.8 | |||||||||
BNP | Walter Hamilton | 268 | 3.0 | |||||||||
Green | Catherine Maguire | 227 | 2.6 | |||||||||
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) | Gordon Kirker | 190 | 2.2 | |||||||||
Scottish Socialist | Mick Eyre | 163 | 1.9 |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Labour | Frank McAveety | 28.3 | 1,989 | |||||||||
Labour | George Ryan (incumbent)†† | 20.1 | 1,415 | |||||||||
SNP | John McLaughlin (incumbent) | 17.8 | 1,251 | 1,283.1 | 1,283.2 | 1,285.2 | 1,288.8 | 1,301.1 | 1,331.4 | 1,358.4 | 2,168.1 | |
Labour | Anne Simpson | 12.1 | 852 | 1,289.1 | 1,293.9 | 1,300.9 | 1,317.8 | 1,333.6 | 1,359.8 | 1,400.5 | 1,444.9 | |
SNP | Adam Miller | 13.1 | 921 | 937.9 | 938.1 | 942.1 | 950.4 | 964.9 | 980.9 | 1,006.2 | ||
Conservative | Alan Sullivan | 4.2 | 294 | 298.9 | 299 | 313.3 | 314.3 | 332.9 | 344.9 | |||
Green | Stuart Leckie | 1.5 | 105 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 126.6 | 144.1 | 165.3 | ||||
Glasgow First | Andy Muir * | 1.4 | 98 | 109.7 | 109.7 | 111 | 119.3 | |||||
Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 0.9 | 63 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 71.2 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | Marjory Watt | 0.7 | 52 | 52.9 | 52.9 | |||||||
Electorate: 21,408 Valid: 7,040 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,409 Turnout: 7,214 (33.70%) |
2015 by-election[]
- On 7 October 2013 Shettleston Labour Cllr George Ryan died suddenly. A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill.[5]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Labour | Martin Neill | 53.6 | 2026 | |
SNP | Laura Doherty | 28.7 | 1086 | |
Conservative | Raymond McCrae | 5.9 | 224 | |
UKIP | Arthur Misty Thackeray | 3.4 | 129 | |
TUSC | Jamie Cocozza | 1.8 | 68 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1.4 | 53 | |
No Bedroom Tax | John Flanagan | 1.3 | 50 | |
Green | Alasdair Duke | 1.1 | 41 | |
Scottish Socialist | Tommy Ball | 0.9 | 35 | |
Christian | Victor Murphy | 0.9 | 34 | |
Britannica Party | Charlie Baillie | 0.8 | 31 | |
SDA | James Trolland | 0.2 | 6 | |
Electorate: 21,926 Valid: 3,783 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,892 Turnout: 3,777 (17.55) |
2017[]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Labour | Frank McAveety (incumbent) | 25.17% | 1,902 | |||||||||||
SNP | Laura Doherty | 17.95% | 1,356 | 1,364 | 1,368 | 1,370 | 1,379 | 1,384 | 1,387 | 1,477 | 1,600 | |||
Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 18.10% | 1,368 | 1,381 | 1,390 | 1,394 | 1,399 | 1,409 | 1,448 | 1,462 | 1,468 | 1,469 | 1,671 | |
SNP | Michelle Ferns[a] | 10.23% | 773 | 778 | 779 | 782 | 785 | 785 | 786 | 811 | 1,377 | 1,453 | 1,597 | |
Labour | Anne Simpson (incumbent) | 11.54% | 872 | 1,162 | 1,164 | 1,173 | 1,184 | 1,214 | 1,238 | 1,275 | 1,278 | 1,289 | ||
SNP | Alex Kerr | 9.58% | 724 | 729 | 731 | 736 | 739 | 743 | 751 | 774 | ||||
Green | Kevin Campbell | 2.94% | 222 | 225 | 231 | 234 | 249 | 265 | 274 | |||||
UKIP | Jamie Robertson | 1.39% | 105 | 110 | 111 | 120 | 122 | 129 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pollard | 1.09% | 82 | 87 | 88 | 94 | 96 | |||||||
TUSC | Jamie Cocozza | 0.79% | 60 | 63 | 67 | 69 | ||||||||
SDP | Steven Marshall | 0.67% | 51 | 54 | 56 | |||||||||
Independent | Paul Corran | 0.54% | 41 | 41 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 21,134 Valid: 7,556 Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,512 Turnout: 37.3% |
- ^ Michelle Ferns reaffiliated from the SNP to the Alba Party in 2021.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 19 - Shettleston, Glasgow City Council
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b McCall, Chris (29 March 2021). "Glasgow councillor quits SNP to join Alba Party as defections continue". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10854
External links[]
- Listed Buildings in Shettleston Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings
- Wards of Glasgow
- 2007 establishments in Scotland