Southside Central (ward)

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Southside Central
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Alexander Crescent in the New Gorbals in the Southside Central ward
Area4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population25,266 (2017)[1]
• Density5,889.5/km2 (15,254/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G42, G5
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
Glasgow
Southside Central ward (2017) within Glasgow

Southside Central (Ward 8) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward population decreased but it continued to return four members.

Boundaries[]

The ward is located immediately south of Glasgow city centre, with the River Clyde forming its northern boundary. Areas within the ward include the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Govanhill, Queen's Park, Crosshill and Oatlands. The 2017 changes saw the Toryglen area being re-assigned to Langside ward.

The ethnic makeup of the smaller Southside Central ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 74.6% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 20.2% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 3.4% Black (Mainly African)
  • 1.8% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Anne Marie Millar
(Labour) 		James Scanlon
(Labour) 		Dannie Alderslowe
(Greens) 		Jahangir Hanlif
(SNP)
2012 Soryia Siddique
(Labour) 		Mhairi Hunter
(SNP)
2017 Alexander Belic
(SNP)

Election Results[]

2007[]

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Southside Central - 4 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Jahangir Hanif 27.37 2,392            
Labour Anne Marie Millar[a] 21.39 1,869            
Labour James Scanlon[b] 15.70 1,372 1,392 1,429 1,448 1,473 1,537 1,915
Green Danny Alderslowe 9.29 812 895 900 967 1,072 1,284 1,326
Liberal Democrats Katy McCloskey 6.10 533 590 596 705 761 831 865
Labour Hanif Raja 6.34 554 613 651 668 690 748  
Solidarity Jill McGowan 5.22 456 522 526 537 644    
Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 3.74 327 453 456 473      
Conservative John B Marshall 4.84 423 441 443        
Electorate: 22,863   Valid: 8,738   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 39.25%
  1. ^ Returning councillor for Govanhill single-member ward.
  2. ^ Returning councillor for Toryglen single-member ward.

2012[]

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Southside Central - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour James Scanlon (incumbent) 32.01% 2,226                
SNP Jahangir Hanif (incumbent) 20.73% 1,442                
Labour Soryia Siddique 12.29% 855 1,482              
SNP Mhairi Hunter 15.08% 1,049 1,081 1,092 1,135 1,140 1,154 1,180 1,203 1,418
Independent Anne-Marie Millar (incumbent) 7.68% 534 584 597 598 604 612 633 673 822
Green Moira Crawford 6.40% 445 461 467 468 480 492 550 602  
Conservative Thomas Connor 2.50% 174 178 179 179 186 196 208    
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 2.01% 140 148 152 152 154 155      
Liberal Democrats David Jago 0.79% 55 60 63 63 64        
Britannica Party Jean Douglas 0.50% 35 37 38 38          
Electorate: 22,892   Valid: 6,955   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 1,385   Turnout: 7,239 (31.62%)

2017[]

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Southside Central - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent) 17.74% 1,287 1,292 1,298 1,301 1,309 1,637
Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent) 18.35% 1,331 1,334 1,356 1,361 1,408 1,508
SNP Alexander Belic 17.15% 1,244 1,249 1,252 1,258 1,271 1,353 1,500
Labour James Scanlon (incumbent) 16.40% 1,190 1,194 1,216 1,237 1,383 1,393 1,398 1,434 1,439 1,886
Green Cass MacGregor 11.29% 819 829 856 870 944 971 991 995 1,012
SNP Qasim Hanif 8.55% 620 623 623 624 627
Conservative Gordon Fraser 6.69% 486 500 509 552
UKIP Lorraine Duncan 1.59% 115 120 126
Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1.43% 104 110
Independent Mark Fiddy 0.81% 59
Electorate: 18,946   Valid: 7,255   Spoilt: 316   Quota: 1,452   Turnout: 40.0%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 8 - Southside Central, Glasgow City Council
  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.

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