Anderston/City/Yorkhill (ward)

Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Ward 10) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Created as Anderston/City in 2007, it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] The same criteria applied in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward slightly decreased in size (although slightly increased in population) and was renamed Anderston/City/Yorkhill, still returning four councillors.

Anderston/City/Yorkhill

View looking west over the Anderston and Finnieston areas within the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward
Area5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population30,184 (2015)[1]
• Density5,249.4/km2 (13,596/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG1, G2, G3
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Anderston/City/Yorkhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

The ward covers Glasgow city centre and the Merchant City which contain many office and retail premises but also some residential buildings, and also includes the more heavily populated areas of Cowcaddens, Garnethill and Townhead north of the city centre, along with the campuses of both the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, with the M8 motorway being the northern boundary and High Street the eastern. The River Clyde forms the southern border of the ward, which stretches west through Anderston, Finnieston, Kelvinhaugh and Yorkhill to the River Kelvin.

The Kelvingrove residential area to the north of Finnieston lies within the ward, but Kelvingrove Park and the Park District which were also originally included in 2007 were reassigned to Hillhead ward in 2017. At that time the small Ladywell neighbourhood and the grounds of Glasgow Royal Infirmary were reassigned to a new Dennistoun ward. 'Yorkhill' was added to the name to better reflect the distribution of population, with most of the ward's residents living in areas west of Anderston.

The ethnic makeup of the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 75.9% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 18.1% Asian (mainly Chinese)
  • 2.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 3% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Philip Braat
(Labour)		 Gordon Matheson
(Labour)		 Craig MacKay
(SNP)		 Nina Baker
(Green)
2012 Martin John Docherty
(SNP)
2015 by Eva Bolander
(SNP)
2016 by Angus Millar
(SNP)
2017 Christy Mearns
(Green)

Election results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Anderston/City - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Craig MacKay 23.65 1,632          
Labour Philip Braat 18.71 1,291 1,306 1,318 1,328 1,366 1,421
Labour Gordon Matheson[lower-alpha 1] 17.06 1,177 1,194 1,200 1,220 1,259 1,291
Green Nina Baker 12.75 880 927 974 1,033 1,163 1,247
Liberal Democrats Ann Laird 11.68 806 836 866 890 929 1,050
Conservative Erin Boyle 7.04 486 495 511 515 524  
Solidarity Akhtar Khan 4.13 285 317 319 367    
Scottish Socialist Peter Murray 2.87 198 215 228      
Independent Dave Holladay 2.10 145 150        
Electorate: 20,431   Valid: 6,900   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,381   Turnout: 34.41%
    1. Returning councillor for Merchant City single-member ward.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Anderston/City - 4 seats[3][4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Labour Philip Braat 29.37% 1561 1064                  
    Labour Gordon Matheson 20.94% 1113 1113 1113 1064              
    SNP Martin John Docherty 19.89% 1057 1122 1064                
    Green Nina Baker 10.50% 558 652 657 663 666 676 704 753 809 892 1164
    SNP Craig Mackay 9.71% 516 541 588 592 592 596 605 628 645 683 0
    Conservative David Scott Barnes 4.68% 249 274 274 276 279 281 284 284 314 0  
    Solidarity Graham Campbell 1.67% 89 111 112 113 113 115 118 0      
    Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.67% 89 113 114 116 117 120 126 129 0    
    Pirate Rob Harris 0.87% 46 54 54 55 58 61 0        
    Glasgow First Alexander McDowell 0.38% 20 31 31 32 36 0          
    Britannica John Moir Bingham Robertson 0.32% 17 19 19 19 0            
    Electorate: 23,063   Valid: 5315   Spoilt: 127   Quota: 1064   Turnout: 23.6%

      2015 by-election
      • On 14 May 2015 Anderston/City SNP Cllr Martin Docherty resigned his after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of West Dunbartonshire.[5] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Eva Bolander.
      Anderston/City By-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat[6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Eva Bolander 48.1% 1,441 1,444 1,446 1,457 1,473 1,750
      Labour Katie Ford 28.6% 857 857 866 881 943 1,024
      Green Christy Mearns 13.8% 414 414 421 442 467  
      Conservative Ary Jaff 5.5% 164 166 173 184    
      Liberal Democrats Gary McLelland 2.2% 66 68 70      
      UKIP Janice MacKay 1.4% 43 45        
      Libertarian Stevie Creighton 0.4% 12          
      Electorate: 23,285   Valid: 2997   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 1499   Turnout: 3036 (14.5%)

        2016 by-election
        • On 14 March 2016, Anderston/City Labour Cllr Gordon Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University.[7] A by-election took place on 5 May 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Angus Millar.
        Anderston/City By-election (5 May 2016) - 1 Seat[8]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Angus Millar 43.03% 3,467 3,480 3,509 3,586 4,436
        Labour Steven Livingston 21.07% 1,698 1,715 1,793 2,112 2,603
        Green Christy Mearns 20.12% 1,621 1,637 1,710 1,869  
        Conservative Philip Charles 10.79% 869 908 965    
        Liberal Democrats Ryan Ross 3.08% 248 256      
        UKIP Karen King 1.91% 154        
        Electorate: 20,995   Valid: 8,057   Spoilt: 133   Quota: 4,030   Turnout: 8,190 (39.18%)

          2017
          Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
          Anderston/City/Yorkhill - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          SNP Eva Bolander (incumbent) 26.47% 1,591
          Labour Philip Braat (incumbent) 22.09% 1,328
          Green Christy Mearns 18.32% 1,101 1,146 1,155 1,161 1,187 1,254
          SNP Angus Millar (incumbent) 12.89% 775 1,072 1,078 1,080 1,090 1,098 1,127 1,224
          Conservative Cameron Stewart 9.88% 594 597 604 607 620 649 650 716
          Labour Faten Hameed 6.41% 385 394 470 472 476 510 520
          Liberal Democrats James Harrison 2.51% 151 154 160 162 168
          Independent Gerry Creechan 0.92% 55 61 65 76
          Independent Gordon Keane 0.49% 30 31 32
          Electorate: 19,071   Valid: 6,010   Spoilt: 172   Quota: 1,203   Turnout: 32.4%

            See also

            References
            1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 10 - Anderston/City/Yorkhill, 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.
            4. "Election Results Ward: 10 - Anderston". Retrieved 4 May 2012.
            5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
            7. "Former leader Gordon Matheson to leave Glasgow City Council". BBC News. 14 March 2016.
            8. "By-Election - Ward 10 - Anderston/City". April 2016.
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