Garscadden/Scotstounhill (ward)

Garscadden/Scotstounhill (Ward 13) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3]

Garscadden/Scotstounhill

Aerial view of part of the ward, looking east (2017)
Area5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population30,565 (2015) [1]
• Density5,145.6/km2 (13,327/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG13, G14
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Garscadden/Scotstounhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the north-west of Glasgow, the ward is immediately north of the River Clyde which is its southern boundary. It is directly adjacent to the town of Clydebank (West Dunbartonshire) to the west. As its name suggests, it includes the neighbourhoods of Garscadden and Scotstounhill, as well as Yoker, Scotstoun and part of Knightswood (streets to the west of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 89.8% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 4.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
  • 4.2% Black (mainly African)
  • 1.2% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Liz Cameron
(Labour)		 Paul Rooney
(Labour)		 Jean McFadden
(Labour)		 Graeme Hendry
(SNP)
2012 John Kelly
(Labour)
2016 by Chris Cunningham
(SNP)
2017 Bill Butler
(Labour)		 Eva Murray
(Labour)		 Michael Cullen
(SNP)

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Garscadden/Scotstounhill - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Labour Liz Cameron[lower-alpha 1] 27.01 2,744              
SNP Graeme Hendry 22.96 2,333              
Labour Paul Rooney 18.65 1,895 2,007 2,026 2,037        
Labour Jean McFadden[lower-alpha 2] 10.97 1,115 1,450 1,478 1,500 1,503 1,523 1,576 1,681
Green Sue England 3.96 402 426 464 500 500 517 640 820
Conservative Matthew T Smith 5.26 534 544 557 558 558 652 659 746
Liberal Democrats James Paris 4.75 483 508 544 563 563 576 614  
Solidarity Charlotte Ahmed 3.13 318 338 375 414 414 421    
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Robert Findlay 1.88 191 201 205 214 214      
Scottish Socialist Peter Lavelle 1.43 145 156 177          
Electorate: 20,869   Valid: 10,160   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 2,033   Turnout: 49.71%
    1. Returning councillor for Knightswood South single-member ward.
    2. Returning councillor for Scotstoun single-member ward.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Garscadden/Scotstounhill - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    Labour Liz Cameron (incumbent) 28.0 2,295                        
    Labour Paul Rooney (incumbent) 27.0 2,220                        
    SNP Graeme Hendry (incumbent) 22.2 1,820                        
    Labour John Kelly 6.6 541 993.4 1,417 1,422.1 1,427.4 1,432.9 1,439.4 1,459.3 1,491.9 1,512.2 1,541.4 1,606.6 1,712.3
    SNP David Wilson 4.9 400 430.4 465.1 604.1 609.1 612.4 620.6 632 654.8 689.1 716 791.5  
    Green Martin Schmierer 2.7 221 240.6 252.1 259.6 263.9 273.8 279.3 303 309.3 350.6 400.8    
    Conservative Susan McCourt 2.6 215 226.7 231.6 233.5 235.9 235.9 249.9 267.9 286.7 311.6      
    Independent Phil Jarvis 1.8 151 164.7 174 176.9 177.8 180 205 211.2 239.2        
    Scottish Christian John Cormack 1.6 135 149.2 154.7 156.7 156.7 157.7 164.1 169.2          
    Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.1 90 98.3 103.5 105.7 106.8 109.8 112.5            
    UKIP Ian Cumming 0.8 69 80.4 84 86.4 86.7 89.7              
    TUSC Ryan Stuart 0.4 29 31.6 32.3 32.5 35.2                
    Glasgow First Mark Muir 0.3 22 23.9 27.6 28.4                  
    Electorate: 21,743   Valid: 8,208   Spoilt: 258   Quota: 1,642   Turnout: 8,466 (39.94%)

      2016 by-election
      • On 25 July 2016 Garscadden/Scotstounhill Labour Cllr John Kelly died as a result of motor neuron disease.[4] A by-election was held on 6 October 2016 and was won by the SNP's Chris Cunningham.
      Garscadden/Scotstounhill By-election (6 October 2016) - 1 Seat[5][6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Chris Cunningham 42.6% 2,135 2,140 2,150 2,275 2,321 2,906
      Labour Ian Cruikshank 38.8% 1,944 1,953 1,984 2,037 2,204  
      Conservative Ary Jaff 10.2% 510 536 553 564    
      Green Gillian MacDonald 4.8% 242 247 261      
      Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.9% 97 105        
      UKIP Donald MacKay 1.7% 83          
      Electorate: 21,419   Valid: 5,011   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 2,506   Turnout: 5,094 (23.8%)

        2017
        Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
        Garscadden/Scotstounhill - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Labour Bill Butler 23.25% 2,020
        SNP Michael Cullen 20.15% 1,751
        SNP Chris Cunningham (incumbent) 14.05% 1,221 1,233 1,243 1,261 1,269 1,282 1,424 2,345
        Labour Eva Murray 10.49% 912 1,117 1,117 1,123 1,140 1,183 1,293 1,340 1,506 1,975
        Conservative Tariq Parvez 12.20% 1,060 1,070 1,070 1,072 1,108 1,161 1,191 1,203 1,217
        SNP Roza Salih 10.66% 926 927 929 934 935 941 1,066
        Green Gillian MacDonald 5.05% 439 445 445 460 478 525
        Liberal Democrats David Walker 2.19% 191 194 194 197 207
        UKIP Gisela Allen 1.22% 106 110 110 114
        Solidarity Samuel Cook 0.71% 62 65 65
        Electorate: 22,514   Valid: 8,688   Spoilt: 338   Quota: 1,738   Turnout: 40.1%

          See also

          References
          1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 13 - Garscadden/Scotstounhill, 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. "Tributes as serving Glasgow councillor dies". HeraldScotland.
          5. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=35202&p=0
          6. "Local By Elections 6th October 2016 Full Results". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 7 October 2016.
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