Maryhill (ward)

Maryhill (Ward 15) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] It was created in 2007 as Maryhill/Kelvin, and in that election it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] The same boundaries were used in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward substantially decreased in territory and population, was renamed Maryhill and returned three members.

Maryhill

Maryhill Burgh Hall within the ward
Area4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population22,244 (2015)[1]
• Density4,457.7/km2 (11,545/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Maryhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the far north of Glasgow with East Dunbartonshire to the north, the ward includes the former burgh of Maryhill (and the Wyndford housing estate) between the River Kelvin to the west and the Port Dundas branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the east, as well as the Maryhill Park, Summerston, Gilshochill, Acre and Dawsholm neighbourhoods to the north of the main canal.[4]

The 2017 changes removed the Cadder neighbourhood which was assigned to Canal ward (along with a large area around Balmore Road which is almost uninhabited); part of North Kelvinside (streets to the north-west of Queen Margaret Drive, which now forms Maryhill's southern boundary) was added from the same ward. Kelvindale and Kelvinside were removed and assigned to a new Partick East/Kelvindale ward.[4]

The ethnic makeup of the Maryhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 91.2% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 4.9% Asian (mainly Chinese)
  • 3% Black (mainly African)
  • 0.8% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Mary Paris
(Liberal Democrats)		 Robert Winter
(Labour)		 Mohammed Razaq
(Labour)		 Alex Dingwall
(SNP)
2012 John Letford
(SNP/
Alba)		 Martin Rhodes
(Labour)		 Franny Scally
(SNP)
2017 Jane Morgan
(Labour)		 3 seats
2021

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Maryhill/Kelvin - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Alex Dingwall††† 25.87 2,561          
Labour Robert Winter[lower-alpha 1] 19.67 1,948 1,989        
Liberal Democrats Mary Paris[lower-alpha 2] 16.18 1,602 1,692 1,693 1,728 1,808 2,212
Labour Mohammed Razaq[lower-alpha 3] 15.61 1,546 1,591 1,596 1,631 1,710 1,855
Conservative Brian Clifford Pope 9.52 943 978 978 985 994 1,058
Green Daryl L. Tayar 7.12 705 781 782 863 981  
Solidarity Paul Wilcox 3.44 341 402 473      
Scottish Socialist John Lawson 2.58 255 319 320      
Electorate: 21,630   Valid: 9,901   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 1,981   Turnout: 46.59%
    1. Returning councillor for Summerston single-member ward.
    2. Returning councillor for Kelvindale single-member ward.
    3. Returning councillor for Maryhill single-member ward.
    • On 9 February 2010, Maryhill/Kelvin Cllr Alex Dingwall left the Scottish National Party and joined the Liberal Democrats.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Maryhill/Kelvin - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Martin Rhodes 23.6% 1,792              
    SNP John Letford 23.2% 1,761              
    Labour Mohammed Razaq (incumbent) 16.0% 1,215 1,425 1,436 1,466 1,509 1,652    
    SNP Franny Scally 11.2% 854 863 1,044 1,073 1,098 1,260 1,283 1,574
    Liberal Democrats Alex Dingwall (incumbent) * 9.2% 703 715 724 733 1,007 1,217 1,236  
    Green Steen Parish 7.3% 555 564 580 645 716      
    Conservative Euan Erskine 7.7% 582 585 589 593        
    Scottish Socialist Liam Turbett 1.9% 143 146 148          
    Electorate: 22,610   Valid: 7,605   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,522   Turnout: 34.43%

      '* = Alex Dingwall was elected as an SNP councillor in 2007 but defected to the Liberal Democrats on 10 February 2010.

      2017
      Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
      Maryhill - 3 seats[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP John Letford * 24.75% 1,418 1,439
      Labour Jane Morgan 21.12% 1,210 1,277 1,277 1,618
      SNP Franny Scally * 22.95% 1,315 1,328 1,332 1,359 1,387 1,758
      Conservative Jane Burge 10.58% 606 646 646 665 695 743
      Green Michael Herrigan 8.81% 505 562 562 585 617
      Labour Mohammed Razaq * 7.33% 421 445 445
      Liberal Democrats Alex Dingwall 4.45% 255
      Electorate: 15,247   Valid: 5,730   Spoilt: 206   Quota: 1,433   Turnout: 38.9%

        * = Sitting Councillors for Maryhill/Kelvin ward.

        See also

        References
        1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 15 - Maryhill, 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. Council elections 2017: Maryhill is gearing up to be a hotly contested area, Evening Times, 3 April 2017
        5. Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (13 March 2017). "Notice of Election - Election of Councillors".
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