Springburn/Robroyston (ward)

Springburn/Robroyston (Ward 17) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Created as Springburn, in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and population (the latter by 20%), was renamed Springburn/Robroyston and returned four members.

Springburn/Robroyston

Aerial view looking east over Springburn (2017)
Area9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population27,237 (2015)[1]
• Density2,867/km2 (7,430/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG21, G33, G64
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Springburn/Robroyston Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the north of Glasgow, the original core of the ward centred around the district of Springburn (including the neighbourhoods of Stobhill, Old Balornock, Petershill and Balgrayhill), as well as part of Cowlairs (streets to the east of the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line railway tracks which form the ward's western boundary), and part of Colston (streets to the east of Springburn Road and south of Colston Road - north of this belongs to the adjoining town of Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire which forms the northern boundary).

The 2017 changes were substantial: the southern boundary was moved north from the M8 motorway to the Cumbernauld Line railway, with the Royston, Germiston and Sighthill neighbourhoods assigned to a new Dennistoun ward along with commercial/industrial land at Blochairn and St Rollox. However, territory further east was reassigned from the North East ward into the Springburn ward, which was renamed as a result: Robroyston, Barmulloch, Wallacewell, Balornock and the streets in Millerston within Glasgow were all added;[4] the eastern boundary is now with North Lanarkshire.

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Allan Stewart
(Labour)		 James Todd
(Labour)		 Phil Greene
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 Gilbert Davidson
(Labour)
2017 Martin McElroy
(Labour)		 Aileen McKenzie
(Labour)		 Graham Campbell
(SNP)		 Christina Cannon
(SNP)

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Springburn - 3 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Labour Allan Stewart[lower-alpha 1] 32.38 1,752  
SNP Phil Greene 24.03 1,300 1,437
Labour James Todd[lower-alpha 2] 21.98 1,189 1,327
Solidarity Graham Campbell 6.27 339 351
Conservative Graeme Dickson 3.20 173 176
Liberal Democrats John H Stuart 3.11 168 176
Green Patrick McAleer 2.48 134 140
Scottish Socialist Margaret Bean 2.50 135 139
BNP Kenny Smith 2.50 135 137
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Robert G. C. Sawers 1.57 85 86
Electorate: 15,496   Valid: 5,410   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,353   Turnout: 43.60%
    1. Returning councillor for Cowlairs single-member ward.
    2. Returning councillor for Springburn single-member ward.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Springburn - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Labour Gilbert Davidson 40.5 1,643                
    Labour Allan Stewart (incumbent) 17.2 699 1,184.4              
    SNP Phil Greene (incumbent) 21.9 888 932.6 948 949 951.1 960.4 971.1 978.5 1,039.5
    SNP James Oakes 8.1 330 342.6 349.7 351.8 353.9 355.5 372.8 384.9 419.8
    Independent Joe Chambers 5.9 240 257.2 273. 278.9 283.1 295.2 316.5 343.3  
    Conservative Jason Eccles 2.7 111 115.9 120.6 120.6 122.1 134.2 139.3    
    Green John Stuart 1.5 61 65.6 76.8 87.6 92.1 101      
    Liberal Democrats Sophie Bridger 1.1 45 49.6 53.9 53.9 61.5        
    Glasgow First Christopher Henderson 0.5 21 28.3 35.8 36.1          
    TUSC Luke Ivory 0.5 22 24.3 26.9            
    Electorate: 15,717   Valid: 4,060   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,016   Turnout: 4,251 (27.05%)

      2017
      Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
      Springburn/Robroyston - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Labour Martin McElroy * 31.64% 2,080
      SNP Graham Campbell 20.13% 1,323
      SNP Christina Cannon 15.41% 1,013 1,037 1,043 1,049 1,058 1,059 1,160 1,619
      Labour Aileen McKenzie 8.05% 529 1,135 1,135 1,140 1,167 1,190 1,237 1,256 1,328
      Conservative Euan McHardy 10.36% 681 709 709 712 727 769 790 797 806
      SNP Paul McCabe 7.52% 494 502 503 505 508 513 534
      Green Anthony Carroll 3.44% 226 241 242 255 268 287
      UKIP Robb MacLean 1.59% 105 112 112 114 120
      Liberal Democrats Robert Sykes 1.29% 85 90 90 91
      TUSC Dave Semple 0.55% 36 37 37
      Electorate: 19,554   Valid: 6,572   Spoilt: 300   Quota: 1,315   Turnout: 35.1%

        * = Sitting Councillor for Hillhead ward.

        See also

        References
        1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 17 - Springburn/Robroyston, 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: Springburn has seem one of the biggest regeneration sites in the city ever, Evening Times, 4 April 2017
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