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
Anderston/City/Yorkhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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

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[4] Martin John Docherty
(SNP)
2015 by Eva Bolander
(SNP)
2016 by Angus Millar
(SNP)
2017[5] Christy Mearns
(Green)
2022[6]

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Anderston/City/Yorkhill – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Scottish Green Christy Mearns (incumbent) 25.8 1,527                  
Labour Philip Braat (incumbent) 24.4 1,439                  
SNP Eva Bolander (incumbent) 22.8 1,349                  
SNP Angus Millar (incumbent) 10.2 603 783 801 938 940 947 974 992 1,016 1,236
Conservative Susan McCourt 6.7 395 399 408 410 418 422 431 463    
Labour John Gerard Carson 5.7 337 401 597 606 610 616 629 712 900  
Liberal Democrats Matthew James Clark 2.5 145 168 175 178 184 187 198      
Independent Benn Rapson 0.8 48 64 64 65 69 83        
Independent Carla Arrighi 0.6 36 39 39 41 45          
Libertarian Nick Thomson 0.5 31 33 33 33            
Electorate: 21,667   Valid: 5,910   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 1,183   Turnout: 28.1%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Anderston/City/Yorkhill - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Eva Bolander (incumbent) 26.47% 1,591
    Labour Philip Braat (incumbent) 22.09% 1,328
    Scottish 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%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

            Anderston/City - 4 seats[4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567891011
            Labour Philip Braat (incumbent) 29.4 1,561                    
            Labour Gordon Matheson (incumbent) 20.9 1,113                    
            SNP Martin Docherty 19.9 1,057 1,122.3                  
            Scottish Green Nina Baker (incumbent) 10.5 558 652.2 656.6 662.6 665.6 676.2 704.3 753.2 809 891.8 1,163.5
            SNP Craig MacKay (incumbent) 9.7 516 541.5 587.8 592.3 592.3 596 605.5 628.4 645.2 683.3  
            Conservative David Barnes 4.7 249 273.5 274.4 276.3 279.3 280.8 283.9 283.9 314.3    
            Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.7 89 112.9 113.9 116 117.3 120 126.4 129.4      
            Solidarity Graham Campbell 1.7 89 110.9 112.1 113.2 113.2 115.3 118.3        
            Pirate Rob Harris 0.9 46 53.9 54.4 54.8 58.5 60.9          
            Glasgow First Alexander McDowell 0.4 20 30.8 31.2 32.4 36            
            Britannica Party James Moir Robertson 0.3 17 19.2 19.2 19.4              
            Electorate: 23,063   Valid: 5,315   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,064   Turnout: 5,442 (23.60%)  

                      2015 by-election

                      On 14 May 2015, SNP Cllr Martin Docherty resigned his after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of West Dunbartonshire.[6] 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
                                    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
                                    Scottish 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, Labour Cllr Gordon Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University.[9] 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[10]
                                                    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
                                                    Scottish 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%)  

                                                      2007 Election

                                                      2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                                        2007 Council election: Anderston/City[3]
                                                                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                        123456
                                                                        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
                                                                        Scottish 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. Outgoing councillor for Merchant City single-member ward.

                                                                                                  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 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                                                                  5. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                                  6. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                                                  7. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 10 Anderston-City-Yorkhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                  8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 10 Anderston-City-Yorkhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                  9. "Former leader Gordon Matheson to leave Glasgow City Council - BBC News". BBC News. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                                                                  10. "By-Election - Ward 10 - Anderston/City". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 1 April 2016.
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