Drumchapel/Anniesland (ward)

Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) 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]

Drumchapel/Anniesland
Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (2017) within Glasgow
View looking north-west over Drumchapel from Linkwood towers (2014)
Area7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population29,432 (2015)[1]
• Density4,031.8/km2 (10,442/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG13, G15
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

Located in the far north-west of Glasgow, the ward's western boundary is with West Dunbartonshire and its northern boundary with East Dunbartonshire. Despite its name, it contains only part of the Anniesland neighbourhood (the streets to the north of Anniesland Road, and to the north of Great Western Road, east of Anniesland Cross). It contains all of Drumchapel, Netherton, Temple, Old Drumchapel, Blairdardie and High Knightswood, and part of Knightswood (streets to the east of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 94.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 3.3% Asian
  • 1.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 0.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Paul Carey
(Labour)		 Bill Kidd
(SNP)		 Steven Purcell
(Labour)		 Jonathan Findlay
(Labour)
2009 by Anne McTaggart
(Labour)
2010 by Christopher Hughes
(Labour)
2012[4] Judith Fisher
(Labour)		 Malcolm Balfour
(SNP)
2017[5] Anne McTaggart
(Labour/SNP)		 Elspeth Kerr
(SNP)
2019
2022[6] Fyeza Ikhlaq
(SNP)		 Patricia Ferguson
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Drumchapel/Anniesland − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Paul Carey (incumbent) 27.8 2,011            
SNP Anne McTaggart (incumbent) 20.0 1,446            
SNP Fyeza Ikhlaq 13.1 945 959 969 971 1,278 1,366 1,626
Labour Patricia Ferguson 10.3 747 1,191 1,209 1,240 1,252 1,368 1,495
Conservative Pauline Sutherland 9.5 689 701 701 724 727 771 792
Scottish Green Duncan Webford 6.1 438 444 475 498 523 610  
Independent Elspeth Kerr (incumbent) 5.2 376 409 434 454 464    
SNP Cylina Porch 4.8 350 358 369 373      
Liberal Democrats Richard Frank Stalley 1.6 118 122 127        
Scottish Socialist Joe Meehan 1.5 106 112          
Electorate: 21,148   Valid: 7,226   Spoilt: 222   Quota: 1,446   Turnout: 35.2%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Drumchapel/Anniesland - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Labour Paul Carey (incumbent) 24.83% 1,871
    SNP Malcolm Balfour (incumbent) 24.45% 1,842
    SNP Elspeth Kerr †††††† 10.98% 827 849 1,073 1,086 1,095 1,101 1,213 1,963
    Labour Anne McTaggart†††† 12.49% 941 1,177 1,189 1,194 1,213 1,288 1,308 1,327 1,456 1,876
    Conservative Patrick Logue 11.59% 873 895 898 903 904 945 962 966 981
    SNP Malcolm Mitchell 8.99% 678 682 733 738 747 749 829
    Scottish Green Louisa McGuigan 4.27% 322 331 348 353 369 379
    UKIP Bryan Free 1.25% 94 101 105 106 106
    Scottish Socialist Joe Meehan 0.68% 51 56 58 63
    Solidarity Gary Kelly 0.46% 35 42 48
    Electorate: 21,507   Valid: 7,534   Spoilt: 308   Quota: 1,507   Turnout: 36.5%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

              Drumchapel/Anniesland - 4 seats[4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              Labour Paul Carey (incumbent) 30.65% 2,075                  
              Labour Jon Findlay (incumbent) 17.70% 1,198 1,552                
              SNP Malcolm Balfour 19.82% 1,342 1,388                
              Labour Judith Fisher 13.01% 881 1,079 1,235 1,236 1,241 1,243 1,247 1,274 1,328 1,378
              SNP John Docherty 9.44% 639 665 676 705 709 713 717 747 807 854
              Conservative Martyn McIntyre 3.62% 245 248 251 252 253 255 260 292 315  
              Scottish Green Alastair Whitelaw 2.63% 178 183 187 188 196 199 216 251    
              Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 1.96% 133 139 142 143 143 146 150      
              Independent James Trolland 0.50% 34 34 35 35 39 45        
              Glasgow First Gerrard O'Neill McCue 0.30% 20 26 28 28 30          
              TUSC Eric Stevenson 0.37% 25 26 27 27            
              Electorate: 21,288   Valid: 6,770   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 1,355   Turnout: 32.65%  

                      2010 by-election

                      On 6 May 2010, a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes.

                                                                Drumchapel/Anniesland by-election (6 May 2010) - 1 seat[9]
                                                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                1
                                                                Labour Christopher Hughes 56.3 5,710
                                                                SNP Frank Rankin 21.7 2,197
                                                                Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 11.3 1,143
                                                                Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 7.0 710
                                                                Scottish Green Larry Butler 3.7 375
                                                                Electorate: 19,951   Valid: 10,030   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 5,016   Turnout: 10,269 (51.47%)  

                                                                  2009 by-election

                                                                  On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.

                                                                                                            Drumchapel/Anniesland by-election (4 June 2009) - 1 seat[10]
                                                                                                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                                                            12345
                                                                                                            Labour Anne McTaggart 48.4 2,584 2,593 2,613 2,651 2,689
                                                                                                            SNP Martin J Docherty 28.3 1,509 1,530 1,573 1,651 1,698
                                                                                                            Liberal Democrats Nathalie McKee 6.5 349 362 373 443 532
                                                                                                            Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 5.9 316 327 359 366  
                                                                                                            Scottish Green Eileen Duke 5.1 270 284 295    
                                                                                                            BNP John Robertson 3.3 177 186      
                                                                                                            Independent James Trolland 2.4 129        
                                                                                                            Electorate: 20,141   Valid: 5,334   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 2,667   Turnout: 5,418 (26.9%)  

                                                                                                              2007 Election

                                                                                                              2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                                                                                                        2007 Council election:Drumchapel/Anniesland[3]
                                                                                                                                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                                                                                        1234567
                                                                                                                                        Labour Paul Carey[lower-alpha 1] 26.31 2,284            
                                                                                                                                        SNP Bill Kidd 21.53 1,869            
                                                                                                                                        Labour Steven Purcell[lower-alpha 2] 21.38 1,856            
                                                                                                                                        Labour Jonathan Findlay[lower-alpha 3] 12.70 1,102 1,374 1,385 1,445 1,455 1,476 1,524
                                                                                                                                        Conservative Susan McCourt 4.75 412 419 425 428 517 520 535
                                                                                                                                        Liberal Democrats Alan Lee 4.02 349 364 379 385 400 415 454
                                                                                                                                        Scottish Green Eileen Margaret Cartner Duke 3.00 260 283 300 305 319 361 428
                                                                                                                                        Solidarity Esther Nixon 2.57 223 243 259 263 267 321  
                                                                                                                                        Scottish Socialist Mike Dyer 1.71 148 175 186 191 197    
                                                                                                                                        Scottish Unionist Bobby Howie 2.04 177 184 188 190      
                                                                                                                                        Electorate: 20,398   Valid: 8,680   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 43.60%  
                                                                                                                                          1. Outgoing councillor for Summerhill single-member ward.
                                                                                                                                          2. Outgoing councillor for Blairdardie single-member ward.
                                                                                                                                          3. Outgoing councillor for Anniesland single-member ward.

                                                                                                                                                          See also

                                                                                                                                                          References
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                                                                                                                                                          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 14 Drumchapel-Anniesland". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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