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
Garscadden/Scotstounhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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

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[4] John Kelly
(Labour)
2016 by Chris Cunningham
(SNP)
2017[5] Bill Butler
(Labour)		 Eva Murray
(Labour)		 Michael Cullen
(SNP)
2022[6] Malcolm Mitchell
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Garscadden/Scotstounhill – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Labour Bill Butler (incumbent) 27.9 2,403          
SNP Chris Cunningham (incumbent) 26.8 2,310          
Labour Eva Murray (incumbent) 10.9 940 1,438 1,452 1,512 1,548 1,795
Conservative Steven Morrison 10.3 886 932 935 966 968 1,001
SNP Rosemary Ugbah 8.6 745 751 821 829    
Scottish Green John Hamelink 8.3 712 747 802 845 939  
SNP Malcolm Mitchell 5.3 460 479 802 845 1,554 1,993
Liberal Democrats Hugh Waterfield 2.0 173 186 189      
Electorate: 22,355   Valid: 8,629   Spoilt: 293   Quota: 1,726   Turnout: 39.9%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Garscadden/Scotstounhill - 4 seats[5]
    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
    Scottish 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%  

      * = Sitting Councillor for Greater Pollok ward.

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

              Garscadden/Scotstounhill - 4 seats[4]
              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  
              Scottish 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, Labour councillor John Kelly died as a result of Motor Neuron Disease.[9] 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[10][11]
                                    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    
                                    Scottish 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%)  

                                      2007 Election

                                      2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                              2007 Council election: Garscadden/Scotstounhill[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
                                                              Scottish 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 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. Outgoing councillor for Knightswood South single-member ward.
                                                                2. Outgoing councillor for Scotstoun single-member ward.

                                                                                  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. "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 13 Garscadden-Scotstounhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                  8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 13 Garscadden-Scotstounhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                  9. "Tributes as serving Glasgow Labour councillor for Garscadden and Scotstounhill ward John Kelly dies". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                                                  10. "Local Government By-Election - Ward 13 Garscadden-Scotstounhill - 6 October 2016". glasgow.gov.uk.
                                                                                  11. "Local By Elections 6th October 2016 Full Results". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 7 October 2016.
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