Govan (ward)

Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.

Govan
Govan Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Aerial view over Pacific Quay and Cessnock in the Govan ward (2011)
Area8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population26,769 (2015) [1]
• Density3,240.8/km2 (8,394/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG51, G5
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

Located south of the River Clyde, as well as central Govan (once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston.[4] The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward.

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

  • 84.1% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 10.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
  • 3.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 1.1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stephen Dornan
(Labour/
Glasgow First
/SNP)		 Shaukat Butt
(Labour)		 John Flanagan
(Labour)		 Allison Hunter
(SNP)
2012[5] James Adams
(Labour)		 Fariha Thomas
(Labour)
2013 by John Kane
(Labour)
2015
2017[6] Richard Bell
(SNP)		 Allan Young
(Green)
2022[7] Dan Hutchison
(Green)		 Imran Alam
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Govan – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Labour Imran Alam 19.7 1,272 1,281 1,295              
SNP Richard Bell (incumbent) 18.3 1,181 1,186 1,190 1,190 1,200 1,225 1,394      
Scottish Green Dan Hutchison 15.1 975 1,011 1,025 1,025 1,037 1,057 1,136 1,145 1,187 1,359
SNP Stephen Dornan (incumbent) 12.3 794 803 808 808 824 846 1,073 1,154 1,188 1,276
Labour Ruth Hall 10.0 644 651 668 670 705 717 733 736 1,042  
Conservative Mamun Rashid 10.0 644 645 665 665 671 679 684 685    
SNP Funmi Fajemiseye 7.7 498 502 503 503 510 533        
Alba Uche Gladys Emordi 2.0 132 143 147 147 156          
Independent John Flanagan 1.9 124 128 130 130            
Liberal Democrats Neil O'Docherty 1.5 97 100                
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1.5 95                  
Electorate: 20,026   Valid: 6,456   Spoilt: 233   Quota: 1,292   Turnout: 33.4%  

    Source:[8][9]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Govan - 4 seats[6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Labour John Kane (incumbent) 23.46% 1,520
    SNP Stephen Dornan (incumbent) 17.13% 1,110 1,121 1,125 1,131 1,150 1,581
    SNP Richard Bell 16.92% 1,096 1,100 1,105 1,115 1,122 1,259 1,486
    Scottish Green Allan Young 9.32% 604 613 621 649 690 745 765 835 952 1,099
    Conservative Susan McCourt 11.41% 739 752 753 757 793 795 798 801 881
    Labour Muhammad Shoaib 8.13% 527 670 674 680 704 707 715 730
    SNP Pamela Wilson 9.68% 627 630 633 637 642
    Liberal Democrats Benjamin Denton-Cardew 2.19% 142 147 150 160
    Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1.08% 70 72 85
    Solidarity Liza Farrell 0.68% 44 46
    Electorate: 19,658   Valid: 6,479   Spoilt: 266   Quota: 1,296   Turnout: 34.3%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

          Govan - 4 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910111213
          Labour James Adams 24.94% 1,727                        
          SNP Allison Hunter (incumbent) 21.09% 1,460                        
          Glasgow First Stephen Dornan (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1] 8.71% 603 626 627 631 640 643 650 679 714 722 886 1,069 1,156
          Labour Fariha Thomas 7.28% 504 728 729 730 735 740 747 788 826 873 995 1,175 1,261
          SNP Jonathan Mackie 6.40% 443 452 512 517 522 532 538 601 625 879 931 993  
          No description John Flanagan (incumbent) 9.30% 644 660 661 668 671 677 688 716 741 742 753    
          Glasgow First Shaukat Butt (incumbent) 5.75% 398 408 408 409 415 416 427 445 468 515      
          SNP Tahir Mohammed 5.14% 356 359 363 363 367 370 370 385 392        
          Conservative Harriet Murdoch 3.16% 219 222 223 223 224 242 323 339          
          Scottish Green Jesper Bach 3.31% 229 237 238 261 280 307 315            
          Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes 2.07% 143 148 148 154 154 156              
          Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1.26% 87 91 92 92 92                
          Solidarity Joyce Drummond 0.87% 60 62 62 65                  
          Pirate Finlay Archibald 0.74% 51 54 54                    
          Electorate: 23,590   Valid: 6,924   Spoilt: 297 (4.11%)   Quota: 1,385   Turnout: 7,221 (30.61%)  
            1. Dornan eventually joined the SNP in 2015.[10]

                    2013 by-election
                                  Govan by-election (10 October 2013) - 1 Seat[11]
                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                  12345678910111213
                                  Labour John Kane 43.4 2,055 2,055 2,056 2,058 2,062 2,075 2,082 2,108 2,137 2,149 2,180 2,216 2,417
                                  SNP Helen Walker 30.1 1,424 1,425 1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678
                                  No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562  
                                  Conservative Richard Sullivan 4.5 215 215 216 216 216 218 229 237 243 269 293    
                                  UKIP Janice MacKay 2.4 113 113 116 116 116 116 119 120 126        
                                  Scottish Green Moira Crawford 2.4 112 112 113 116 125 129 131 142 150 158      
                                  Independent George Laird 2.2 103 102 102 104 104 105 113 117          
                                  Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.5 73 73 74 75 76 76 84            
                                  Scottish Christian John Cormack 1.3 60 60 61 62 65 65              
                                  Independent Thomas Rannachan 1.1 52 52 52 52 53                
                                  Communist Ryan Boyle 0.7 35 35 35 37                  
                                  Solidarity Joyce Drummond 0.6 28 28 29                    
                                  Britannica Party Charles Baillie 0.4 19                        
                                  SDA James Trolland 0.0 1                        
                                  Electorate: 24,203   Valid: 4,736   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,369   Turnout: 4,856 (20.06%)  

                                    2007 Election

                                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                            2007 Council election: Govan (4 members)[3]
                                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                            12345678
                                            SNP Allison Hunter 28.18 2,694              
                                            Labour John Flanagan[lower-alpha 1] 17.33 1,657 1,705 1,711 1,718 1,747 1,781 1,845 1,881
                                            Labour Stephen Dornan[lower-alpha 2]†††††† 16.63 1,590 1,651 1,657 1,666 1,696 1,743 1,812 1,852
                                            Labour Shaukat Butt[lower-alpha 3]†††††††††† 14.34 1,371 1,412 1,415 1,417 1,449 1,503 1,550 1,594
                                            Scottish Green Will Jess 3.94 377 473 506 517 555 711 842 977
                                            Conservative Patricia McIntyre 4.71 450 480 481 531 607 675 690  
                                            Solidarity Irene Lang 4.16 398 505 548 557 580 600    
                                            Liberal Democrats Michael Cobley 4.12 394 449 455 468 485      
                                            Independent George McNee 3.94 377 399 401 408        
                                            Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes 1.44 138 146 147          
                                            Scottish Socialist Carolina Perez 1.19 114 138            
                                            Electorate: 23,113   Valid: 9,560   Spoilt: 255   Quota: 1,913   Turnout: 42.47%  
                                              1. Outgoing councillor for Govan single-member ward.
                                              2. Outgoing councillor for Drumoyne single-member ward.
                                              3. Outgoing councillor for Kingston single-member ward.

                                                                                See also

                                                                                References
                                                                                1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 5 - Govan Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow City Council
                                                                                2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                                3. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
                                                                                4. "Council Elections 2017: Govan is diverse but we need more money". Glasgow Evening Times. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
                                                                                5. "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                                                6. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                7. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                                8. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Govan". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                                9. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 5 Govan". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                                10. "BBC News - Ex-Labour councillor Stephen Dornan joins SNP". Bbc.co.uk. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                                                11. "Govan, 2013". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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