Greater Pollok (ward)

Greater Pollok (Ward 3) 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.

Greater Pollok
Greater Pollok Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Silverburn Shopping Centre in the Greater Pollok ward
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population30,729 (2017)[1]
• Density2,626.4/km2 (6,802/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG46, G53
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

Located in the south-west of Glasgow adjoining the Renfrewshire region to the west and East Renfrewshire to the south, the ward includes most of Pollok (excluding the northern Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water which falls under Cardonald ward) as well as Priesthill, Househillwood, Darnley, Hurlet, Nitshill, South Nitshill, Jenny Lind, Parkhouse, Roughmussel, Southpark Village, Deaconsbank and the southern part of Crookston.

A 2017 boundary change removed the Arden neighbourhood which was re-assigned to the Newlands/Auldburn ward. Following these changes, it was the ward with the highest population in the city, although also covering the third-largest area.

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

  • 88.5% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 9.8% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 1% Black (Mainly African)
  • 0.5% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007[3] Alex Glass
(Labour)		 Tommy Morrison
(Labour)		 William O'Rouke
(Labour)		 Patricia Duffy
(SNP)
2012[4] Bill Butler
(Labour)		 Rashid Hussain
(Labour)		 David McDonald
(SNP)		 Shabbar Jaffri
(SNP)
2017[5] Saqib Ahmed
(Labour)		 Rhiannon Spear
(SNP)
2022[6] William Graham
(SNP)		 Roza Salih
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Greater Pollok – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Labour Saqib Ahmed (incumbent) 29.3 2,598                  
SNP William Graham 28.1 2,494                  
Labour Rashid Hussain (incumbent) 14.4 1,278 1,957                
SNP Roza Salih 10.3 917 931 1,486 1,511 1,512 1,519 1,528 1,573 1,597 1,855
Conservative Matt Ventisei 9.4 833 859 862 883 891 898 920 926 959 983
Scottish Green Chris McFadyen 3.9 349 361 419 431 436 450 477 511 540  
Liberal Democrats Awais Quershi 1.3 120 130 135 152 157 161 165 172    
Alba Tahir Jameel 1.0 92 100 117 123 129 131 141      
Scottish Family Paul Laird 1.0 91 96 106 112 121 130        
TUSC Eric Stevenson 0.6 51 55 57 64 70          
UKIP Christopher Ho 0.5 46 53 57 60            
Electorate: 25,241   Valid: 8,869   Spoilt: 269   Quota: 1,774   Turnout: 36.2%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Greater Pollok - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SNP David McDonald (incumbent) 31,02% 2,643                  
    Labour Saqib Ahmed 25.97% 2,213                  
    SNP Rhiannon Spear 9.53% 812 1,566 1,575 1,580 1,597 1,608 1,636 1,747    
    Labour Rashid Hussain (incumbent) 12.19% 1,039 1,083 1,508 1,511 1,523 1,556 1,591 1,654 1,665 2,106
    Conservative Rory O'Brien 13.94% 1,188 1,199 1,208 1,211 1,218 1,253 1,297 1,329 1,330  
    Scottish Green Seonad Hoy 2.35% 200 233 243 246 273 298 333      
    Independent George Laird 1.91% 163 172 179 201 212 229        
    Liberal Democrats Will Millinship 1.54% 131 141 146 151 157          
    TUSC Mark McGowan 0.90% 77 89 92 95            
    Independent Dean Ward 0.63% 54 59 59              
    Electorate: 24,050   Valid: 8,520   Spoilt: 268   Quota: 1,705   Turnout: 36.5%  

      2012 election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

        Greater Pollok - 4 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Labour Bill Butler 34.40% 2,462                    
        Labour Rashid Hussain 13.25% 948 1,684                  
        SNP David McDonald[lower-alpha 1] 19.85% 1,421 1,472                  
        SNP Shabbar Jaffri 14.18% 1,015 1,036 1,080 1,109 1,122 1,137 1,167 1,193 1,211 1,233 1,343
        Glasgow First William O'Rourke (incumbent) 5.16% 369 404 425 426 431 435 452 481 676 752  
        Conservative Chris Morgan 3.73% 267 281 287 288 310 332 338 356 369    
        Glasgow First Tommy Morrison (incumbent) 3.07% 220 250 269 271 288 295 310 347      
        Scottish Green Juliet Neal 2.11% 151 168 181 183 194 218 255        
        Scottish Socialist Ian Beattie 1.94% 139 152 163 164 168 172          
        Liberal Democrats Norman Fraser 1.12% 80 98 104 104 108            
        Scottish Christian Archie Linnegan 1.19% 85 91 95 96              
        Electorate: 24,096   Valid: 7,157   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 1,432   Turnout: 30.53%  
          1. Outgoing Councillor from Baillieston ward.

                    2007 election

                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                        2007 Council election: Greater Pollok (4 members)[3]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234567
                        SNP Patricia Duffy 25.03 2,173            
                        Labour Alex Glass[lower-alpha 1] 18.86 1,637 1,680 1,701 1,801      
                        Labour Tommy Morrison††††††††† 13.59 1,180 1,201 1,219 1,258 1,290 1,389 1,527
                        Labour William O'Rourke[lower-alpha 2]†††† 14.93 1,296 1,313 1,327 1,355 1,368 1,410 1,494
                        Solidarity Alice Sheridan 7.26 630 693 725 771 773 812 1,022
                        Scottish Socialist Keith Baldassara[lower-alpha 3] 6.81 591 637 661 693 695 739  
                        Conservative Rory O'Brien 6.32 549 572 592 674 675    
                        Liberal Democrats Fleming Carswell 4.53 393 431 502        
                        Scottish Green Caroline Scott 2.68 233 275          
                        Electorate: 22,106   Valid: 8,682   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 40.38%  
                          1. Outgoing councillor for Nitshill single-member ward.
                          2. Outgoing councillor for Crookston single-member ward.
                          3. Outgoing councillor for Pollok single-member ward.

                                                              Notes

                                                                See also

                                                                References
                                                                1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 3 - Greater Pollok, Glasgow City Council
                                                                2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                3. Local Election Results 3rd May 2007, Andrew Teale (2008)
                                                                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 3 Greater Pollok". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
                                                                8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 3 Greater Pollok". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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