Pollokshields (ward)

Pollokshields (Ward 6) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.

Pollokshields
Pollokshields Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Tenements on the corner of Nithsdale Road and Nithsdale Drive in the Pollokshields ward.
Area6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population28,266 (2019)[1]
• Density4,448.8/km2 (11,522/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G43, G51
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

Located on the South Side of Glasgow, the ward includes Pollokshields itself as well as Crossmyloof, Strathbungo and the western part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck from the Govan ward.

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

  • 69.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 26.9% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 2% Black (Mainly African)
  • 1.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

This makes it one of the most ethnically diverse wards in Glasgow.

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 David Meikle
(Conservative)		 Irfan Rabbani
(Labour)		 Khalil-ur Rahman Malik
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012[4] Hanif Raja
(Labour)		 Norman MacLeod
(SNP)
2017[5] Jon Molyneux
(Green)
2022[6] Zen Ghani
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Pollokshields – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Scottish Green Jon Molyneux (incumbent) 22.1 2,290                  
SNP Zen Ghani 16.9 1,755 1,824 1,843 1,864 1,945 2,044 2,097      
Labour Hanif Raja (incumbent) 16.5 1,709 1,730 1,738 1,798 1,869 1,948 2,541      
SNP Norman MacLeod (incumbent) 13.6 1,412 1,451 1,462 1,482 1,518 1,596 1,653 1,727 1,746 1,914
Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 12.5 1,299 1,301 1,302 1,364 1,372 1,433 1,491 1,570 1,570  
Labour Fariha Thomas 6.9 712 726 745 797 822 897        
Volt UK Ewan Hoyle 4.1 421 451 461 511 528          
Alba Muhammad Shoaib 3.5 367 368 375 375            
Liberal Democrats Carole Louise Ford 3.0 309 320 322              
TUSC Tom Ruddell 0.8 88 101                
Electorate: 21,978   Valid: 10,362   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 2,073   Turnout: 48.0%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Pollokshields - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Norman MacLeod (incumbent) 24.34% 2,504
    Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 23.04% 2,370
    Labour Hanif Raja (incumbent) 15.09% 1,552 1,570 1,607 1,621 1,700 2,378
    Scottish Green Jon Molyneux 13.59% 1,399 1,461 1,482 1,497 1,645 1,727 1,786 2,760
    SNP Nighet Riaz 11.88% 1,222 1,542 1,549 1,556 1,569 1,617 1,684
    Labour Fariha Thomas (incumbent) * 8.17% 841 848 878 890 954
    Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 2.94% 302 311 382 413
    UKIP Iain Cameron 0.95% 98 100 132
    Electorate: 21,700   Valid: 10,288   Spoilt: 261   Quota: 2,058   Turnout: 48.6%  

      * = Sitting Councillor for Govan ward.

      2012 election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

            Pollokshields - 3 seats[4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Labour Hanif Raja 24.19% 1,828 1,837 1,854 1,897      
            SNP Norman MacLeod 21.92% 1,657 1,662 1,671 1,702 1,703 1,865 3,181
            Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 22.15% 1,674 1,682 1,683 1,730 1,731 1,832 1,878
            SNP Khalil Malik (incumbent) 19.01% 1,437 1,439 1,455 1,466 1,467 1,613  
            Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 8.04% 608 614 652 707 709    
            Liberal Democrats Bill Fraser 2.91% 220 224 224        
            TUSC Akhtar Khan 1.20% 91 94          
            Glasgow First Andrina Morrison 0.57% 43            
            Electorate: 18,117   Valid: 7,558   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,890   Turnout: 42.70%  

                      2007 election

                      2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                2007 Council election: Pollokshields (3 members)[3]
                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                12345678
                                Labour Irfan Rabbani††††† 26.92 2,575              
                                SNP Khalil-ur Rahman Malik 21.50 2,057 2,082 2,123 2,256 2,309 2,624    
                                Conservative David Meikle 15.00 1,435 1,445 1,452 1,460 1,593 1,610 1,632 1,839
                                Scottish Green Ian Ruffell 10.90 1,043 1,060 1,096 1,206 1,280 1,321 1,374 1,835
                                Liberal Democrats Isobel Nelson 9.02 863 883 893 918 1,001 1,030 1,070  
                                Independent Muhammad Shoaib 6.19 592 605 611 633 656      
                                Independent Karin Currie 4.58 438 441 453 472        
                                Solidarity Fatima Uygun 3.97 380 388 418          
                                Scottish Socialist Ali Ashraf 1.92 184 188            
                                Electorate: 17,029   Valid: 9,567   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 2,392   Turnout: 57.07%  

                                                                    See also

                                                                    References
                                                                    1. Pollokshields, Scottish Government
                                                                    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 6 Pollokshields". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                    8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 6 Pollokshields". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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