Southside Central (ward)

Southside Central (Ward 8) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward population decreased but it continued to return four members.

Southside Central
Southside Central ward (2017) within Glasgow
Alexander Crescent in the New Gorbals in the Southside Central ward
Area4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population25,266 (2017)[1]
• Density5,889.5/km2 (15,254/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G42, G5
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

The ward is located immediately south of Glasgow city centre, with the River Clyde forming its northern boundary. Areas within the ward include the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Govanhill, Queen's Park, Crosshill and Oatlands. The 2017 changes saw the Toryglen area being re-assigned to Langside ward.

The ethnic makeup of the smaller Southside Central ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 74.6% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 20.2% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 3.4% Black (Mainly African)
  • 1.8% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007[3] Anne Marie Millar
(Labour)		 James Scanlon
(Labour)		 Dannie Alderslowe
(Green)		 Jahangir Hanlif
(SNP)
2012[4] Soryia Siddique
(Labour)		 Mhairi Hunter
(SNP)
2017[5] Alexander Belic
(SNP)
2022[6] Elaine Gallagher
(Green)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Southside Central – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Alexander Belic (incumbent) 18.9 1,460 1,462 1,467 1,485 1,491 1,615    
Scottish Green Elaine Gallagher 18.1 1,395 1,405 1,431 1,504 1,522 1,544    
Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent) 16.5 1,271 1,274 1,288 1,299 1,341 1,513 1,518 1,743
SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent) 15.4 1,185 1,188 1,193 1,201 1,204 1,237 1,289  
Labour James Scanlon (incumbent) 15.0 1,161 1,164 1,183 1,196 1,298 1,338 1,342 1,594
Alba Kamran Butt 8.1 623 624 628 638 664      
Conservative Tariq Parvez 4.1 317 317 329 330        
Scottish Socialist Paul Robert Donnelly 2.0 154 160 161          
Liberal Democrats Sam Glasgow-Jackson 1.4 110 112            
Independent Jamie Dyer 0.5 41              
Electorate: 20,537   Valid: 7,717   Spoilt: 296   Quota: 1,544   Turnout: 39.0%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Southside Central - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent) 17.74% 1,287 1,292 1,298 1,301 1,309 1,637
    Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent) 18.35% 1,331 1,334 1,356 1,361 1,408 1,508
    SNP Alexander Belic 17.15% 1,244 1,249 1,252 1,258 1,271 1,353 1,500
    Labour James Scanlon (incumbent) 16.40% 1,190 1,194 1,216 1,237 1,383 1,393 1,398 1,434 1,439 1,886
    Scottish Green Cass MacGregor 11.29% 819 829 856 870 944 971 991 995 1,012
    SNP Qasim Hanif 8.55% 620 623 623 624 627
    Conservative Gordon Fraser 6.69% 486 500 509 552
    UKIP Lorraine Duncan 1.59% 115 120 126
    Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1.43% 104 110
    Independent Mark Fiddy 0.81% 59
    Electorate: 18,946   Valid: 7,255   Spoilt: 316   Quota: 1,452   Turnout: 40.0%  

      2012 election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

            Southside Central - 4 seats[4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Labour James Scanlon (incumbent) 32.01% 2,226                
            SNP Jahangir Hanif (incumbent) 20.73% 1,442                
            Labour Soryia Siddique 12.29% 855 1,482              
            SNP Mhairi Hunter 15.08% 1,049 1,081 1,092 1,135 1,140 1,154 1,180 1,203 1,418
            Independent Anne-Marie Millar (incumbent) 7.68% 534 584 597 598 604 612 633 673 822
            Scottish Green Moira Crawford 6.40% 445 461 467 468 480 492 550 602  
            Conservative Thomas Connor 2.50% 174 178 179 179 186 196 208    
            Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 2.01% 140 148 152 152 154 155      
            Liberal Democrats David Jago 0.79% 55 60 63 63 64        
            Britannica Party Jean Douglas 0.50% 35 37 38 38          
            Electorate: 22,892   Valid: 6,955   Spoilt: 284   Quota: 1,385   Turnout: 7,239 (31.62%)  

                      2007 election

                      2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                    2007 Council election: Southside Central[3]
                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                    1234567
                                    SNP Jahangir Hanif 27.37 2,392            
                                    Labour Anne Marie Millar[lower-alpha 1]††††††† 21.39 1,869            
                                    Labour James Scanlon[lower-alpha 2] 15.70 1,372 1,392 1,429 1,448 1,473 1,537 1,915
                                    Scottish Green Danny Alderslowe 9.29 812 895 900 967 1,072 1,284 1,326
                                    Liberal Democrats Katy McCloskey 6.10 533 590 596 705 761 831 865
                                    Labour Hanif Raja 6.34 554 613 651 668 690 748  
                                    Solidarity Jill McGowan 5.22 456 522 526 537 644    
                                    Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 3.74 327 453 456 473      
                                    Conservative John B Marshall 4.84 423 441 443        
                                    Electorate: 22,863   Valid: 8,738   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 39.25%  
                                      1. Outgoing councillor for Govanhill single-member ward.
                                      2. Outgoing councillor for Toryglen single-member ward.

                                                                  See also

                                                                  References
                                                                  1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 8 - Southside Central, 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 8 Southside Central". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                  8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 8 Southside Central". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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