Langside
Langside Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Battlefield Rest in the Langside ward
Area1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2)
Population29,060 (2017)[1]
• Density16,144.4/sq mi (6,233.4/km2)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G42, G43, G44
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Langside (Ward 7) 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. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.

Boundaries

The ward is situated on the south side of Glasgow. As well as Langside itself, it also includes Battlefield, Mount Florida (including Hampden Park and the New Victoria Hospital), the northern parts of King's Park and Cathcart and the eastern part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Toryglen from the Southside Central ward and a few streets on the north side of the Cathcart Circle Line railway which had previously been in Newlands/Auldburn when the boundary was the White Cart Water.

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

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007[3] Archie Graham
(Labour) 		James Dornan
(SNP) 		Paul Coleshill
(Liberal Democrats) 		3 seats
2012[4] Susan Aitken
(SNP) 		Liam Hainey
(Green)
2015 by Anna Richardson
(SNP)
2017[5] Tanya Wisely
(Green)
2022[6] Stephen Ignatius Docherty
(Labour) 		Paul Leinster
(SNP) 		Holly Bruce
(Green)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Langside – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Scottish Green Holly Bruce 27.9 3,173                
SNP Susan Aitken (incumbent) 25.5 2,899                
Labour Stephen Ignatius Docherty 16.5 1,870 1,978 2,022 2,030 2,058 2,113 2,346    
Labour Aileen Mary McKenzie[note 1] 10.2 1,163 1,281 1,297 1,310 1,359 1,457 1,769 1,828  
Conservative Bruce Whyte 8.6 975 979 982 988 996 1,036      
SNP Paul Leinster 6.8 775 1,212 1,719 1,767 1,847 1,872 1,884 1,887 2,240
Liberal Democrats Michael Edward Shields 2.0 225 272 278 286 303        
TUSC Ronnie Stevenson 1.3 153 224 229 261          
Alba Chigozie Anne Osuchukwu 1.1 125 136 145            
Electorate: 24,680   Valid: 11,358   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 2,272   Turnout: 47.0%  

Source:[7][8]

2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

Langside - 4 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP Susan Aitken (incumbent) 26.84% 2,874
SNP Anna Richardson (incumbent) 16.37% 1,760 2,310
Labour Archie Graham (incumbent) 19.43% 2,089 2,140 2,153
Scottish Green Tanya Wisely 11.88% 1,277 1,340 1,437 1,438 1,496 1,506 1,622 1,863 2,223
Conservative Thomas Haddow 13.57% 1,459 1,465 1,467 1,467 1,468 1,511 1,593 1,766
Labour Steven Livingston 6.86% 737 745 752 755 772 788 878
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lewsey 3.26% 350 355 360 360 364 374
UKIP Jane Collins 0.99% 106 110 111 111 114
TUSC Ronnie Stevenson 0.90% 97 98 103 103
Electorate: 24,301   Valid: 10,749   Spoilt: 279   Quota: 2,150   Turnout: 45.4%  

2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

Langside - 3 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Archie Graham (incumbent) 35.80% 2,320              
SNP Susan Aitken 28.12% 1,822              
Scottish Green Liam Hainey 8.50% 551 690 705 745 834 895 1,180 1,560
SNP Alex Hewetson 9.49% 615 692 852 859 892 929 1,059  
Liberal Democrats Paul Coleshill (incumbent) 7.25% 470 567 575 592 606 808    
Conservative Russell Munn 7.38% 478 512 515 517 524      
TUSC Ronnie Stevenson 2.42% 157 213 216 238        
Glasgow First Cayleigh Dornan 1.03% 67 116 120          
Electorate: 18,902   Valid: 6,480   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,621   Turnout: 34.75%  

Recount

It was announced by Glasgow City Council on Thursday 10 May 2012 that Box 139, containing approximately 385 papers, was not counted in the vote despite them being registered and scanned. Permission was obtained from Glasgow Sheriff Court to examine the ballots and rerun the calculation. The two highest scoring candidates were mathematically assured of their place, however the third candidate, Liam Hainey, could have had his election overturned.[10] After the ballots were rescanned on 16 May 2012 and the result recalculated, he retained his seat.[11]

2015 by-election

On 14 May 2015, Green counsellor Liam Hainey resigned his seat for family and health reasons.[12] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Anna Richardson.

Langside by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
SNP Anna Richardson 49.9% 2134 2,143
Labour Eileen Dinning 21.8% 932 945
Scottish Green Robert Pollock 13.5% 579 598
Conservative Kyle Thornton 8.9% 379 379
Liberal Democrats Will Millinship 2.9% 125 125
UKIP Cailean Mongan 1.5% 65 66
TUSC Ian Leech 1.4% 62  
Electorate: 20,938   Valid: 4,276   Spoilt: 27   Quota: 2,139   Turnout: 4,303 (21.7%)  

2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

2007 Council election: Langside[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP James Dornan 27.02 2,522            
Labour Archie Graham[a] 23.81 2,222 2,241 2,255 2,330 2,917    
Liberal Democrats Paul Coleshill 12.93 1,207 1,243 1,264 1,338 1,405 1,547 1,961
Scottish Green Neil Sloan McDonald 9.55 891 924 974 1,154 1,214 1,310 1,463
Conservative Russell Munn 10.64 993 1,003 1,008 1,024 1,052 1,088  
Labour Margaret McCafferty[b] 9.14 853 859 868 902      
Solidarity Martin Frain 5.00 467 492 541        
Scottish Socialist James Nesbitt 1.92 179 187          
Electorate: 18,296   Valid: 9,334   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 2,334   Turnout: 51.84%  
  1. ^ Outgoing councillor for Langside single-member ward.
  2. ^ Outgoing councillor for Battlefield single-member ward.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Springburn/Robroyston.

References

  1. ^ "City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 7 - Langside". Glasgow City Council.
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Local Election Results 3rd May 2007, Andrew Teale (2008)
  4. ^ a b "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 7 Langside". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 7 Langside". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Mistake in election count process for Langside ward of Glasgow City Council". glasgow.gov.uk. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012.
  11. ^ Recount upholds election outcome, Glasgow Evening Times, 17 May 2012, Retrieved 17 May 2012
  12. ^ Cass Macgregor. "Glasgow - Scottish Greens". Glasgowgreens.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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