Govan (ward)

Govan
Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn
Scots: Govan

Govan within Glasgow
Area  3.97 sq mi (10.3 km2)
Population 30,323 
   – density  7,638/sq mi (2,949/km2)
Council areaGlasgow City Council
Lieutenancy areaGlasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G51
Dialling code 0141
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Govan is one of the 21 wards of Glasgow City Council. It represents Govan. There are 4 members for this area.

The areas within the former Govan Burgh; Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation are all included within the Ward with the addition of Shieldhall, Craigton, Bellahouston, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston.[1]

A by-election took place in this ward on 10 October 2013 following the death of SNP's councillor, Allison Hunter,[2] and resulted in a Labour gain.[3]

2013 by-election result

Govan - 1 seat
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
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
Independent John Flanagan 9.4% 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 503 517 541 564  
Conservative Richard Sullivan 4.5% 215 215 216 216 216 218 229 237 243 269 275    
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% 103 103 103 105 105 106 114 118          
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.5% 73 73 74 75 76 76 79            
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 19                      
SDA James Trolland 0.0% 1                        

2012 election result

Govan - 4 seats [4]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
Labour James Adams 24.94% 1,727                        
SNP Allison Hunter (incumbent)† 21.09% 1,460                        
No label John Flanagan (incumbent) 9.30% 644 660 661 668 671 677 688 716 741 742 753    
Glasgow First Stephen Dornan (incumbent) 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  
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%)

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland". 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Date set for council by-election". Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Labour victory at Glasgow council by-election". 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/LocalElections2012/