Linn (ward)

Linn
Location of ward within Glasgow
Area	4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
Population	29,575 ^[1]
• Density	6,877.9/sq mi (2,655.6/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G44, G55, G76
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland

Linn is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. The southernmost ward of Glasgow, Linn includes the areas of Castlemilk, Croftfoot and Simshill, the village of Carmunnock, and those parts of Cathcart, King's Park and Muirend that are south of the Cathcart Circle Lines. The ward also contains Linn Park and the Cathkin Braes. There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 4 May 2017, it is represented by two councillors from the Scottish National Party and one each from the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,^[2] the ethnicity of the population is:

Glasgow City Council Election 2017 (4 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	SNP	Glenn Elder (incumbent)	18.70%	1,646	1,648	1,655	1,655	1,720	1,864
	SNP	Margaret Morgan	11.72%	1,032	1,032	1,037	1,040	1,105	1,357	1,439	1,532	1,802
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning (incumbent)	15.32%	1,348	1,357	1,365	1,370	1,400	1,415	1,417	1,558	1,655	1,661	2,646
	Conservative	Euan Blockley	15.85%	1,395	1,410	1,411	1,415	1,426	1,429	1,429	1,580	1,613	1,613	1,657
	Labour	Alan Stewart	11.69%	1,029	1,034	1,039	1,047	1,070	1,078	1,080	1,173	1,279	1,285
	Independent	Cathy Milligan	8.45%	744	752	768	797	845	866	874	937
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	7.68%	676	676	678	685	707	714	716
	SNP	Paul Leinster	5.09%	448	448	448	450	466
	Scottish Green	Alan Digney	3.27%	288	293	303	310
	Independent	Bobby Pollock	0.78%	69	72	74
	Solidarity	Max Brodie	0.76%	67	70
	UKIP	John Cowan	0.66%	58
Electorate: 22,310 Valid: 8,800 Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 40.6%

Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (4 seats)^[4]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Malcolm Cunning	25.14%	1,858
	Labour	Sadie Docherty (incumbent)	20.90%	1,545
	SNP	Glenn Elder	20.01%	1,479
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark (incumbent)	12.09%	894	938	949	961	970	1,026	1,300	1,548
	SNP	Stewart McDonald	9.43%	697	736	742	751	778	851	900
	Conservative	Andrew Morrison	7.03%	520	533	534	539	546	569
	Scottish Green	Lisa Jones	2.73%	202	229	234	261	315
	TUSC	Frank Young	1.61%	119	138	142	166
	Glasgow First	Lesley Ingram	1.06%	78	111	116
Electorate: 22,192 Valid: 7,392 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 1,479 Turnout: 34.07%

Glasgow City Council Election 2007 (4 members)^[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	SNP	David Ritchie	21.35	2,043
	Labour	Sadie Docherty	18.63	1,782	1,789	1,798	1,807	1,826	1,849	1,896	1,947
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Clark	13.42	1,284	1,302	1,311	1,318	1,350	1,458	1,532	1,866
	Labour	John McKenzie	14.44	1,381	1,389	1,395	1,417	1,433	1,459	1,514	1,530
	Labour	Allan Stewart	9.98	955	961	970	980	990	1,001	1,078	1,105
	Conservative	Esme H Clark	9.39	898	905	906	961	991	1,005	1,015
	Solidarity	Frank Young	4.13	395	409	469	478	498
	Scottish Green	Chloe Helen Stewart	3.09	296	310	328	338	359
	Independent	Chris Lang	2.29	219	224	229	239
	Scottish Unionist	Harry McArthur	1.72	165	166	170
	Scottish Socialist	Gordon Thomson	1.56	149	156
Electorate: 21,624 Valid: 9,211 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,914 Turnout: 45.25%

↑ "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
↑ "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
↑ "Local Election 2017 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
↑ "Local Elections 2012 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
↑ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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