Newlands/Auldburn (ward)

Newlands/Auldburn
Newlands/Auldburn within Glasgow
Area	3.77 sq mi (9.8 km²)
Population	23,144 ^[1]
• Density	6,548.8/sq mi (2,528.5/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G41, G43, G44, G46, G52, G53, G58
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland

Newlands/Auldburn is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Situated south of the city and the River Clyde, it covers the areas of Pollokshaws, Newlands, Muirend, Hillpark, Carnwadric, and Arden as well as Pollock Country Park. It is bordered to the east by Pollokshaws East, Langside, and Muirend train stations, with Pollokshaws West and Kennishead stations running through the centre.

The ward is represented by 3 members; as of 4 May 2017, one each from the Scottish National Party, Scottish Labour, and Scottish Conservatives.

Demographics

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

Glasgow City Council Election 2017 (3 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Josephine Docherty (incumbent)	25.87%	1,879
	Labour	Stephan Curran (incumbent)	23.46%	1,704	1,708	1,776	2,043
	Conservative	Kyle Thornton	21.97%	1,596	1,597	1,646	1,669	1,709	1,775	2,158
	SNP	Gavin Williamson	14.21%	1,032	1,079	1,094	1,111	1,138	1,409
	Scottish Green	Charles Gay	5.81%	422	427	500	525	569
	Labour	Fay Graham	5.11%	371	373	391
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Coleman-Bennett	3.57%	259	260
Electorate: 17,775 Valid: 7,263 Spoilt: 251 Quota: 1,816 Turnout: 42.3%

Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (3 seats)^[4]
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
	Labour	Stephan Curran (incumbent)	26.03%	1,750
	SNP	Josephine Docherty	21.17%	1,423	1,426	1,431	1,440	1,446	1,460	1,515	1,595	1,699
	Labour	Emma Gillan	14.95%	1,005	1,058	1,062	1,071	1,076	1,085	1,147	1,233	1,360	1,361	1,506
	SNP	Shoaib Gul	14.94%	1,004	1,005	1,006	1,008	1,009	1,010	1,042	1,068	1,097	1,110
	Conservative	Robert McElroy	10.77%	724	725	728	730	734	757	771	841
	Independent	Colin Deans (incumbent)	4.63%	311	314	319	324	362	372	422
	Scottish Green	Ben Thomson	3.61%	243	243	256	269	282	318
	Liberal Democrats	Michael O'Donnell	1.56%	105	105	105	105	107
	Independent	Craig Creighton	1.06%	71	71	74	82
	Glasgow First	Ruth Black*	0.71%	48	48	50
	TUSC	Diane Harvey	0.57%	38	38
Electorate: 17,755 Valid: 6,722 Spoilt: 201 Quota: 1,681 Turnout: 38.98%

* = outgoing councillor from a different ward

Glasgow Council Election 2007 (3 members)^[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Colin Deans††	24.28	2,101	2,133	2,178
	Labour	Stephen Curran	21.45	1,856	1,873	1,894	1,895	1,939	1,980	2,156
	Labour	Jim McNally	17.04	1,475	1,487	1,493	1,494	1,557	1,660	1,800
	Conservative	Robert McElroy	15.51	1,342	1,345	1,390	1,391	1,407	1,522	1,625
	Scottish Green	Kay Allan	6.69	579	602	619	621	716	894
	Liberal Democrats	Robert W Stewart	6.48	561	570	577	578	617
	Solidarity	Gordon Morgan	4.13	357	388	403	404
	BNP	Charlie Baillie	2.44	211	217
	Scottish Socialist	Eamonn Coyle	1.99	172
Electorate: 17,582 Valid: 8,654 Spoilt: 170 Quota: 2,164 Turnout: 50.19%

↑ "Glasgow ward factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Glasgow ward factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Local election 2017 results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Local elections 2012 results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 16 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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