Pollokshields (ward)

Pollokshields
Tenements on the corner of Nithsdale Road & Nithsdale Drive in the Pollokshields ward.
Area	1.67 sq mi (4.3 km²)
Population	22,564 (2011) ^[1]
• Density	13,243.7/sq mi (5,113.4/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G41, G43, G5
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland

Pollokshields within Glasgow

Pollokshields is one of the 21 wards of Glasgow City Council. As of 2007, it returns three council members, using the single transferable vote system. Here is the ethnic makeup of the Pollokshields ward.

59.0% White British

31.5% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)

2.4% Black (Mainly African)

This makes it one of the most ethnically diverse wards in Glasgow.

Boundaries

Located on the South Side of Glasgow, the ward includes Pollokshields itself as well as Crossmyloof and the western part of Shawlands.

2007 Council election: Pollokshields (3 members)^[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Irfan Rabbani	26.92	2,575
	SNP	Khalil-ur Rahman Malik	21.50	2,057	2,082	2,123	2,256	2,309	2,624
	Conservative	David Meikle	15.00	1,435	1,445	1,452	1,460	1,593	1,610	1,632	1,839
	Scottish Green	Ian Ruffell	10.90	1,043	1,060	1,096	1,206	1,280	1,321	1,374	1,835
	Liberal Democrats	Isobel Nelson	9.02	863	883	893	918	1,001	1,030	1,070
	Independent	Muhammad Shoaib	6.19	592	605	611	633	656
	Independent	Karin Currie	4.58	438	441	453	472
	Solidarity	Fatima Uygun	3.97	380	388	418
	Scottish Socialist	Ali Ashraf	1.92	184	188
Electorate: 17,029 Valid: 9,567 Spoilt: 149 Quota: 2,392 Turnout: 57.07%

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