Southside Central (ward)

Southside Central
Alexander Crescent in the New Gorbals in the Southside Central ward
Area	2.18 sq mi (5.6 km²)
Population	31,222
• Density	14,322/sq mi (5,530/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G41, G42, G44, G5, G73
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland

Southside Central within Glasgow

Southside Central is one of the 21 Wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 4 members for this area.

Boundaries

The ward is located immediately south of Glasgow city centre, with the River Clyde forming its northern boundary. Areas within the ward include the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Polmadie, Govanhill, Queen's Park, Crosshill and Toryglen.

2007 Council election: Southside Central^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Jahangir Hanif	27.37	2,392
	Labour	Anne Marie Millar	21.39	1,869
	Labour	James Scanlon	15.70	1,372	1,392	1,429	1,448	1,473	1,537	1,915
	Scottish Green	Danny Alderslowe	9.29	812	895	900	967	1,072	1,284	1,326
	Liberal Democrats	Katy McCloskey	6.10	533	590	596	705	761	831	865
	Labour	Hanif Raja	6.34	554	613	651	668	690	748
	Solidarity	Jill McGowan	5.22	456	522	526	537	644
	Scottish Socialist	Rosie Kane	3.74	327	453	456	473
	Conservative	John B Marshall	4.84	423	441	443
Electorate: 22,863 Valid: 8,738 Spoilt: 235 Quota: 1,748 Turnout: 39.25%

↑ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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