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Human settlement in Scotland
Pollokshields
Pollokshields Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Tenements on the corner of Nithsdale Road and Nithsdale Drive in the Pollokshields ward.
Area6.29 km (2.43 sq mi)
Population28,266 (2019)
• Density4,448.8/km (11,522/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41, G43, G51
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
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Pollokshields (Ward 6) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.

Boundaries

Located on the South Side of Glasgow, the ward includes Pollokshields itself as well as Crossmyloof, Strathbungo and the western part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck from the Govan ward.

The ethnic makeup of the expanded Pollokshields ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 69.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 26.9% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 2% Black (Mainly African)
  • 1.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

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

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 David Meikle
(Conservative) 		Irfan Rabbani
(Labour) 		Khalil-ur Rahman Malik
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012 Hanif Raja
(Labour) 		Norman MacLeod
(SNP)
2017 Jon Molyneux
(Green)
2022 Zen Ghani
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Pollokshields – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Scottish Green Jon Molyneux (incumbent) 22.1 2,290                  
SNP Zen Ghani 16.9 1,755 1,824 1,843 1,864 1,945 2,044 2,097      
Labour Hanif Raja (incumbent) 16.5 1,709 1,730 1,738 1,798 1,869 1,948 2,541      
SNP Norman MacLeod (incumbent) 13.6 1,412 1,451 1,462 1,482 1,518 1,596 1,653 1,727 1,746 1,914
Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 12.5 1,299 1,301 1,302 1,364 1,372 1,433 1,491 1,570 1,570  
Labour Fariha Thomas 6.9 712 726 745 797 822 897        
Volt Ewan Hoyle 4.1 421 451 461 511 528          
Alba Muhammad Shoaib 3.5 367 368 375 375            
Liberal Democrats Carole Louise Ford 3.0 309 320 322              
TUSC Tom Ruddell 0.8 88 101                
Electorate: 21,978   Valid: 10,362   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 2,073   Turnout: 48.0%  

Source:

2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

Pollokshields – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Norman MacLeod (incumbent) 24.34% 2,504
Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 23.04% 2,370
Labour Hanif Raja (incumbent) 15.09% 1,552 1,570 1,607 1,621 1,700 2,378
Scottish Green Jon Molyneux 13.59% 1,399 1,461 1,482 1,497 1,645 1,727 1,786 2,760
SNP Nighet Riaz 11.88% 1,222 1,542 1,549 1,556 1,569 1,617 1,684
Labour Fariha Thomas (incumbent) * 8.17% 841 848 878 890 954
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 2.94% 302 311 382 413
UKIP Iain Cameron 0.95% 98 100 132
Electorate: 21,700   Valid: 10,288   Spoilt: 261   Quota: 2,058   Turnout: 48.6%  

* = Sitting Councillor for Govan ward.

2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

Pollokshields – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Hanif Raja 24.19% 1,828 1,837 1,854 1,897      
SNP Norman MacLeod 21.92% 1,657 1,662 1,671 1,702 1,703 1,865 3,181
Conservative David Meikle (incumbent) 22.15% 1,674 1,682 1,683 1,730 1,731 1,832 1,878
SNP Khalil Malik (incumbent) 19.01% 1,437 1,439 1,455 1,466 1,467 1,613  
Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 8.04% 608 614 652 707 709    
Liberal Democrats Bill Fraser 2.91% 220 224 224        
TUSC Akhtar Khan 1.20% 91 94          
Glasgow First Andrina Morrison 0.57% 43            
Electorate: 18,117   Valid: 7,558   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 1,890   Turnout: 42.70%  

2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

2007 Council election: Pollokshields (3 members)
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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%  

See also

References

  1. Pollokshields, Scottish Government
  2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  5. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 6 Pollokshields". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 6 Pollokshields". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

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