North East (Glasgow ward)

North East (Ward 21) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the ward boundaries were redrawn with a smaller size and population, and it returned three members.

North East

Aerial view (2015) of the Provanhall and Garthamlock neighbourhoods in the North East ward, which also contains the Glasgow Fort shopping park
Area14.90 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Population20,457 (2015)[1]
• Density1,372/km2 (3,550/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG33, G34
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
North East Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the far north-east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes neighbourhoods between the M8 motorway and the city boundary with North Lanarkshire: Easterhouse, Provanhall, Garthamlock, Craigend, Ruchazie, Hogganfield, Provanmill and Blackhill as well as the village of Gartloch, all bordered by open ground, much of which is within the Seven Lochs Wetland Park.

The 2017 changes removed the Robroyston, Barmulloch, Wallacewell and Balornock neighbourhoods located to the west of the M80 motorway, as well as the streets in Millerston within Glasgow, which were added to the Springburn ward. Following the alterations, it was the ward covering the largest area in the city, but with the lowest population spread the most thinly across the territory. A 2019 specific review caused the removal of a few streets of modern housing at Cardowan from the North East ward and the Glasgow council area, re-allocating them to the Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead ward of North Lanarkshire along with the rest of the developments in that area, addressing an anomaly dating back to when the boundary crossed open fields.[4][5]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Grant R Thoms
(SNP)		 Gilbert Davidson
(Labour)		 Gerald Leonard
(Labour)		 Catherine McMaster
(Labour)
2012 Gerry Boyle
(SNP)		 Maureen Burke
(Labour)		 Sohan Singh
(Labour)
2017 Ruairi Kelly
(SNP)		 Mandy Morgan
(SNP)		 3 seats

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
North East - 4 seats
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Labour Gilbert Davidson 2,272 27.1
SNP Grant R Thoms 2,098 25.1
Labour Gerald Leonard[lower-alpha 1] 1,475 17.6
Labour Catherine McMaster[lower-alpha 2] 1,040 12.4
Conservative John France 485 5.8
Solidarity Joanne Reilly 350 4.2
Liberal Democrats John C MacPherson 228 2.7
Green Stewart MacDonald 186 2.2
Scottish Socialist Andy McPake 129 1.5
Independent George Savage 100 1.2

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  1. Returning councillor for Gartcraig single-member ward.
  2. Returning councillor for Garthamlock single-member ward.

2012
Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
North East - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Labour Maureen Burke 29.18% 1,958  
SNP Gerry Boyle 20.53% 1,378  
Labour Gerry Leonard (incumbent) 20.04% 1,345  
Labour Sohan Singh 14.39% 966 1,411
SNP Tony Kenny 9.12% 612 647
Conservative Kim Schmulian 3.13% 210 215
Green Stuart Clay* 1.76% 118 141
Liberal Democrats John C. MacPherson 1.13% 76 85
TUSC Jamie Cocozza 0.72% 48 58
Electorate: 25,247   Valid: 6,711   Spoilt: 242   Quota: 1,343   Turnout: 27.54%

    * = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

    2017
    Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
    North East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Maureen Burke (incumbent) 27.25% 1,176
    SNP Ruairi Kelly 22.50% 971 974 979 991 1,030 1,160
    SNP Mandy Morgan 17.13% 739 740 743 771 792 871 940 1,035
    Conservative Frances Howell 12.14% 524 527 528 543 607 684 684
    Independent Gerry Boyle (incumbent) 9.89% 427 432 437 452 534
    Labour Stephen Docherty 7.93% 342 411 415 438
    Green Carole Ure 2.36% 102 103 109
    Solidarity Jenny Kiernan 0.79% 34 35
    Electorate: 15,406   Valid: 4,315   Spoilt: 198   Quota: 1,079   Turnout: 29.3%

      See also

      References
      1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 21 - North East, Glasgow City Council
      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. Administrative Boundary Review, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, April 2018
      5. Interim Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries at Cardowan by Stepps, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, 31 October 2019
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