Calton (ward)

Calton (Ward 9) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the seats increased to four due to the population having risen by 20% since it was first formed, although the boundaries did not change.

Calton

Aerial view of the Calton ward looking west (2012)
Area6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population27,460 (2015)[1]
• Density4,304.1/km2 (11,148/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG1, G31, G32, G4, G40
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Calton Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located south-east of Glasgow city centre - the western boundary being High Street - and immediately north of the River Clyde, the ward includes the historic Calton area and the new Collegelands development as well as the neighbourhoods of Bridgeton, Dalmarnock (with the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village, converted to residential homes), Gallowgate, Barrowfield, Newbank, Lilybank (to Maukinfauld Road), most of Parkhead (excluding parts north of Tollcross Road) and a small part of Dennistoun (the Reidvale streets between Duke Street and the North Clyde Line railway).

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

  • 90% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 5.4% Asian (mainly Chinese)
  • 3.6% Black (mainly African)
  • 1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 George Redmond
(Labour)		 Ruth Simpson
(Labour)		 Alison Thewliss
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 Yvonne Kucuk
(Labour)
2015 by Greg Hepburn
(SNP)
2017 Cecilia O'Lone
(Labour)		 Jennifer Layden
(SNP)		 Robert Connelly
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017
Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Calton - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SNP Greg Hepburn (incumbent) 25.33% 1,389
Labour Cecilia O'Lone 16.81% 922 929 941 966 1,048 1,542
SNP Jennifer Layden 12.58% 690 867 883 890 1,080 1,101
Conservative Robert Connelly 11.43% 627 628 647 708 732 758 824 824 966
SNP Linda Pike 9.32% 511 575 580 582 699 717 769 772
Labour Thomas Rannachan 10.98% 602 604 607 627 663
Green Lorraine McLaren 8.95% 491 502 535 548
A Better Britain – Unionist Party Kris McGurk 2.74% 150 151 155
Liberal Democrats John MacPherson 1.86% 102 103
Electorate: 18,322   Valid: 5,484   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 31.1%

    2015 by-election
    • On 14 May 2015 Calton SNP Cllr Alison Thewliss resigned her seat after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of Glasgow Central.[4] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Greg Hepburn.
    Calton By-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    SNP Greg Hepburn 55.5% 1,507
    Labour Thomas Rannachan 30% 814
    Conservative Thomas Kerr 4.7% 129
    UKIP Karen King 3.8% 103
    Green Malachy Clarke 3.6% 99
    Independent Tommy Ramsay 1.7% 47
    Liberal Democrats Chris Young 0.7% 18
    Electorate: 19,333   Valid: 2,717   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,359   Turnout: 2,767 (16.17%)

      2012
      Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
      Calton - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      Labour George Redmond (incumbent) 35.0 1,595                        
      Labour Yvonne Kucuk 19.6 892 1,220.9                      
      SNP Alison Thewliss (incumbent) 15.3 695 714.1 720.2 720.2 726.2 737.2 747.9 757.8 762.8 782.3 800.7 855.6 1,449.8
      SNP Alexander Belic 14.7 672 681.9 688.7 690.7 692.1 699.1 701.5 718.6 721.2 740.2 756.6 779.8  
      Green Andy Reid 3.0 135 140.9 145.9 148.3 151.2 162.4 176.5 180.8 189.3 208.1 231.7    
      Conservative Scott Gillespie 2.6 120 123.4 124.9 125.9 127.9 127.9 135.8 138.8 184.3 193.8      
      Glasgow First Duncan Miller 2.9 131 141.8 146.6 146.6 149.2 151.5 151.7 151.9 181.3        
      Scottish Unionist Gordon Kirker 2.4 109 118.9 121 124 125 126.4 126.4 129.4          
      No description Gary Barton 1.6 71 74.4 76.4 76.4 81.5 81.6 82.7            
      Liberal Democrats Harvey Sussock 0.9 43 45.3 47.4 47.4 50.4 50.9              
      Scottish Socialist Murdo Ritchie 0.9 43 45.3 48.9 48.9 50                
      Independent Thomas Rannachan 0.9 41 43.3 45.1 45.4                  
      Britannica Party Martin Clark 0.2 9 9.6 9.9                    
      Electorate: 18,140   Valid: 4,556   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 4,722 (26.03%)

        2007
        Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
        Calton - 3 seats[3]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Labour George Redmond[lower-alpha 1] 38.12 1,982            
        SNP Alison Thewliss 21.98 1,143 1,175 1,196 1,221 1,231 1,282 1,360
        Labour Ruth Simpson[lower-alpha 2] 12.08 628 1,035 1,050 1,072 1,086 1,115 1,189
        Solidarity Fiacra Fullerton 5.81 302 325 349 373 382 420 446
        Conservative Scott Gillespie 4.71 245 250 257 260 348 371 409
        Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 4.44 231 245 252 257 265 329  
        Green Alasdair Duke-Wardrop 4.21 219 224 235 251 264    
        Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Danny Houston 3.75 195 217 220 225      
        Scottish Socialist Kenny Murray 2.42 126 134 140        
        Independent Gary Barton 2.46 128 130          
        Electorate: 15,123   Valid: 5,199   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 35.83%
          1. Returning councillor for Bridgeton/Dalmarnock single-member ward.
          2. Returning councillor for Hyndland single-member ward.

          See also

          References
          1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 9 - Calton, 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
          5. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16178
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