Govan (ward)

Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.

Govan

Aerial view over Pacific Quay and Cessnock in the Govan ward (2011)
Area8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population26,769 (2015) [1]
• Density3,240.8/km2 (8,394/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG51, G5
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Govan Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located south of the River Clyde, as well as central Govan (once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston.[4] The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward.

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

  • 84.1% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 10.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
  • 3.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 1.1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stephen Dornan
(Labour/
Glasgow First
/SNP)		 Shaukat Butt
(Labour)		 John Flanagan
(Labour)		 Allison Hunter
(SNP)
2012 James Adams
(Labour)		 Fariha Thomas
(Labour)
2013 by John Kane
(Labour)
2017 Richard Bell
(SNP)		 Allan Young
(Greens)

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Govan - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Allison Hunter 28.18 2,694              
Labour John Flanagan[lower-alpha 1] 17.33 1,657 1,705 1,711 1,718 1,747 1,781 1,845 1,881
Labour Stephen Dornan[lower-alpha 2] 16.63 1,590 1,651 1,657 1,666 1,696 1,743 1,812 1,852
Labour Shaukat Butt[lower-alpha 3] 14.34 1,371 1,412 1,415 1,417 1,449 1,503 1,550 1,594
Green Will Jess 3.94 377 473 506 517 555 711 842 977
Conservative Patricia McIntyre 4.71 450 480 481 531 607 675 690  
Solidarity Irene Lang 4.16 398 505 548 557 580 600    
Liberal Democrats Michael Cobley 4.12 394 449 455 468 485      
Independent George McNee 3.94 377 399 401 408        
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Alan Hughes 1.44 138 146 147          
Scottish Socialist Carolina Perez 1.19 114 138            
Electorate: 23,113   Valid: 9,560   Spoilt: 255   Quota: 1,913   Turnout: 42.47%
    1. Returning councillor for Govan single-member ward.
    2. Returning councillor for Drumoyne single-member ward.
    3. Returning councillor for Kingston single-member ward.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Govan - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910111213
    Labour James Adams 24.94% 1,727                        
    SNP Allison Hunter (incumbent) 21.09% 1,460                        
    Glasgow First Stephen Dornan (incumbent) 8.71% 603 626 627 631 640 643 650 679 714 722 886 1,069 1,156
    Labour Fariha Thomas 7.28% 504 728 729 730 735 740 747 788 826 873 995 1,175 1,261
    SNP Jonathan Mackie 6.40% 443 452 512 517 522 532 538 601 625 879 931 993  
    No description John Flanagan (incumbent) 9.30% 644 660 661 668 671 677 688 716 741 742 753    
    Glasgow First Shaukat Butt (incumbent) 5.75% 398 408 408 409 415 416 427 445 468 515      
    SNP Tahir Mohammed 5.14% 356 359 363 363 367 370 370 385 392        
    Conservative Harriet Murdoch 3.16% 219 222 223 223 224 242 323 339          
    Green Jesper Bach 3.31% 229 237 238 261 280 307 315            
    Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes 2.07% 143 148 148 154 154 156              
    Liberal Democrats Chris Young 1.26% 87 91 92 92 92                
    Solidarity Joyce Drummond 0.87% 60 62 62 65                  
    Pirate Finlay Archibald 0.74% 51 54 54                    
    Electorate: 23,590   Valid: 6,924   Spoilt: 297 (4.11%)   Quota: 1,385   Turnout: 7,221 (30.61%)

      2013 by-election
      • On 23 July 2013 Govan SNP Cllr Allison Hunter died after a battle with cancer. A by-election was held on 10 October 2013 and was won by Labour's John Kane.[5]
      Govan By-election (10 October 2013) - 1 Seat[6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910111213
      Labour John Kane 43.4 2,055 2,055 2,056 2,058 2,062 2,075 2,082 2,108 2,137 2,149 2,180 2,216 2,417
      SNP Helen Walker 30.1 1,424 1,425 1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678
      No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 9.4 446 446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562  
      Conservative Richard Sullivan 4.5 215 215 216 216 216 218 229 237 243 269 293    
      UKIP Janice MacKay 2.4 113 113 116 116 116 116 119 120 126        
      Green Moira Crawford 2.4 112 112 113 116 125 129 131 142 150 158      
      Independent George Laird 2.2 103 102 102 104 104 105 113 117          
      Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 1.5 73 73 74 75 76 76 84            
      Scottish Christian John Cormack 1.3 60 60 61 62 65 65              
      Independent Thomas Rannachan 1.1 52 52 52 52 53                
      Communist Ryan Boyle 0.7 35 35 35 37                  
      Solidarity Joyce Drummond 0.6 28 28 29                    
      Britannica Party Charles Baillie 0.4 19                        
      SDA James Trolland 0.0 1                        
      Electorate: 24,203   Valid: 4,736   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 2,369   Turnout: 4,856 (20.06%)

        2017
        Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
        Govan - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Labour John Kane (incumbent) 23.46% 1,520
        SNP Stephen Dornan (incumbent) 17.13% 1,110 1,121 1,125 1,131 1,150 1,581
        SNP Richard Bell 16.92% 1,096 1,100 1,105 1,115 1,122 1,259 1,486
        Green Allan Young 9.32% 604 613 621 649 690 745 765 835 952 1,099
        Conservative Susan McCourt 11.41% 739 752 753 757 793 795 798 801 881
        Labour Muhammad Shoaib 8.13% 527 670 674 680 704 707 715 730
        SNP Pamela Wilson 9.68% 627 630 633 637 642
        Liberal Democrats Benjamin Denton-Cardew 2.19% 142 147 150 160
        Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1.08% 70 72 85
        Solidarity Liza Farrell 0.68% 44 46
        Electorate: 19,658   Valid: 6,479   Spoilt: 266   Quota: 1,296   Turnout: 34.3%

          See also

          References
          1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 5 - Govan Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow City Council
          2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
          3. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
          4. "Council Elections 2017: Govan is diverse but we need more money". Glasgow Evening Times. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
          5. "Labour ousts SNP in Glasgow council by-election". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
          6. "Govan By-Election 2013". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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