Greater Pollok (ward)

Greater Pollok (Ward 2) 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.

Greater Pollok

Silverburn Shopping Centre in the Greater Pollok ward
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population30,729 (2017)[1]
• Density2,626.4/km2 (6,802/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG46, G53
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Greater Pollok Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the south-west of Glasgow adjoining the Renfrewshire region to the west and East Renfrewshire to the south, the ward includes most of Pollok (excluding the northern Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water which falls under Cardonald ward) as well as Priesthill, Househillwood, Darnley, Hurlet, Nitshill, South Nitshill, Jenny Lind, Parkhouse, Roughmussel, Southpark Village, Deaconsbank and the southern part of Crookston.

A 2017 boundary change removed the Arden neighbourhood which was re-assigned to the Newlands/Auldburn ward. Following these changes, it was the ward with the highest population in the city, although also covering the third-largest area.

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

  • 88.5% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 9.8% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
  • 1% Black (Mainly African)
  • 0.5% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alex Glass
(Labour)		 Tommy Morrison
(Labour)		 William O'Rouke
(Labour)		 Patricia Duffy
(SNP)
2012 Bill Butler
(Labour)		 Rashid Hussain
(Labour)		 David McDonald
(SNP)		 Shabbar Jaffri
(SNP)
2017 Saqib Ahmed
(Labour)		 Rhiannon Spear
(SNP)

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Greater Pollok - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SNP Patricia Duffy 25.03 2,173            
Labour Alex Glass[lower-alpha 1] 18.86 1,637 1,680 1,701 1,801      
Labour Tommy Morrison[lower-alpha 2] 13.59 1,180 1,201 1,219 1,258 1,290 1,389 1,527
Labour William O'Rouke[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] 14.93 1,296 1,313 1,327 1,355 1,368 1,410 1,494
Solidarity Alice Sheridan 7.26 630 693 725 771 773 812 1,022
Scottish Socialist Keith Baldassara[lower-alpha 5] 6.81 591 637 661 693 695 739  
Conservative Rory O'Brien 6.32 549 572 592 674 675    
Liberal Democrats Fleming Carswell 4.53 393 431 502        
Green Caroline Scott 2.68 233 275          
Electorate: 22,106   Valid: 8,682   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 40.38%
    1. Returning councillor for Nitshill single-member ward.
    2. On 9 February 2012, Cllr Tommy Morrison resigned from the Labour Party and became an Independent.
    3. Returning councillor for Crookston single-member ward.
    4. In March 2011, Cllr William O'Rourke was suspended from the Labour Party. He was expelled on 6 February 2012 and became an Independent.
    5. Returning councillor for Pollok single-member ward.

    2012
    Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
    Greater Pollok - 4 seats [4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567891011
    Labour Bill Butler 34.40% 2,462                    
    Labour Rashid Hussain 13.25% 948 1,684                  
    SNP David McDonald * 19.85% 1,421 1,472                  
    SNP Shabbar Jaffri 14.18% 1,015 1,036 1,080 1,109 1,122 1,137 1,167 1,193 1,211 1,233 1,343
    Glasgow First William O'Rourke (incumbent) 5.16% 369 404 425 426 431 435 452 481 676 752  
    Conservative Chris Morgan 3.73% 267 281 287 288 310 332 338 356 369    
    Glasgow First Tommy Morrison (incumbent) 3.07% 220 250 269 271 288 295 310 347      
    Green Juliet Neal 2.11% 151 168 181 183 194 218 255        
    Scottish Socialist Ian Beattie 1.94% 139 152 163 164 168 172          
    Liberal Democrats Norman Fraser 1.12% 80 98 104 104 108            
    Scottish Christian Archie Linnegan 1.19% 85 91 95 96              
    Electorate: 24,096   Valid: 7,157   Spoilt: 200   Quota: 1,432   Turnout: 30.53%

      * = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

      • On 2 October 2014, Cllr Aileen Colleran resigned from the Labour party and became an Independent amid Post-Referendum fallout.

      2017
      Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
      Greater Pollok - 4 seats [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      SNP David McDonald (incumbent) 31,02% 2,643                  
      Labour Saqib Ahmed 25.97% 2,213                  
      SNP Rhiannon Spear 9.53% 812 1,566 1,575 1,580 1,597 1,608 1,636 1,747    
      Labour Rashid Hussain (incumbent) 12.19% 1,039 1,083 1,508 1,511 1,523 1,556 1,591 1,654 1,665 2,106
      Conservative Rory O'Brien 13.94% 1,188 1,199 1,208 1,211 1,218 1,253 1,297 1,329 1,330  
      Green Seonad Hoy 2.35% 200 233 243 246 273 298 333      
      Independent George Laird 1.91% 163 172 179 201 212 229        
      Liberal Democrats Will Millinship 1.54% 131 141 146 151 157          
      TUSC Mark McGowan 0.90% 77 89 92 95            
      Independent Dean Ward 0.63% 54 59 59              
      Electorate: 24,050   Valid: 8,520   Spoilt: 268   Quota: 1,705   Turnout: 36.5%

        See also

        References
        1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 3 - Greater Pollok, 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. Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (17 November 2015). https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17877. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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