Shettleston (ward)

Shettleston (Ward 19) 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; the boundaries have not changed since it was formed.[3]

Shettleston

Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018)
Area10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population25,806 (2015)[1]
• Density2,481.3/km2 (6,427/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG32
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Shettleston Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow and immediately north of the River Clyde which forms its southern boundary, the ward is centred around the long-established settlement of Shettleston, and additionally includes the neighbourhoods of Braidfauld (east of Maukinfauld Road), Tollcross, Fullarton/Auchenshuggle, Sandyhills, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and part of Parkhead (north of Tollcross Road). The northern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

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

  • 96.7% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 1.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
  • 1% Black (mainly African)
  • 0.4% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Tom McKeown
(Labour)		 George Ryan
(Labour)		 Euan McLeod
(Labour)		 John F. McLaughlin
(SNP)
2012 Anne Simpson
(Labour)		 Frank McAveety
(Labour)
2015 by Martin Neill
(Labour)
2017 Michelle Ferns
(SNP/
Alba)[lower-alpha 1]		 Thomas Kerr
(Conservative)		 Laura Doherty
(SNP)
2021
  1. Elected as SNP Councillor; reaffiliated to Alba Party in 2021.[4]

Election Results

2007
Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
Shettleston - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SNP John F. McLaughlin 1,896 21.5
Labour Tom McKeown[lower-alpha 1] 1,861 21.1
Labour George Ryan[lower-alpha 2] 1,386 15.7
Labour Euan McLeod[lower-alpha 3] 1,369 15.6
Conservative Alex White 565 6.4
Solidarity Wheatley Harris 458 5.2
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 420 4.8
BNP Walter Hamilton 268 3.0
Green Catherine Maguire 227 2.6
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Gordon Kirker 190 2.2
Scottish Socialist Mick Eyre 163 1.9
  1. Returning councillor for Tollcross Park single-member ward.
  2. Returning councillor for Shettleston single-member ward.
  3. Returning councillor for Mount Vernon single-member ward.

2012
Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Shettleston - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Frank McAveety 28.3 1,989
Labour George Ryan (incumbent)†† 20.1 1,415
SNP John McLaughlin (incumbent) 17.8 1,251 1,283.1 1,283.2 1,285.2 1,288.8 1,301.1 1,331.4 1,358.4 2,168.1
Labour Anne Simpson 12.1 852 1,289.1 1,293.9 1,300.9 1,317.8 1,333.6 1,359.8 1,400.5 1,444.9
SNP Adam Miller 13.1 921 937.9 938.1 942.1 950.4 964.9 980.9 1,006.2  
Conservative Alan Sullivan 4.2 294 298.9 299 313.3 314.3 332.9 344.9
Green Stuart Leckie 1.5 105 115.5 115.6 126.6 144.1 165.3
Glasgow First Andy Muir * 1.4 98 109.7 109.7 111 119.3
Scottish Socialist Colin Rutherford 0.9 63 69.1 69.2 71.2
Liberal Democrats Marjory Watt 0.7 52 52.9 52.9
Electorate: 21,408   Valid: 7,040   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,409   Turnout: 7,214 (33.70%)

    2013 by-election
    • On 7 October 2013 Shettleston Labour Cllr George Ryan died suddenly.[5] A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill.[6]
    Shettleston By-election (5 December 2013) - 1 Seat
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Labour Martin Neill 53.6 2026
    SNP Laura Doherty 28.7 1086
    Conservative Raymond McCrae 5.9 224
    UKIP Arthur Misty Thackeray 3.4 129
    TUSC Jamie Cocozza 1.8 68
    Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.4 53
    No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 1.3 50
    Green Alasdair Duke 1.1 41
    Scottish Socialist Tommy Ball 0.9 35
    Christian Victor Murphy 0.9 34
    Britannica Party Charlie Baillie 0.8 31
    SDA James Trolland 0.2 6
    Electorate: 21,926   Valid: 3,783   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,892   Turnout: 3,777 (17.55)

      2017
      Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
      Shettleston - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Labour Frank McAveety (incumbent) 25.17% 1,902
      SNP Laura Doherty 17.95% 1,356 1,364 1,368 1,370 1,379 1,384 1,387 1,477 1,600
      Conservative Thomas Kerr 18.10% 1,368 1,381 1,390 1,394 1,399 1,409 1,448 1,462 1,468 1,469 1,671
      SNP Michelle Ferns[lower-alpha 1] 10.23% 773 778 779 782 785 785 786 811 1,377 1,453 1,597
      Labour Anne Simpson (incumbent) 11.54% 872 1,162 1,164 1,173 1,184 1,214 1,238 1,275 1,278 1,289
      SNP Alex Kerr 9.58% 724 729 731 736 739 743 751 774
      Green Kevin Campbell 2.94% 222 225 231 234 249 265 274
      UKIP Jamie Robertson 1.39% 105 110 111 120 122 129
      Liberal Democrats Timothy Pollard 1.09% 82 87 88 94 96
      TUSC Jamie Cocozza 0.79% 60 63 67 69
      SDP Steven Marshall 0.67% 51 54 56
      Independent Paul Corran 0.54% 41 41
      Electorate: 21,134   Valid: 7,556   Spoilt: 326   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 37.3%
        1. Michelle Ferns reaffiliated from the SNP to the Alba Party in 2021.[4]

        See also

        References
        1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 19 - Shettleston, 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. McCall, Chris (29 March 2021). "Glasgow councillor quits SNP to join Alba Party as defections continue". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
        5. Glasgow Labour councillor George Ryan dies aged 51, BBC News, 7 October 2013
        6. Local By Elections Archived Results, Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022
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