Shettleston (ward)
Shettleston
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Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018) | |
Area | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Population | 25,806 (2015)[1] |
• Density | 2,481.3/km2 (6,427/sq mi) |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G32 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Shettleston (Ward 19) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. 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.[2]
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 | |||||||
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2007 | rowspan=3; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | | Tom McKeown (Labour) |
rowspan=3; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | | George Ryan (Labour) |
rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | | Euan McLeod (Labour) |
rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | John F. McLaughlin (SNP) |
2012 | Anne Simpson (Labour) |
Frank McAveety (Labour) | ||||||
2015 by | Martin Neill (Labour) | |||||||
2017 | rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | Michelle Ferns (SNP) |
rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party/meta/color" | | Thomas Kerr (Conservative) |
Laura Doherty (SNP) |
Election Results
2007
2012
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