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Drumchapel/Anniesland
View looking north-west over Drumchapel from Linkwood towers (2014)
Area7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population29,432 (2015)[1]
• Density4,031.8/km2 (10,442/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG13, G15
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
Glasgow
Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[2]

Boundaries

Located in the far north-west of Glasgow, the ward's western boundary is with West Dunbartonshire and its northern boundary with East Dunbartonshire. Despite its name, it contains only part of the Anniesland neighbourhood (the streets to the north of Anniesland Road, and to the north of Great Western Road, east of Anniesland Cross). It contains all of Drumchapel, Netherton, Temple, Old Drumchapel, Blairdardie and High Knightswood, and part of Knightswood (streets to the east of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 94.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 3.3% Asian
  • 1.8% Black (mainly African)
  • 0.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 rowspan=5; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Paul Carey
(Labour) 		rowspan=5; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Jonathan Findlay
(Labour) 		rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Steven Purcell
(Labour) 		rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | Bill Kidd
(SNP)
2009 by rowspan=2; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Anne McTaggart
(Labour)
2010 by Christopher Hughes
(Labour)
2012 Judith Fisher
(Labour) 		rowspan=2; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | Malcolm Balfour
(SNP)
2017 Anne McTaggart
(Labour) 		rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | Elspeth Kerr
(SNP)

Election results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
  1. ^ Returning councillor for Summerhill single-member ward.
  2. ^ Returning councillor for Blairdardie single-member ward.
  3. ^ Returning councillor for Anniesland single-member ward.

2009 by-election

  • On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as a Councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (4 June 2009) - 1 Seat[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Anne McTaggart 48.4 2,584 2,593 2,613 2,651 2,689
SNP Martin J Docherty 28.3 1,509 1,530 1,573 1,651 1,698
Liberal Democrats Nathalie McKee 6.5 349 362 373 443 532
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 5.9 316 327 359 366  
Scottish Green Eileen Duke 5.1 270 284 295    
BNP John Robertson 3.3 177 186      
Independent James Trolland 2.4 129        
Electorate: 20,141   Valid: 5,334   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 2,667   Turnout: 5,418 (26.9%)  

2010 by-election

  • On 6 May 2010, a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour Councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes.
Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (6 May 2010)- 1 seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Christopher Hughes 56.3 5,710
SNP Frank Rankin 21.7 2,197
Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry 11.3 1,143
Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 7.0 710
Scottish Green Larry Butler 3.7 375
Electorate: 19,951   Valid: 10,030   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 5,016   Turnout: 10,269 (51.47%)  

2012

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election

2017

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

See also

References

  1. ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 14 - Drumchapel/Anniesland, Glasgow City Council
  2. ^ a b Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-drumchapelanniesland.html
  4. ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/Drumchapel_Anniesland_By_Election_2010/
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