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Baillieston Main Street within the ward (2007)
Area10.10 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population21,663 (2015)[1]
• Density2,144/km2 (5,550/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG33, G69, G71
Dialling code0141
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Baillieston Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Baillieston (Ward 20) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[2] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed: the ward decreased in size and population, and returned three members.

Boundaries

Located in the far east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes Baillieston as well as Barrachnie, Garrowhill, Springhill, Swinton, Wellhouse, Easthall, Daldowie and Broomhouse with the northern boundary being the M8 motorway) and the eastern and southern limits being the city borders with North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.[3]

The 2017 changes saw the neighbourhoods of Barlanark, Budhill, Greenfield, Lightburn and Springboig removed and assigned to the East Centre ward.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Jim Coleman
(Labour) 		rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Douglas Hay
(Labour) 		rowspan=3; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | David McDonald
(SNP) 		rowspan=4; style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | John Mason
(SNP)
2008 by Andy Muir
(Labour) 		David Turner
(SNP)
2012 Marie Garrity
(Labour) 		Austin Sheridan
(SNP)
2017 Marie Garrity
(Labour) 		rowspan=1; style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party/meta/color" | Philip Charles
(Conservative) 		Elaine Ballantyne
(SNP)

Election Results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
  1. ^ Returning councillor for Garrowhill single-member ward.
  2. ^ Returning councillor for Barlanark single-member ward.
  3. ^ Returning councillor for Baillieston single-member ward.

September 2008 by-election

  • On 18 September 2008, a by-election was held following the election of John Mason as an MP for Glasgow East on 25 July 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's David Turner.
Ballieston By-Election (18 September 2008)- 1 Seat[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP David Turner 44.6 2,318 2,320 2,330 2,344 2,355 2,381 2,415 2,511 3,131
Labour Andy Muir 41.7 2,167 2,168 2,171 2,186 2,189 2,208 2,264 2,313  
Conservative John Anderson 5.0 259 272 273 274 304 310 340    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 3.1 159 162 171 176 176 180      
Solidarity Tricia McLeish 1.4 74 76 80 96 105        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.4 73 79 81 81          
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.1 58 58 61            
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.9 45 46              
Scottish Unionist Party (modern) Ian Dickie 0.8 43                
Electorate: 23,202   Valid: 5,196   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 2,599   Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)  

November 2008 by-election

  • On 6 November 2008 a by-election was held following the death of Labour Cllr David Hay on 27 September 2008. The by-election was won by Labour's Andy Muir.
Baillieston By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 Seat[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Andy Muir 46.8 2,257 2,260 2,263 2,286 2,335 2,383 3,124
SNP David Cassidy 42.1 2,027 2,037 2,046 2,074 2,116 2,193  
Conservative John Anderson 4.7 226 231 245 249 269    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 2.9 142 146 146 154      
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.8 88 93 97        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.0 46 46          
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.7 32            
Electorate: 23,131   Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 2,410   Turnout: 4,876 (21.0%)  

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 20 - Baillieston, Glasgow City Council
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ^ Council Elections 2017: Baillieston bringing people together, Evening Times, 10 April 2017
  4. ^ http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/baillieston.html
  5. ^ http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/baillieston2.html
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