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Human settlement in Scotland
Hillhead is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Situated to the west of the city centre, it currently covers the areas of Hillhead, Woodlands, Kelvinbridge and North Kelvinside. It also includes Kelvingrove Park, the University of Glasgow, and is served by the Glasgow Subway stations of St. George's Cross, Kelvinbridge, and Hillhead.
There are 3 councillors (previously 4) for the area; as of 4 May 2017, one councillor each from the Scottish Green Party, Scottish National Party, and Scottish Labour represent the ward.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census,[1] the ethnicity of the population is:
| Ethnicity |
Proportion
|
| White Scottish/British |
68.97%
|
| White Irish |
3%
|
| Other White |
8%
|
| Mixed Ethnic Groups |
1.17%
|
| Indian |
2.33%
|
| Pakistani |
6.08%
|
| Bangladeshi |
0.02%
|
| Chinese |
4.89%
|
| Other Asian |
1.61%
|
| African |
1.81%
|
| Caribbean or Black |
0.03%
|
| Other Ethnic Group |
1.63%
|
Current representation
The three councillors representing the area since 4 May 2017 are:
Election results
Glasgow City Council Election 2017 (3 seats) [2]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Martha Wardrop (incumbent)
|
25.63%
|
1,718
|
|
|
Labour
|
Hanzala Malik
|
21.73%
|
1,457
|
1,464
|
1,465
|
1,469
|
1,625
|
1,935
|
|
|
SNP
|
Ken Andrew (incumbent)
|
22.49%
|
1,508
|
1,516
|
1,519
|
1,522
|
1,545
|
1.575
|
1,624
|
2,632
|
|
|
SNP
|
Caroline Welsh
|
14.66%
|
983
|
998
|
1,000
|
1,004
|
1,030
|
1,046
|
1,076
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Martin McIntyre
|
10.14%
|
680
|
680
|
686
|
693
|
744
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Matthew Clark
|
4.45%
|
298
|
303
|
307
|
311
|
|
|
No label
|
Douglas Timmons
|
0.51%
|
34
|
34
|
37
|
|
|
Scottish Libertarian
|
Anthony Sammeroff
|
0.39%
|
26
|
26
|
| Electorate: 17,923 Valid: 6,704 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,677 Turnout: 37.9%
|
|
Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (4 seats)
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13
|
|
|
SNP
|
Ken Andrew (incumbent)
|
24.62%
|
1,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Martha Wardrop (incumbent)
|
17.62%
|
1,019
|
1,037
|
1,037
|
1,039
|
1,049
|
1,055
|
1,099
|
1,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Martin McElroy
|
17.31%
|
1,001
|
1,015
|
1,018
|
1,019
|
1,023
|
1,030
|
1,041
|
1,068
|
1,071
|
1,129
|
1,211
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Pauline McKeever
|
12.14%
|
702
|
709
|
710
|
711
|
712
|
712
|
720
|
741
|
746
|
799
|
835
|
880
|
1,019
|
|
|
SNP
|
Mark Smith
|
8.44%
|
488
|
676
|
676
|
678
|
682
|
683
|
690
|
711
|
720
|
780
|
826
|
827
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Alexander Inglis
|
6.54%
|
378
|
380
|
383
|
386
|
394
|
413
|
415
|
464
|
465
|
541
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ruth Simpson
|
5.79%
|
335
|
340
|
340
|
340
|
343
|
355
|
356
|
386
|
391
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Kenneth Elder (incumbent)
|
4.10%
|
237
|
244
|
245
|
248
|
252
|
255
|
259
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Frances Curran
|
1.42%
|
82
|
86
|
86
|
86
|
87
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UKIP
|
Neil Craig
|
0.85%
|
49
|
51
|
56
|
57
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Christian
|
Murdo MacLeod
|
0.74%
|
43
|
44
|
44
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glasgow First
|
Iain Firth
|
0.22%
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Britannica
|
Charles Baillie
|
0.21%
|
12
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 20,981 Valid: 5,783 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 28.10%
|
|
Hillhead By-Election* (1 seat, November 17th, 2011) [3][4][5]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
|
SNP
|
Ken Andrew
|
32.75
|
1,026
|
1,027
|
1,030
|
1,079
|
1,174
|
1,386
|
1,851
|
|
|
Labour
|
Martin McElroy
|
30.17
|
945
|
946
|
950
|
992
|
1,057
|
1,276
|
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Stuart Leckie
|
13.88
|
435
|
436
|
441
|
556
|
639
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Maya Forrest
|
11.87
|
372
|
374
|
384
|
441
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ewan Hoyle
|
9.80
|
307
|
310
|
311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UKIP
|
Neil Craig
|
1.14
|
36
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Britannica Party
|
Charles Baillie
|
0.35
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
| Electorate: 23,243 Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,567 Turnout: 3,172
|
|}
*held following the death of SNP Councillor George Roberts.
Glasgow City Council Election 2007 (4 seats)[3]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
|
SNP
|
George A Roberts
|
21.14
|
1,899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Martha Ferguson Wardrop
|
18.64
|
1,675
|
1,705
|
1,709
|
1,778
|
1,924
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Kenneth Elder
|
13.18
|
1,184
|
1,193
|
1,196
|
1,214
|
1,245
|
1,276
|
1,562
|
1,926
|
|
|
Labour
|
Hanzala Malik
|
13.27
|
1,192
|
1,196
|
1,197
|
1,203
|
1,267
|
1,277
|
1,379
|
1,433
|
|
|
Labour
|
Martin Rhodes
|
12.02
|
1,080
|
1,085
|
1,088
|
1,092
|
1,114
|
1,125
|
1,160
|
1,288
|
|
|
Conservative
|
John Anderson
|
10.15
|
912
|
918
|
930
|
932
|
941
|
945
|
974
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Abdul A Khan
|
5.15
|
463
|
469
|
477
|
490
|
526
|
554
|
|
|
|
|
Solidarity
|
Akhter Khan
|
3.83
|
344
|
354
|
362
|
411
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Socialist
|
Anthea Irwin
|
2.05
|
184
|
187
|
194
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Neil Craig
|
0.57
|
51
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electorate: 20,826 Valid: 8,984 Spoilt: 144 Quota: 1,797 Turnout: 43.84%
|
N.B Neil Craig stood for the Nine Percent Growth Party rather than an independent.
References
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