Anderston/City/Yorkhill (ward)

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Anderston/City/Yorkhill
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Anderston/City/Yorkhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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View looking west over the Anderston and Finnieston areas within the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward
Area5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population30,184 (2015) [1]
  Density 5,249.4/km2 (13,596/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G1, G2, G3
Dialling code 0141
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Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Ward 10) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] Created as Anderston/City in 2007, it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. [3] The same criteria applied in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward slightly decreased in size (although slightly increased in population) and was renamed Anderston/City/Yorkhill, still returning four councillors.

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Boundaries

The ward covers Glasgow city centre and the Merchant City which contain many office and retail premises but also some residential buildings, and also includes the more heavily populated areas of Cowcaddens, Garnethill and Townhead north of the city centre, along with the campuses of both the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, with the M8 motorway being the northern boundary and High Street the eastern. The River Clyde forms the southern border of the ward, which stretches west through Anderston, Finnieston, Kelvinhaugh and Yorkhill to the River Kelvin.

The Kelvingrove residential area to the north of Finnieston lies within the ward, but Kelvingrove Park and the Park District which were also originally included in 2007 were reassigned to Hillhead ward in 2017. At that time the small Ladywell neighbourhood and the grounds of Glasgow Royal Infirmary were reassigned to a new Dennistoun ward. 'Yorkhill' was added to the name to better reflect the distribution of population, with most of the ward's residents living in areas west of Anderston.

The ethnic makeup of the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Philip Braat
(Labour)
Gordon Matheson
(Labour)
Craig MacKay
(SNP)
Nina Baker
(Green)
2012 [4] Martin John Docherty
(SNP)
2015 by Eva Bolander
(SNP)
2016 byAngus Millar
(SNP)
2017 [5] Christy Mearns
(Green)
2022 [6]

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Anderston/City/Yorkhill – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Green Christy Mearns (incumbent)25.81,527         
Labour Philip Braat (incumbent)24.41,439         
SNP Eva Bolander (incumbent)22.81,349         
SNP Angus Millar (incumbent)10.2603783 801 938 940 947 974 992 1,016 1,236
Conservative Susan McCourt6.7395399 408 410 418 422 431 463   
Labour John Gerard Carson5.7337401 597 606 610 616 629 712 900  
Liberal Democrats Matthew James Clark2.5145168 175 178 184 187 198    
Independent Benn Rapson0.84864 64 65 69 83     
Independent Carla Arrighi0.63639 39 41 45      
Scottish Libertarian Nick Thomson0.53133 33 33       
Electorate: 21,667  Valid: 5,910  Spoilt: 180  Quota: 1,183  Turnout: 28.1%  

    Source: [7] [8]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Anderston/City/Yorkhill – 4 seats [9]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Eva Bolander (incumbent)26.47%1,591
    Labour Philip Braat (incumbent)22.09%1,328
    Green Christy Mearns18.32%1,1011,146 1,155 1,161 1,187 1,254
    SNP Angus Millar (incumbent)12.89%7751,072 1,078 1,080 1,090 1,098 1,127 1,224
    Conservative Cameron Stewart9.88%594597 604 607 620 649 650 716
    Labour Faten Hameed6.41%385394 470 472 476 510 520
    Liberal Democrats James Harrison2.51%151154 160 162 168
    Independent Gerry Creechan0.92%5561 65 76
    Independent Gordon Keane0.49%3031 32
    Electorate: 19,071  Valid: 6,010  Spoilt: 172  Quota: 1,203  Turnout: 32.4%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

            Anderston/City – 4 seats [4]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567891011
            Labour Philip Braat (incumbent)29.41,561          
            Labour Gordon Matheson (incumbent)20.91,113          
            SNP Martin Docherty 19.91,0571,122.3         
            Green Nina Baker (incumbent)10.5558652.2 656.6 662.6 665.6 676.2 704.3 753.2 809 891.8 1,163.5
            SNP Craig MacKay (incumbent)9.7516541.5 587.8 592.3 592.3 596 605.5 628.4 645.2 683.3  
            Conservative David Barnes4.7249273.5 274.4 276.3 279.3 280.8 283.9 283.9 314.3   
            Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle1.789112.9 113.9 116 117.3 120 126.4 129.4    
            Solidarity Graham Campbell1.789110.9 112.1 113.2 113.2 115.3 118.3     
            Pirate Rob Harris0.94653.9 54.4 54.8 58.5 60.9      
            Glasgow First Alexander McDowell0.42030.8 31.2 32.4 36       
            Britannica Party James Moir Robertson0.31719.2 19.2 19.4        
            Electorate: 23,063  Valid: 5,315  Spoilt: 191  Quota: 1,064  Turnout: 5,442 (23.60%)  

                      2015 by-election

                      On 14 May 2015, SNP Cllr Martin Docherty resigned his after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of West Dunbartonshire. [6] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Eva Bolander.

                                    Anderston/City by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat
                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                    123456
                                    SNP Eva Bolander 48.1%1,4411,444 1,446 1,457 1,473 1,750
                                    Labour Katie Ford28.6%857857 866 881 943 1,024
                                    Green Christy Mearns13.8%414414 421 442 467  
                                    Conservative Ary Jaff5.5%164166 173 184   
                                    Liberal Democrats Gary McLelland2.2%6668 70    
                                    UKIP Janice MacKay1.4%4345     
                                    Scottish Libertarian Stevie Creighton0.4%12     
                                    Electorate: 23,285  Valid: 2,997  Spoilt: 39  Quota: 1,499  Turnout: 3,036 (14.5%)  

                                      2016 by-election

                                      On 14 March 2016, Labour Cllr Gordon Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University. [10] A by-election took place on 5 May 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Angus Millar.

                                                    Anderston/City by-election (5 May 2016) - 1 Seat [11]
                                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                    12345
                                                    SNP Angus Millar43.03%3,4673,480 3,509 3,586 4,436
                                                    Labour Steven Livingston21.07%1,6981,715 1,793 2,112 2,603
                                                    Green Christy Mearns20.12%1,6211,637 1,710 1,869  
                                                    Conservative Philip Charles10.79%869908 965   
                                                    Liberal Democrats Ryan Ross3.08%248256    
                                                    UKIP Karen King1.91%154    
                                                    Electorate: 20,995  Valid: 8,057  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 4,030  Turnout: 8,190 (39.18%)  

                                                      2007 Election

                                                      2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                                        2007 Council election: Anderston/City [3]
                                                                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                        123456
                                                                        SNP Craig MacKay23.651,632     
                                                                        Labour Philip Braat 18.711,2911,306 1,318 1,328 1,366 1,421
                                                                        Labour Gordon Matheson [a] 17.061,1771,194 1,200 1,220 1,259 1,291
                                                                        Green Nina Baker12.75880927 974 1,033 1,163 1,247
                                                                        Liberal Democrats Ann Laird11.68806836 866 890 929 1,050
                                                                        Conservative Erin Boyle7.04486495 511 515 524  
                                                                        Solidarity Akhtar Khan4.13285317 319 367   
                                                                        Scottish Socialist Peter Murray2.87198215 228    
                                                                        Independent Dave Holladay2.10145150     
                                                                        Electorate: 20,431  Valid: 6,900  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 1,381  Turnout: 34.41%  
                                                                          1. Outgoing councillor for Merchant City single-member ward.

                                                                                                  See also

                                                                                                  References

                                                                                                  1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 10 - Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City Council
                                                                                                  2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                                                  3. 1 2 Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
                                                                                                  4. 1 2 "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                                                                  5. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                                  6. 1 2 "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
                                                                                                  7. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 10 Anderston-City-Yorkhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                  8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 10 Anderston-City-Yorkhill". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                  9. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                                  10. "Former leader Gordon Matheson to leave Glasgow City Council - BBC News". BBC News. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                                                                  11. "By-Election - Ward 10 - Anderston/City". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 1 April 2016.