Cardonald (ward) Last updated October 15, 2025 Ward of the Glasgow City Council in Scotland
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Cardonald (Ward 4) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council . [ 2] It was created in 2007 as Craigton and returned four council members using the single transferable vote system. The same name and boundaries were used in the 2012 elections. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election , the name was changed (Craigton is the name of a historic estate and was used as a ward name in past versions of the town authority, but in modern times the urban neighbourhood known by that name did not fall within its boundaries, whereas the whole of the larger Cardonald district did) although the territory and councillor numbers remained the same.
Boundaries Located in the southwest of Glasgow, the ward includes Cardonald as well as Hillington , Halfway , Penilee , Mosspark , Corkerhill , the northern part of Crookston (known as Rosshall) and the northern part of Pollok (the Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water , the rest of the district coming under the Greater Pollok ward ).
The ethnic makeup of the Cardonald ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
93.8% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other 4.1% Asian 1.3% Black (Mainly African) 0.7% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group Election results 2022 Election 2022 Glasgow City Council election
Cardonald – 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP Elaine McSporran (incumbent )29.0 2,489 Labour Jim Kavanagh (incumbent )27.6 2,367 Labour Matt Kerr (incumbent )14.4 1,236 1,275 1,809 SNP Alex Wilson (incumbent )10.2 872 1,476 1,496 1,507 1,532 1,548 1,647 2,007 Conservative Stephen Paxton 8.8 755 758 776 789 792 836 857 886 Green Ellie Gomersall 5.4 461 514 522 532 535 581 619 Alba Alexander Torrance 2.2 189 211 222 225 226 233 Liberal Democrats Ross Chalmers 1.8 153 159 168 182 192 SDP Robin Dudfield 0.6 50 53 56 59 Electorate: 22,574 Valid: 8,572 Spoilt: 242 Quota: 1,715 Turnout: 39.0%
Source: [ 6] [ 7]
2017 Election 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Cardonald – 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP Elaine McSporran 20.66% 1,913 Labour Co-op Matt Kerr (incumbent )20.45% 1,894 SNP Alex Wilson (incumbent )14.39% 1,333 1,345 1,346 1,350 1,371 1,381 1,455 2,192 Labour Co-op Alistair Watson (incumbent )†17.35% 1,607 1,608 1,637 1,655 1,677 1,732 1,782 1,829 1,912 Conservative Judy Lockhart 11.68% 1,082 1,082 1,084 1,121 1,129 1,167 1,180 1,189 1,197 SNP Joe Murray 8.29% 768 810 811 816 837 847 927 Green Alan Sharkey 2.52% 233 234 235 244 268 309 Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 1.97% 182 182 184 190 196 Solidarity Lynn Sheridan 1.41% 131 132 133 141 UKIP Robert Barclay 1.27% 118 118 119 Electorate: 22,853 Valid: 9,261 Spoilt: 321 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 41.9%
2017 by-election Labour counsellor Alistair Watson died suddenly on 29 June 2017. [ 8] A by-election was held on 7 September 2017 and was won by Jim Kavanagh of the Scottish Labour Party.
Cardonald by-election (7 September 2017) - 1 seat [ 9] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Labour Jim Kavanagh 48.6 2,614 2,615 2,641 2,683 2,936 SNP Alex Mitchell 36.7 1,972 1,972 1,981 2,066 2,101 Conservative Thomas Haddow 10.3 552 554 566 574 Green John Smith 2.7 147 151 161 Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 1.5 80 82 Scottish Libertarian Antony Sammeroff 0.2 12 Electorate: 23,248 Valid: 5,377 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 2,689 Turnout: 23.7%
2012 Election 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Craigton – 4 seats [ 4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Labour Matt Kerr (incumbent )27.8 2,279 Labour Alistair Watson (incumbent )25.6 2,102 SNP Iris Gibson (incumbent )22.9 1,876 SNP Jim Torrance 8.5 700 771.8 826.7 1,004.1 1,010.7 1,025.9 1,048.7 1,128.1 1,193.8 1,434.9 Solidarity Gail Sheridan 5.8 472 555.3 624.3 638.9 646.9 656.8 688 735.1 772.4 Conservative Jayne Morgan 3.6 292 316.7 330.5 333.3 365.7 391.1 411.9 431.5 Green Ian Ruffell 2.1 169 209.9 237.8 245 256.7 273.9 314 Glasgow First Gordon MacDiarmid 1.8 147 193.8 226.6 233.7 245.3 259.2 Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 0.9 76 103.2 115.5 119.7 123.7 UKIP Janice MacKay 1.0 86 99.7 107.2 109.7 Electorate: 22,948 Valid: 8,199 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,640 Turnout: 8,439 (36.77%)
2015 by-election On 10 June 2015, SNP counsellor Iris Gibson retired due to ill health. [ 10] A by-election was held on 6 August and was won by the SNP's Alex Wilson.
Craigton by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 SNP Alex Wilson 54.2% 2,674 Labour Kevin O'Donnell 33.3% 1,643 Conservative Philip Charles 6.1% 300 Green Katie Noble 2.8% 136 UKIP Arthur Misty Thackeray 1.9% 95 Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 1.8% 87 Electorate: 24,119 Valid: 4,935 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 2,468 Turnout: 5,006 (21.64%)
2007 Election 2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Craigton (4 members) [ 3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP Iris Gibson 24.69 2,729 Labour Alistair Watson [ a] 18.68 2,065 2,096 2,103 2,132 2,161 2,226 Labour John Matthew Kerr 17.37 1,920 1,972 1,992 2,007 2,035 2,123 2,127 2,177 Solidarity Ruth Black †11.04 1,220 1,315 1,324 1,382 1,462 1,557 1,559 1,641 Labour Gordon McDiamid 12.02 1,328 1,350 1,357 1,371 1,387 1,430 1,435 1,493 Conservative Scott Alexander Petty 5.15 569 594 698 702 727 797 798 Liberal Democrats Scott R Goghill 4.13 457 500 508 525 631 Green Gordon Masterton 2.85 315 366 390 414 Scottish Socialist Wullie McGartland 2.03 224 247 256 Scottish Unionist Mark Dingwall 2.04 225 234 Electorate: 22,772 Valid: 11,052 Spoilt: 243 Quota: 2,211 Turnout: 49.62%
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