Drumchapel/Anniesland (ward)

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Drumchapel/Anniesland
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Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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View looking north-west over Drumchapel from Linkwood towers (2014)
Area7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population29,432 (2015) [1]
  Density 4,031.8/km2 (10,442/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G13, G15
Dialling code 0141
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Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. [3]

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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:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Paul Carey
(Labour)
Bill Kidd
(SNP)
Steven Purcell
(Labour)
Jonathan Findlay
(Labour)
2009 by Anne McTaggart
(Labour)
2010 byChristopher Hughes
(Labour)
2012 [4] Judith Fisher
(Labour)
Malcolm Balfour
(SNP)
2017 [5] Anne McTaggart
(Labour/SNP)
Elspeth Kerr
(SNP)
2019
2022 [6] Fyeza Ikhlaq
(SNP)
Patricia Ferguson
(Labour)
2024Davena Rankin
(Labour)

Election results

2024 By-election

Drumchapel/Anniesland by-election (21 November 2024) − 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Davena Rankin34.31,0841,108 1,143 1,193 1,263 1,385 1,857
SNP Adekemi Giwa26.3830841 847 971 1,083 1,134  
Reform UK Allan Douglas Lyons12.8405412 461 473 524   
Independent Elsbeth Kerr9.4297310 331 372    
Green Christopher Lavelle8.3263270 275     
Conservative Steven Morrison5.8184196      
Liberal Democrats Michael Edward Shields2.993      
Electorate: 20,895  Valid: 3,156  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,579  Turnout: 15.3%  

    2022 Election

    2022 Glasgow City Council election

    Drumchapel/Anniesland − 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Paul Carey (incumbent)27.82,011      
    SNP Anne McTaggart (incumbent)20.01,446      
    SNP Fyeza Ikhlaq13.1945959 969 971 1,278 1,366 1,626
    Labour Patricia Ferguson 10.37471,191 1,209 1,240 1,252 1,368 1,495
    Conservative Pauline Sutherland9.5689701 701 724 727 771 792
    Green Duncan Webford6.1438444 475 498 523 610  
    Independent Elspeth Kerr (incumbent)5.2376409 434 454 464   
    SNP Cylina Porch4.8350358 369 373    
    Liberal Democrats Richard Frank Stalley1.6118122 127     
    Scottish Socialist Joe Meehan1.5106112      
    Electorate: 21,148  Valid: 7,226  Spoilt: 222  Quota: 1,446  Turnout: 35.2%  

      Source: [7] [8]

      2017 Election

      2017 Glasgow City Council election

      Drumchapel/Anniesland – 4 seats [9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Labour Paul Carey (incumbent)24.83%1,871
      SNP Malcolm Balfour (incumbent)24.45%1,842
      SNP Elspeth Kerr ††††††10.98%827849 1,073 1,086 1,095 1,101 1,213 1,963
      Labour Anne McTaggart ††††12.49%9411,177 1,189 1,194 1,213 1,288 1,308 1,327 1,456 1,876
      Conservative Patrick Logue11.59%873895 898 903 904 945 962 966 981
      SNP Malcolm Mitchell8.99%678682 733 738 747 749 829
      Green Louisa McGuigan4.27%322331 348 353 369 379
      UKIP Bryan Free1.25%94101 105 106 106
      Scottish Socialist Joe Meehan0.68%5156 58 63
      Solidarity Gary Kelly0.46%3542 48
      Electorate: 21,507  Valid: 7,534  Spoilt: 308  Quota: 1,507  Turnout: 36.5%  

        2012 Election

        2012 Glasgow City Council election

                Drumchapel/Anniesland – 4 seats [4]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345678910
                Labour Paul Carey (incumbent)30.65%2,075         
                Labour Jon Findlay (incumbent)17.70%1,1981,552        
                SNP Malcolm Balfour19.82%1,3421,388        
                Labour Judith Fisher13.01%8811,079 1,235 1,236 1,241 1,243 1,247 1,274 1,328 1,378
                SNP John Docherty9.44%639665 676 705 709 713 717 747 807 854
                Conservative Martyn McIntyre3.62%245248 251 252 253 255 260 292 315  
                Green Alastair Whitelaw2.63%178183 187 188 196 199 216 251   
                Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry1.96%133139 142 143 143 146 150    
                IndependentJames Trolland0.50%3434 35 35 39 45     
                Glasgow First Gerrard O'Neill McCue0.30%2026 28 28 30      
                TUSC Eric Stevenson0.37%2526 27 27       
                Electorate: 21,288  Valid: 6,770  Spoilt: 180  Quota: 1,355  Turnout: 32.65%  

                        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 [10]
                                                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                  1
                                                                  Labour Christopher Hughes56.35,710
                                                                  SNP Frank Rankin21.72,197
                                                                  Liberal Democrats Paul McGarry11.31,143
                                                                  Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan7.0710
                                                                  Green Larry Butler3.7375
                                                                  Electorate: 19,951  Valid: 10,030  Spoilt: 239  Quota: 5,016  Turnout: 10,269 (51.47%)  

                                                                    2009 by-election

                                                                    On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.

                                                                                                              Drumchapel/Anniesland by-election (4 June 2009) - 1 seat [11]
                                                                                                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                                                              12345
                                                                                                              Labour Anne McTaggart 48.42,5842,593 2,613 2,651 2,689
                                                                                                              SNP Martin J Docherty28.31,5091,530 1,573 1,651 1,698
                                                                                                              Liberal Democrats Nathalie McKee6.5349362 373 443 532
                                                                                                              Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan5.9316327 359 366  
                                                                                                              Green Eileen Duke5.1270284 295   
                                                                                                              BNP John Robertson3.3177186    
                                                                                                              Independent James Trolland2.4129    
                                                                                                              Electorate: 20,141  Valid: 5,334  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 2,667  Turnout: 5,418 (26.9%)  

                                                                                                                2007 Election

                                                                                                                2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                                                                                                          2007 Council election:Drumchapel/Anniesland [3]
                                                                                                                                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                                                                                          1234567
                                                                                                                                          Labour Paul Carey [a] 26.312,284      
                                                                                                                                          SNP Bill Kidd 21.531,869      
                                                                                                                                          Labour Steven Purcell [b] 21.381,856      
                                                                                                                                          Labour Jonathan Findlay [c] 12.701,1021,374 1,385 1,445 1,455 1,476 1,524
                                                                                                                                          Conservative Susan McCourt4.75412419 425 428 517 520 535
                                                                                                                                          Liberal Democrats Alan Lee4.02349364 379 385 400 415 454
                                                                                                                                          Green Eileen Margaret Cartner Duke3.00260283 300 305 319 361 428
                                                                                                                                          Solidarity Esther Nixon2.57223243 259 263 267 321  
                                                                                                                                          Scottish Socialist Mike Dyer1.71148175 186 191 197   
                                                                                                                                          Scottish Unionist Bobby Howie2.04177184 188 190    
                                                                                                                                          Electorate: 20,398  Valid: 8,680  Spoilt: 214  Quota: 1,737  Turnout: 43.60%  
                                                                                                                                            1. Outgoing councillor for Summerhill single-member ward.
                                                                                                                                            2. Outgoing councillor for Blairdardie single-member ward.
                                                                                                                                            3. Outgoing councillor for Anniesland single-member ward.

                                                                                                                                                            See also

                                                                                                                                                            References

                                                                                                                                                            1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 14 - Drumchapel/Anniesland, 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. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
                                                                                                                                                            7. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 14 Drumchapel-Anniesland". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                                                                            8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 14 Drumchapel-Anniesland". 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. "Ward - 14 Drumchapel & Anniesland - Local By Election 2010". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010.
                                                                                                                                                            11. "www.kristoferkeane.co.uk - Scottish Elections :: Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election 2009". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.