East Centre (Glasgow ward)

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East Centre
Carntyne Road (geograph 5335997).jpg
Houses on Carntyne Road in the East Centre ward (2017)
Area6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population27,991 (2015) [1]
•  Density 4,401/km2 (11,400/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G32, G33
Dialling code 0141
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East Centre Ward (2017) within Glasgow Glasgow wards 2017 no18 East Centre.png
East Centre Ward (2017) within Glasgow

East Centre (Ward 18) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. [3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, but four members were still returned.

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Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes Carntyne, Cranhill and Riddrie, with the northern boundary being the M8 motorway). The 2017 changes were substantial: the Dennistoun, Milnbank and Haghill neighbourhoods in the west of the original territory were removed and assigned to a new Dennistoun ward, whereas the neighbourhoods of Barlanark, Budhill, Greenfield, Lightburn and Springboig were added to East Centre from the Baillieston ward. The southern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Patricia Chalmers
(Labour)		Frank Docherty
(Labour)		Elaine McDougall
(Labour)		Jennifer Dunn
(SNP)
2012 [4] Russell Robertson
(Labour/SNP/Independent)
2016
2017 [5] Marie Garrity
(Labour)		Annette Christie
(SNP)
2019
2022 [6] Declan Blench
(SNP)		Ann Jenkins
(Labour)		Kieran Turner
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

2022 Glasgow City Council election: East Centre − 4 seats [6] [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
SNP Declan Blench19.38%1,3481,364 1,365 1,376 1,380 1,431     
SNP Annette Christie (incumbent)14.58%1,0141,024 1,025 1,036 1,040 1,101 1,133 1,174 1,753  
TUSC Matt Dobson0.91%6368          
Conservative Faten Hameed9.89%688710 717 725 746 749 749 806 811 819  
Labour Ann Jenkins28.09%1,954          
Liberal Democrats Ruth Lindsay1.29%90109 113 117        
Independent William McLachlan3.58%249265 271 286 299 318 319     
Alba Tony Osy1.45%101102 106         
SNP Killian Riley8.16%568573 573 586 588 635 639 656    
Green Hannah Smith3.45%240249 266 281 293       
Labour Kieran Turner9.23%6421,046 1,064 1,074 1,102 1,149 1,150 1,238 1,259 1,328 1,719
Electorate: 20,113  Valid: 6,957  Spoilt: 268  Quota: 1,392  Turnout: 35.9% [8]  

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    East Centre - 4 seats [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Labour Frank Docherty (incumbent)28.16%1,998
    SNP Annette Christie22.24%1,578
    SNP Russell Robertson (incumbent)†††13.32%945955 996 1,001 1,011 1,050 1,787
    Labour Marie Garrity *8.05%5711,050 1,052 1,077 1,090 1,135 1,169 1,239 1,659
    Conservative Maria Wells13.39%950963 964 971 991 1,016 1,027 1,037
    SNP Mark Coburn9.81%696704 803 810 817 879
    Green Kenneth Whyte2.66%189194 199 216 250
    Independent Andrew McCullagh1.23%8791 93 105
    TUSC Matt Dobson1.13%8089 91
    Electorate: 19,978  Valid: 7,094  Spoilt: 368  Quota: 1,419  Turnout: 37.4%  

      * = Sitting Councillor for the Baillieston ward.

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

                East Centre - 4 seats [4]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567891011
                Labour Frank Docherty (incumbent)26.41,846          
                SNP Jennifer Dunn (incumbent)21.81,523          
                Labour Elaine McDougall (incumbent)18.21,2721,581.4         
                Labour Russell Robertson [lower-alpha 1] 14.09811,043.9 1,176.6 1,179.7 1,184.6 1,199.6 1,207.6 1,245.7 1,285.1 1,383.5 1,527.7
                SNP Colin Rullkotter5.9414423.2 427.3 523.5 526.5 532.6 540 566.3 605 735.5  
                Green Nina Ballantyne4.8335351 356.5 363.6 371.5 390.3 404.8 460.9 520.8   
                Conservative Keenan Alexander4.0280283.4 285.3 286.6 288.9 302.7 328.1 334.5    
                Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell2.2154159.3 162.2 166.1 168.2 171.5 176.8     
                UKIP Steven Laird1.28284.2 85.3 86.5 94.6 94.9      
                Liberal Democrats Alan Lee0.96266.4 67.4 69.3 74.9       
                Glasgow First Fraser Paterson0.63942.9 45.8 47        
                Electorate: 22,939  Valid: 6,988  Spoilt: 198  Quota: 1,398  Turnout: 7,186 (31.33%)  
                  1. ↑ Robertson defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP in February 2016. [9]

                    2007 Election

                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                      2007 Council election: East Centre [3]
                                                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                      1234567891011
                                                      SNP Jennifer Dunn21.691,969          
                                                      Labour Patricia Chalmers [lower-alpha 1] 19.741,7921,801 1,811 1,821       
                                                      Labour Frank Docherty14.071,2771,288 1,294 1,300 1,303 1,316 1,377 1,411 1,486 1,526 1,627
                                                      Labour Elaine McDougall [lower-alpha 2] 11.451,0391,046 1,049 1,057 1,058 1,067 1,101 1,134 1,191 1,243 1,314
                                                      Green Elaine Cooper5.19471490 495 501 501 521 533 585 740 829 1,038
                                                      Solidarity Jim Adams6.12556575 583 587 587 607 626 722 771 797  
                                                      Conservative Randle Wilson4.22383387 400 460 460 539 561 566 626   
                                                      Liberal Democrats Stuart Grieve5.07460474 480 491 492 495 511 531    
                                                      Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell3.56323334 336 341 341 351 372     
                                                      CPA John Kerr2.97270273 316 319 319 328      
                                                      BNP William McLachlan2.49226229 231 256 256       
                                                      Scottish Unionist Drew Dickie1.93175176 178         
                                                      Scottish Christian David Johnston1.51137140          
                                                      Electorate: 21,119  Valid: 9,078  Spoilt: 290  Quota: 1,816  Turnout: 44.36%  
                                                        1. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Carntyne single-member ward.
                                                        2. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Milnbank single-member ward.

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                                                                References

                                                                1. ↑ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 18 - East Centre, 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. 1 2 "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.
                                                                7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 18 East Centre)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
                                                                8. ↑ "Declaration of Results (Ward 18 East Centre)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
                                                                9. ↑ "Glasgow Labour councillor defects to the SNP". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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