Govan (ward)

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Govan
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Aerial view over Pacific Quay and Cessnock in the Govan ward (2011)
Area8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population26,769 (2015) [1]
•  Density 3,240.8/km2 (8,394/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G51, G5
Dialling code 0141
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Govan Ward (2017) within Glasgow Glasgow wards 2017 no05 Govan.png
Govan Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. [2] Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. [3] The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.

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Boundaries

Located south of the River Clyde, as well as central Govan (once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston. [4] The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward.

The ethnic makeup of the Govan ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Stephen Dornan
(Labour/
Glasgow First
/SNP)		Shaukat Butt
(Labour)		John Flanagan
(Labour)		Allison Hunter
(SNP)
2012 [5] James Adams
(Labour)		Fariha Thomas
(Labour)
2013 byJohn Kane
(Labour)
2015
2017 [6] Richard Bell
(SNP)		Allan Young
(Green)
2022 [7] Dan Hutchison
(Green)		Imran Alam
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election



2022 Glasgow City Council election: Govan − 4 seats [7] [8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Labour Imran Alam19.70%1,2721,281 1,295       
SNP Richard Bell (incumbent)18.29%1,1811,186 1,190 1,190 1,200 1,225 1,394   
Green Dan Hutchison15.10%9751,011 1,025 1,025 1,037 1,057 1,136 1,145 1,187 1,359
SNP Stephen Dornan (incumbent)12.30%794803 808 808 824 846 1,073 1,154 1,188 1,276
Labour Ruth Hall9.98%644651 668 670 705 717 733 736 1,042  
Conservative Mamun Rashid9.98%644645 665 665 671 679 684 685   
SNP Funmi Fajemiseye7.71%498502 503 503 510 533     
Alba Uche Gladys Emordi2.04%132143 147 147 156      
Independent John Flanagan1.92%124128 130 130       
Liberal Democrats Neil O'Docherty1.50%97100         
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1.47%95         
Electorate: 20,026  Valid: 6,456  Spoilt: 233  Quota: 1,292  Turnout: 33.4% [9]  










    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Govan - 4 seats [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Labour John Kane (incumbent)23.46%1,520
    SNP Stephen Dornan (incumbent)17.13%1,1101,121 1,125 1,131 1,150 1,581
    SNP Richard Bell16.92%1,0961,100 1,105 1,115 1,122 1,259 1,486
    Green Allan Young9.32%604613 621 649 690 745 765 835 952 1,099
    Conservative Susan McCourt11.41%739752 753 757 793 795 798 801 881
    Labour Muhammad Shoaib8.13%527670 674 680 704 707 715 730
    SNP Pamela Wilson9.68%627630 633 637 642
    Liberal Democrats Benjamin Denton-Cardew2.19%142147 150 160
    Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 1.08%7072 85
    Solidarity Liza Farrell0.68%4446
    Electorate: 19,658  Valid: 6,479  Spoilt: 266  Quota: 1,296  Turnout: 34.3%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

          Govan - 4 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910111213
          Labour James Adams24.94%1,727            
          SNP Allison Hunter (incumbent)21.09%1,460            
          Glasgow First Stephen Dornan (incumbent) [lower-alpha 1] 8.71%603626 627 631 640 643 650 679 714 722 886 1,069 1,156
          Labour Fariha Thomas7.28%504728 729 730 735 740 747 788 826 873 995 1,175 1,261
          SNP Jonathan Mackie6.40%443452 512 517 522 532 538 601 625 879 931 993  
          No descriptionJohn Flanagan (incumbent)9.30%644660 661 668 671 677 688 716 741 742 753   
          Glasgow First Shaukat Butt (incumbent)5.75%398408 408 409 415 416 427 445 468 515    
          SNP Tahir Mohammed5.14%356359 363 363 367 370 370 385 392     
          Conservative Harriet Murdoch3.16%219222 223 223 224 242 323 339      
          Green Jesper Bach3.31%229237 238 261 280 307 315       
          Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes2.07%143148 148 154 154 156        
          Liberal Democrats Chris Young1.26%8791 92 92 92         
          Solidarity Joyce Drummond0.87%6062 62 65          
          Pirate Finlay Archibald0.74%5154 54           
          Electorate: 23,590  Valid: 6,924  Spoilt: 297 (4.11%)  Quota: 1,385  Turnout: 7,221 (30.61%)  
            1. ↑ Dornan eventually joined the SNP in 2015. [10]

                    2013 by-election

                                  Govan by-election (10 October 2013) - 1 Seat [11]
                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                  12345678910111213
                                  Labour John Kane43.42,0552,055 2,056 2,058 2,062 2,075 2,082 2,108 2,137 2,149 2,180 2,216 2,417
                                  SNP Helen Walker30.11,4241,425 1,426 1,431 1,435 1,449 1,456 1,466 1,485 1,497 1,541 1,575 1,678
                                  No Bedroom TaxJohn Flanagan9.4446446 449 455 466 479 483 487 501 515 539 562  
                                  Conservative Richard Sullivan4.5215215 216 216 216 218 229 237 243 269 293   
                                  UKIP Janice MacKay2.4113113 116 116 116 116 119 120 126     
                                  Green Moira Crawford2.4112112 113 116 125 129 131 142 150 158    
                                  Independent George Laird2.2103102 102 104 104 105 113 117      
                                  Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle1.57373 74 75 76 76 84       
                                  Scottish Christian John Cormack1.36060 61 62 65 65        
                                  Independent Thomas Rannachan1.15252 52 52 53         
                                  Communist Ryan Boyle0.73535 35 37          
                                  Solidarity Joyce Drummond0.62828 29           
                                  Britannica Party Charles Baillie0.419            
                                  SDA James Trolland0.01            
                                  Electorate: 24,203  Valid: 4,736  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 2,369  Turnout: 4,856 (20.06%)  

                                    2007 Election

                                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                            2007 Council election: Govan (4 members) [3]
                                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                            12345678
                                            SNP Allison Hunter28.182,694       
                                            Labour John Flanagan [lower-alpha 1] 17.331,6571,705 1,711 1,718 1,747 1,781 1,845 1,881
                                            Labour Stephen Dornan [lower-alpha 2] ††††††16.631,5901,651 1,657 1,666 1,696 1,743 1,812 1,852
                                            Labour Shaukat Butt [lower-alpha 3] ††††††††††14.341,3711,412 1,415 1,417 1,449 1,503 1,550 1,594
                                            Green Will Jess3.94377473 506 517 555 711 842 977
                                            Conservative Patricia McIntyre4.71450480 481 531 607 675 690  
                                            Solidarity Irene Lang4.16398505 548 557 580 600   
                                            Liberal Democrats Michael Cobley4.12394449 455 468 485    
                                            Independent George McNee3.94377399 401 408     
                                            Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes1.44138146 147      
                                            Scottish Socialist Carolina Perez1.19114138       
                                            Electorate: 23,113  Valid: 9,560  Spoilt: 255  Quota: 1,913  Turnout: 42.47%  
                                              1. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Govan single-member ward.
                                              2. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Drumoyne single-member ward.
                                              3. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Kingston single-member ward.

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                                                                                4. ↑ "Council Elections 2017: Govan is diverse but we need more money". Glasgow Evening Times. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
                                                                                5. 1 2 "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                                                6. 1 2 "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                7. 1 2 "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                                8. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 5 Govan)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
                                                                                9. ↑ "Declaration of Results (Ward 5 Govan)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
                                                                                10. ↑ "BBC News - Ex-Labour councillor Stephen Dornan joins SNP". Bbc.co.uk. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                                                11. ↑ "Govan, 2013". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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