Hillhead (ward)

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Hillhead Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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View looking west along Great Western Road which bisects the Hillhead ward
Area2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population25,411 (2015) [1]
•  Density 8,702.4/km2 (22,539/sq mi)
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  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G3, G4, G12, G20
Dialling code 0141
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Hillhead (Ward 11) 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 substantially, the ward slightly decreased in population and returned three members.

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Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the core of the ward which has remained since its 2007 creation consists of Hillhead, Kelvinbridge, Gilmorehill (the University of Glasgow main campus), Woodlands and Woodside, with boundaries being the M8 motorway to the south-east and the Port Dundas branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north-east.

Other aspects of the ward were substantially altered in 2017, with the Dowanhill and Hyndland neighbourhoods reassigned to a new Partick East/Kelvindale ward and Byres Road becoming the south-west boundndary; most of the North Kelvinside neighbourhood (streets to the east of Queen Margaret Drive, which became Hillhead's north-west boundary) was gained from the Canal ward, and the Park District (along with Kelvingrove Park itself) was gained from the Anderston/City ward, with the park's south entrances the new southern boundary of Hillhead.

Following these alterations, it was the smallest ward in physical size but the most densely populated, despite the park taking up a proportion of the territory.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, [4] the ethnicity of the population was:

EthnicityProportion
White Scottish/British68.97%
White Irish3%
Other White8%
Mixed Ethnic Groups1.17%
Indian2.33%
Pakistani6.08%
Bangladeshi0.02%
Chinese4.89%
Other Asian1.61%
African1.81%
Caribbean or Black0.03%
Other Ethnic Group1.63%

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Hanzala Malik
(Labour)		George A Roberts
(SNP)		 Martha Wardrop [5]
(Green)		Kenneth Elder
(Liberal Democrats)
2011 byKen Andrew [6]
(SNP)
2012 [7] Martin McElroy
(Labour)		Pauline McKeever
(Labour)
2017 [8] Hanzala Malik [9]
(Labour)		3 seats
2022 [10]
2024 bySeonad Hoy
(Green)

Election results

2024 by-election

On 7 March 2024 a by-election was held following the death of Labour councillor Hanzala Malik.

Hillhead by-election (7 March 2024) − 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Ruth Hall31.81,2981,299 1,340 1,367 1,472 1,721  
Scottish Green Seonad Hoy31.51,2841,284 1,298 1,353 1,372 1,908 2,605
SNP Malcolm McConnell24.91,0151,017 1,025 1,062 1,076   
Conservative Faten Hameed5.3217221 233 240    
Independent Green Voice Alistair McConnachie3.2133135 146     
Liberal Democrats Daniel O'Malley2.6106110      
Independent Ryan McGinley0.522      
Electorate: 17,009  Valid: 4,075  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 2,038  Turnout: 24.3  

    Source: [11] [12]

    2022 election

    2022 Glasgow City Council election

    Hillhead – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Scottish Green Martha Wardrop (incumbent)36.22,507 
    SNP Ken Andrew (incumbent)28.71,984 
    Labour Hanzala Malik (incumbent)22.11,5321,914
    Conservative Mark Russell6.7464477
    Liberal Democrats Theo Lockett5.4377547
    Freedom Alliance (UK)Colin McMillan0.96171
    Electorate: 18,586  Valid: 6,925  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 1,732  Turnout: 37.7%  

      Source: [13] [14]

      2017 election

      2017 Glasgow City Council election

      Hillhead - 3 seats [15]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Scottish Green Martha Wardrop (incumbent)25.63%1,718
      Labour Hanzala Malik 21.73%1,4571,464 1,465 1,469 1,625 1,935
      SNP Ken Andrew (incumbent)22.49%1,5081,516 1,519 1,522 1,545 1.575 1,624 2,632
      SNP Caroline Welsh14.66%983998 1,000 1,004 1,030 1,046 1,076
      Conservative Martyn McIntyre10.14%680680 686 693 744
      Liberal Democrats Matthew Clark4.45%298303 307 311
      No labelDouglas Timmons0.51%3434 37
      Libertarian Anthony Sammeroff0.39%2626
      Electorate: 17,923  Valid: 6,704  Spoilt: 89  Quota: 1,677  Turnout: 37.9%  

        2012 election

        2012 Glasgow City Council election

              Hillhead - 4 seats [7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910111213
              SNP Ken Andrew (incumbent)24.62%1,424            
              Scottish Green Martha Wardrop (incumbent)17.62%1,0191,037 1,037 1,039 1,049 1,055 1,099 1,185     
              Labour Martin McElroy17.31%1,0011,015 1,018 1,019 1,023 1,030 1,041 1,068 1,071 1,129 1,211  
              Labour Pauline McKeever12.14%702709 710 711 712 712 720 741 746 799 835 880 1,019
              SNP Mark Smith8.44%488676 676 678 682 683 690 711 720 780 826 827  
              Conservative Alexander Inglis6.54%378380 383 386 394 413 415 464 465 541    
              IndependentRuth Simpson5.79%335340 340 340 343 355 356 386 391     
              Liberal Democrats Kenneth Elder (incumbent)4.10%237244 245 248 252 255 259       
              Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 1.42%8286 86 86 87 89        
              UKIP Neil Craig0.85%4951 56 57 65         
              Scottish Christian Murdo MacLeod0.74%4344 44 46          
              Glasgow First Iain Firth0.22%1314 15           
              Britannica Party Charles Baillie0.21%1213            
              Electorate: 20,981  Valid: 5,783  Spoilt: 113  Quota: 1,157  Turnout: 28.10%  

                        2011 by-election

                        On 17 November 2011 a by-election was held following the death of SNP councillor George Roberts. [16] The seat was held by the SNP's Ken Andrew.

                                                                  Hillhead by-election (17 November 2011) - 1 seat [3] [17] [18]
                                                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                  1234567
                                                                  SNP Ken Andrew32.751,0261,027 1,030 1,079 1,174 1,386 1,851
                                                                  Labour Martin McElroy30.17945946 950 992 1,057 1,276  
                                                                  Scottish Green Stuart Leckie13.88435436 441 556 639   
                                                                  Conservative Maya Forrest11.87372374 384 441    
                                                                  Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle9.80307310 311     
                                                                  UKIP Neil Craig1.143637      
                                                                  Britannica Party Charles Baillie0.3511      
                                                                  Electorate: 23,243  Valid: 3,132  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,567  Turnout: 3,172 (13.65%)  

                                                                    2007 election

                                                                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                                                        2007 Council election: Hillhead [3]
                                                                                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                                                        12345678
                                                                                        SNP George A Roberts21.141,899       
                                                                                        Scottish Green Martha Ferguson Wardrop18.641,6751,705 1,709 1,778 1,924   
                                                                                        Liberal Democrats Kenneth Elder13.181,1841,193 1,196 1,214 1,245 1,276 1,562 1,926
                                                                                        Labour Hanzala Malik [lower-alpha 1] 13.271,1921,196 1,197 1,203 1,267 1,277 1,379 1,433
                                                                                        Labour Martin Rhodes12.021,0801,085 1,088 1,092 1,114 1,125 1,160 1,288
                                                                                        Conservative John Anderson10.15912918 930 932 941 945 974  
                                                                                        Liberal Democrats Abdul A Khan5.15463469 477 490 526 554   
                                                                                        Solidarity Akhter Khan3.83344354 362 411     
                                                                                        Scottish Socialist Anthea Irwin2.05184187 194      
                                                                                        Independent Neil Craig0.575151       
                                                                                        Electorate: 20,826  Valid: 8,984  Spoilt: 144  Quota: 1,797  Turnout: 43.84%  
                                                                                          1. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Woodlands single-member ward.

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                                                                                                                1. ↑ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 11 - Hillhead, Glasgow City Council
                                                                                                                2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                                                                3. 1 2 3 Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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                                                                                                                5. ↑ "Committee Information - Council Member Details". www.glasgow.gov.uk.
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                                                                                                                7. 1 2 "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
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                                                                                                                10. ↑ "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                                                                11. ↑ "Hillhead Ward by-election results declared". Glasgow City Council. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
                                                                                                                12. ↑ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 11 Hillhead". Glasgow City Council. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
                                                                                                                13. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 11 Hillhead". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                                14. ↑ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 11 Hillhead". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                                                                15. ↑ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                                                                16. ↑ "Labour MSP under fire for double job". The Herald. Glasgow. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
                                                                                                                17. ↑ "Date set for council by-election". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
                                                                                                                18. ↑ "Ward - 11 Hillhead - Local By Election 2011". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011.
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