Partick East/Kelvindale (ward)

Partick East/Kelvindale
Partick East/Kelvindale Ward (2017) within Glasgow
View looking west over Great Western Road and Gartnavel General Hospital within Partick East/Kelvindale ward
Area	3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population	28,914 (2015) [1]
•  Density	7,394.9/km2 (19,153/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G11, G12
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow

Partick East/Kelvindale (Ward 23) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council; ^[2] used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. ^[3] The ward returns four council members.

Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the ward was formed from parts of the former wards (as they existed until 2017) of Hillhead, Partick West, and Maryhill/Kelvin. ^[4] Its territory covers the areas of Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Dowanhill, Hyndland, Partickhill, part of Anniesland (streets to the east of the Argyle Line railway) and most of Partick (streets to the west and north of the Argyle/North Clyde Line railway). ^{[5] [6]} It is bordered to the north-east by parts of the River Kelvin and Forth and Clyde Canal and by Byres Road to the south-east. The railway lines run along its western side, including three stations; Anniesland, Hyndland, and Partick.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, ^[7] the ethnicity of the population is:

Ethnicity	Proportion
White Scottish/British	80.15%
White Irish	2.71%
Other White	6.38%
Mixed Ethnic Groups	1.09%
Indian	2.08%
Pakistani	1.76%
Bangladeshi	0.14%
Chinese	2.88%
Other Asian	0.99%
African	0.73%
Caribbean or Black	0.35%
Other Ethnic Group	0.74%

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017 [8]		Kenny McLean [9] (SNP)		Martin Rhodes [10] (Labour)		Tony Curtis (Conservative/ Independent)		Martin Bartos [11] (Green/ Independent) [12]
2020
January 2021	Vacant
March 2021		Jill Brown [13] (Labour)
May 2021
2022 [14]	Lilith Johnstone (Labour)			Blair Anderson (Green)
December 2024					James Adams (Labour)

Election results

2024 by-election

Partick East/Kelvindale by-election (5 December 2024) − 1 seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Labour	James Adams	37.5	1,723	1,854	2,143	2,485
	SNP	Cylina Porch	23.1	1,062	1,089	1,112	1,532
	Scottish Green	Heloise Le Moal	18.2	837	870	927
	Conservative	Faten Hameed	13.7	632	707
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Budgen	7.4	339
Electorate: 21,307  Valid: 4,593  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 2,297  Turnout: 21.7%

Source: ^{[15] [16]}

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Glasgow City Council election

Partick East/Kelvindale − 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labour	Jill Brown (incumbent)	28.7	2,939
	Scottish Green	Blair Anderson	20.9	2,138
	SNP	Kenny McLean (incumbent)	17.6	1,800	1,828	1,854	1,855	1,874	1,910	3,004
	Conservative	Naveed Asghar	13.3	1,364	1,400	1,401	1,424	1,429	1,515	1,519	1,535
	SNP	Linsey Wilson	10.8	1,101	1,112	1,139	1,140	1,162	1,182
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Moohan	3.8	388	424	431	440	451
	Labour	Lilith Johnstone	3.5	358	1,110	1,130	1,141	1,153	1,323	1,354	1,654	2,378
	Alba	Udochukwu Kings Nwaokorobia	0.8	81	82	82	87
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	Di McMillan	0.6	62	64	65
Electorate: 21,995  Valid: 10,231  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 2,047  Turnout: 47.1%

Source: ^{[17] [18]}

2021 by-election

Conservative Cllr Tony Curtis resigned from the party in July 2020 in protest for the party's lack of support for the fitness industry. He then represented the council as an independent until his disqualification on 11 January 2021, after not attending council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held on 18 March 2021. ^{[19] [20]} Labour candidate Jill Brown won the by-election. ^[21]

Partick East/Kelvindale by-election (18 March 2021) - 1 seat ^{[22] [21]}

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Abdul Bostani	32.08%	2,084	2,084	2,103	2,142	2,812
	Labour	Jill Brown	28.26%	1,836	1,842	1,932	2,498	2,927
	Scottish Green	Blair Anderson	18.47%	1,200	1,205	1,264	1,379
	Conservative	Naveed Ashgar	16.69%	1,084	1,092	1,148
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Jameel	3.99%	259	260
	UKIP	Donald Mackay	0.51%	33
Electorate: 22,163  Valid: 6,496  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 3,249  Turnout: 29.54%

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

Partick East/Kelvindale – 4 seats ^[23]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Kenny McLean *	22.49%	2,366
	Conservative	Tony Curtis†††††††	22.12%	2,336
	Labour	Martin Rhodes +	17.57%	1,848	1,857	1,902	1,922	2,303
	Scottish Green	Martin Bartos *	16.42%	1,727	1,763	1,779	1,812	2,148
	SNP	Kaukab Stewart	11.80%	1,241	1,439	1,442	1,456	1,519
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Ford	8.45%	889	894	974	1,009
	Independent	Tom Muirhead	1.04%	109	111	135
Electorate: 21,691  Valid: 10,516  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 2,104  Turnout: 48.8%

• * = Sitting Councillors for Partick West ward.
• + = Sitting Councillor for Maryhill/Kelvin ward.
• In May 2021 Greens Cllr Martin Bartos resigned his party membership, while remaining as an independent councillor. ^[12]

See also

• Wards of Glasgow

References

1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 23 - Partick East/Kelvindale, Glasgow City Council
2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review". www.parliament.scot. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. "Former ward boundaries (2007–2017)". Glasgow City Council.
5. Council Elections 2017: Absentee landlords and parking issues high on agenda for Partick East, Evening Times, 12 April 2017
6. Council Elections 2017: Partick East residents have their say on what the council can do to improve their area, Evening Times, 12 April 2017
7. "City Ward Factsheet — Ward 23, Partick East/Kelvindale". Glasgow City Council. Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
8. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
9. Kenny McLean
10. Martin Rhodes
11. Dr. Martin Bartos
12. Bartos, Martin [@MartinBartos] (4 May 2021). "I will be writing to the SGP membership secretary formally tonight to confirm this position and my orderly departure" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021– via Twitter.
13. Jill Brown
14. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
15. "Declaration of Results Ward 23 Partick East-Kelvindale" (PDF). Glasgow City Council. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
16. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 23 Partick East-Kelvindale" (PDF). Glasgow City Council. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
17. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 23 Partick East-Kelvindale". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
18. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 23 Partick East-Kelvindale". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
19. Chris McCall (11 January 2021). "Former Glasgow Tory councillor disqualified for failing to attend meetings for six months". Daily Record . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
20. "Joint notice of election: Ward 20 - Baillieston, Ward 23 - Partick East/Kelvindale (of Glasgow City Council)". Glasgow City Council. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
21. "Local By Elections 19th March 2021 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
22. "Notice of Poll - Partick East/Kelvindale". Glasgow City Council. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
23. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

• Listed Buildings in Partick East/Kelvindale Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings