Shettleston (ward)

Shettleston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Nighean Sheadna Scots: Shuttlestoun
Shettleston Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018)
Area	10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population	25,806 (2015) [1]
•  Density	2,481.3/km2 (6,427/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G32
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow

Shettleston (Ward 19) 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; the boundaries have not changed since it was formed. ^[3]

Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow and immediately north of the River Clyde which forms its southern boundary, the ward is centred around the long-established settlement of Shettleston, and additionally includes the neighbourhoods of Braidfauld (east of Maukinfauld Road), Tollcross, Fullarton/Auchenshuggle, Sandyhills, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and part of Parkhead (north of Tollcross Road). The northern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

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

• 96.7% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
• 1.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
• 1% Black (mainly African)
• 0.4% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Tom McKeown (Labour)		George Ryan (Labour)		Euan McLeod (Labour)		John F. McLaughlin (SNP)
2012 [4]	Anne Simpson (Labour)	Frank McAveety (Labour)
2013 by			Martin Neill (Labour)
2017 [5]			Michelle Ferns (SNP/ Alba) [a]		Thomas Kerr (Conservative/ReformUK) [b]	Laura Doherty (SNP)
2021
2022 [8]			Jill Pidgeon (Labour)
2025

1. Elected as SNP councillor; defected to Alba Party in 2021. ^[6]
2. Elected as Conservative councillor; defected to Reform UK in 2025. ^[7]

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Glasgow City Council election

Shettleston − 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Laura Doherty (incumbent)	27.8	2,048
	Labour	Frank McAveety (incumbent)	27.0	1,986
	Conservative	Thomas Kerr (incumbent)	16.7	1,232	1,238	1,269	1,288	1,294	1,333	1,368
	Labour	Jill Pidgeon	12.3	903	928	1,316	1,346	1,379	1,468	1,899
	SNP	David Turner [note 1]	7.6	556	985	997	1,004	1,045	1,292
	Scottish Green	Julie Ann Christie	5.0	370	433	445	463	524
	Scottish Socialist	Liam McLaughlan	2.2	164	176	188	194
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Sullivan	1.4	105	108	113
Electorate: 20,542  Valid: 7,364  Spoilt: 256  Quota: 1,473  Turnout: 37.1%

Source: ^{[9] [10]}

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

Shettleston – 4 seats ^[11]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Labour	Frank McAveety (incumbent)	25.17%	1,902
	SNP	Laura Doherty	17.95%	1,356	1,364	1,368	1,370	1,379	1,384	1,387	1,477	1,600
	Conservative	Thomas Kerr	18.10%	1,368	1,381	1,390	1,394	1,399	1,409	1,448	1,462	1,468	1,469	1,671
	SNP	Michelle Ferns †††††††††	10.23%	773	778	779	782	785	785	786	811	1,377	1,453	1,597
	Labour	Anne Simpson (incumbent)	11.54%	872	1,162	1,164	1,173	1,184	1,214	1,238	1,275	1,278	1,289
	SNP	Alex Kerr	9.58%	724	729	731	736	739	743	751	774
	Scottish Green	Kevin Campbell	2.94%	222	225	231	234	249	265	274
	UKIP	Jamie Robertson	1.39%	105	110	111	120	122	129
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Pollard	1.09%	82	87	88	94	96
	TUSC	Jamie Cocozza	0.79%	60	63	67	69
	SDP	Steven Marshall	0.67%	51	54	56
	Independent	Paul Corran	0.54%	41	41
Electorate: 21,134  Valid: 7,556  Spoilt: 326  Quota: 1,512  Turnout: 37.3%

2013 by-election

On 7 October 2013, Labour councillor George Ryan died suddenly. A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill. ^[12]

Shettleston by-election (5 December 2013) - 1 Seat ^[13]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Labour	Martin Neill	53.6	2,026
	SNP	Laura Docherty	28.7	1,086
	Conservative	Raymond McCrae	5.9	224
	UKIP	Arthur Misty Thackeray	3.4	129
	TUSC	Jamie Cocozza	1.8	68
	Liberal Democrats	James Speirs	1.4	53
	No Bedroom Tax	John Flanagan	1.3	50
	Scottish Green	Alasdair Duke	1.1	41
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Ball	0.9	35
	Christian	Victor Murphy	0.9	34
	Britannica Party	Charlie Baillie	0.8	31
	SDA	James Trolland	0.2	6
Electorate: 21,926  Valid: 3,783  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 1,892  Turnout: 3,777 (17.55)

2012 election

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election

Shettleston – 4 seats ^[4]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Labour	Frank McAveety	28.3	1,989
	Labour	George Ryan (incumbent)	20.1	1,415
	SNP	John McLaughlin (incumbent)	17.8	1,251	1,283.1	1,283.2	1,285.2	1,288.8	1,301.1	1,331.4	1,358.4	2,168.1
	Labour	Anne Simpson	12.1	852	1,289.1	1,293.9	1,300.9	1,317.8	1,333.6	1,359.8	1,400.5	1,444.9
	SNP	Adam Miller	13.1	921	937.9	938.1	942.1	950.4	964.9	980.9	1,006.2
	Conservative	Alan Sullivan	4.2	294	298.9	299	313.3	314.3	332.9	344.9
	Scottish Green	Stuart Leckie	1.5	105	115.5	115.6	126.6	144.1	165.3
	Glasgow First	Andy Muir	1.4	98	109.7	109.7	111	119.3
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Rutherford	0.9	63	69.1	69.2	71.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marjory Watt	0.7	52	52.9	52.9
Electorate: 21,408  Valid: 7,040  Spoilt: 174  Quota: 1,409  Turnout: 7,214 (33.70%)

2007 election

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election

2007 Council election: Shettleston ^[14]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	John F. McLaughlin	1,896	21.5
	Labour	Tom McKeown [a]	1,861	21.1
	Labour	George Ryan [b]	1,386	15.7
	Labour	Euan McLeod [c]	1,369	15.6
	Conservative	Alex White	565	6.4
	Solidarity	Wheatley Harris	458	5.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Jackson	420	4.8
	BNP	Walter Hamilton	268	3.0
	Scottish Green	Catherine Maguire	227	2.6
	Scottish Unionist	Gordon Kirker	190	2.2
	Scottish Socialist	Mick Eyre	163	1.9

1. Outgoing councillor for Tollcross Park single-member ward.
2. Outgoing councillor for Shettleston single-member ward.
3. Outgoing councillor for Mount Vernon single-member ward.

See also

• Wards of Glasgow

Notes

1. Sitting councillor for Baillieston.

References

1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 19 - Shettleston, Glasgow City Council
2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
4. "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. McCall, Chris (29 March 2021). "Glasgow councillor quits SNP to join Alba Party as defections continue". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
7. Cochrane, Angus (16 January 2025). "Scottish Conservative councillor defects to Reform". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
9. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 19 Shettleston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
10. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 19 Shettleston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
11. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
12. "Glasgow Labour councillor George Ryan dies aged 51". BBC News. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
13. "Local Government By-Election NOTICE OF POLL Ward 19 Shettleston Date of Election 5 December 2013". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
14. "List of Council Candidates (Wards 15-21". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007.

External links

• Listed Buildings in Shettleston Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings