Southside Central (ward)

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Southside Central
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Southside Central ward (2017) within Glasgow
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Alexander Crescent in the New Gorbals in the Southside Central ward
Area4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population25,266 (2017) [1]
•  Density 5,889.5/km2 (15,254/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G41, G42, G5
Dialling code 0141
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Southside Central (Ward 8) 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. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward population decreased but it continued to return four members.

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Boundaries

The ward is located immediately south of Glasgow city centre, with the River Clyde forming its northern boundary. Areas within the ward include the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, Govanhill, Queen's Park, Crosshill and Oatlands. The 2017 changes saw the Toryglen area being re-assigned to Langside ward.

The ethnic makeup of the smaller Southside Central ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 [3] Anne Marie Millar
(Labour)		James Scanlon
(Labour)		Dannie Alderslowe
(Green)		Jahangir Hanlif
(SNP)
2012 [4] Soryia Siddique
(Labour)		Mhairi Hunter
(SNP)
2017 [5] Alexander Belic
(SNP)
2022 [6] Elaine Gallagher
(Green)
2025Mhairi Hunter
(SNP)

Election results

2025 election

Southside Central by-election (20 March 2025) − 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Mhairi Hunter30.01,1261,129 1,132 1,159 1,187 1,243 1,775 2,305
Labour Samina Rashid27.41,0271,034 1,045 1,079 1,107 1,150 1,366  
Scottish Green Laura Vroomen21.5805805 814 837 856 994   
Scottish Socialist Olivia Murphy7.2271272 274 301 323    
Reform UK Danny Raja5.9222241 267 277     
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Budgen4.1155157 172      
Conservative Kyle Park2.7102105       
UKIP Travis Power1.141       
Electorate: 20,348  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,875  Turnout: 18.7  

    2022 election

    Southside Central – 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Alexander Belic (incumbent)18.91,4601,462 1,467 1,485 1,491 1,615  
    Scottish Green Elaine Gallagher18.11,3951,405 1,431 1,504 1,522 1,544  
    Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent)16.51,2711,274 1,288 1,299 1,341 1,513 1,518 1,743
    SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent)15.41,1851,188 1,193 1,201 1,204 1,237 1,289  
    Labour James Scanlon (incumbent)15.01,1611,164 1,183 1,196 1,298 1,338 1,342 1,594
    Alba Kamran Butt8.1623624 628 638 664    
    Conservative Tariq Parvez4.1317317 329 330     
    Scottish Socialist Paul Robert Donnelly2.0154160 161      
    Liberal Democrats Sam Glasgow-Jackson1.4110112       
    Independent Jamie Dyer0.541       
    Electorate: 20,537  Valid: 7,717  Spoilt: 296  Quota: 1,544  Turnout: 39.0%  

      Source: [7] [8]

      2017 election

      Southside Central – 4 seats [9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent)17.74%1,2871,292 1,298 1,301 1,309 1,637
      Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent)18.35%1,3311,334 1,356 1,361 1,408 1,508
      SNP Alexander Belic17.15%1,2441,249 1,252 1,258 1,271 1,353 1,500
      Labour James Scanlon (incumbent)16.40%1,1901,194 1,216 1,237 1,383 1,393 1,398 1,434 1,439 1,886
      Scottish Green Cass MacGregor11.29%819829 856 870 944 971 991 995 1,012
      SNP Qasim Hanif8.55%620623 623 624 627
      Conservative Gordon Fraser6.69%486500 509 552
      UKIP Lorraine Duncan1.59%115120 126
      Liberal Democrats Chris Young1.43%104110
      Independent Mark Fiddy0.81%59
      Electorate: 18,946  Valid: 7,255  Spoilt: 316  Quota: 1,452  Turnout: 40.0%  

        2012 election

              Southside Central – 4 seats [4]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456789
              Labour James Scanlon (incumbent)32.01%2,226        
              SNP Jahangir Hanif (incumbent)20.73%1,442        
              Labour Soryia Siddique12.29%8551,482       
              SNP Mhairi Hunter15.08%1,0491,081 1,092 1,135 1,140 1,154 1,180 1,203 1,418
              IndependentAnne-Marie Millar (incumbent)7.68%534584 597 598 604 612 633 673 822
              Scottish Green Moira Crawford6.40%445461 467 468 480 492 550 602  
              Conservative Thomas Connor2.50%174178 179 179 186 196 208   
              Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 2.01%140148 152 152 154 155    
              Liberal Democrats David Jago0.79%5560 63 63 64     
              Britannica Party Jean Douglas0.50%3537 38 38      
              Electorate: 22,892  Valid: 6,955  Spoilt: 284  Quota: 1,385  Turnout: 7,239 (31.62%)  

                        2007 election

                                      2007 Council election: Southside Central [3]
                                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                      1234567
                                      SNP Jahangir Hanif27.372,392      
                                      Labour Anne Marie Millar [a] †††††††21.391,869      
                                      Labour James Scanlon [b] 15.701,3721,392 1,429 1,448 1,473 1,537 1,915
                                      Scottish Green Danny Alderslowe9.29812895 900 967 1,072 1,284 1,326
                                      Liberal Democrats Katy McCloskey6.10533590 596 705 761 831 865
                                      Labour Hanif Raja6.34554613 651 668 690 748  
                                      Solidarity Jill McGowan5.22456522 526 537 644   
                                      Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 3.74327453 456 473    
                                      Conservative John B Marshall4.84423441 443     
                                      Electorate: 22,863  Valid: 8,738  Spoilt: 235  Quota: 1,748  Turnout: 39.25%  
                                        1. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Govanhill single-member ward.
                                        2. ↑ Outgoing councillor for Toryglen single-member ward.

                                                                    See also

                                                                    References

                                                                    1. ↑ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 8 - Southside Central, Glasgow City Council
                                                                    2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                    3. 1 2 Local Election Results 3rd May 2007, Andrew Teale (2008)
                                                                    4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                    7. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 8 Southside Central". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                    8. ↑ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 8 Southside Central". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
                                                                    9. ↑ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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