Southside Central (ward)

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Southside Central
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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
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
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Southside Central ward (2017) within Glasgow

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)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election




2022 Glasgow City Council election: Southside Central − 4 seats [6] [7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Alexander Belic (incumbent)18.92%1,4601,462 1,467 1,485 1,491 1,615  
Green Elaine Gallagher18.08%1,3951,405 1,431 1,504 1,522 1,544  
Labour Soryia Siddique (incumbent)16.47%1,2711,274 1,288 1,299 1,341 1,513 1,518 1,743
SNP Mhairi Hunter (incumbent)15.36%1,1851,188 1,193 1,201 1,204 1,237 1,289  
Labour James Scanlon (incumbent)15.04%1,1611,164 1,183 1,196 1,298 1,338 1,342 1,594
Alba Kamran Butt8.07%623624 628 638 664    
Conservative Tariq Parvez4.11%317317 329 330     
Scottish Socialist Paul Robert Donnelly2.00%154160 161      
Liberal Democrats Sam Glasgow-Jackson1.43%110112       
Independent Jamie Dyer0.53%41       
Electorate: 20,537  Valid: 7,717  Spoilt: 296  Quota: 1,544  Turnout: 39.0% [8]  








    2017 election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    Southside Central - 4 seats [5]
    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
    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

      2012 Glasgow City Council 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
            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 Glasgow City Council election

                                    2007 Council election: Southside Central [3]
                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                    1234567
                                    SNP Jahangir Hanif27.372,392      
                                    Labour Anne Marie Millar [lower-alpha 1] †††††††21.391,869      
                                    Labour James Scanlon [lower-alpha 2] 15.701,3721,392 1,429 1,448 1,473 1,537 1,915
                                    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.

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                                                                  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. 1 2 "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                  6. 1 2 "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                  7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 8 Southside Central)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
                                                                  8. ↑ "Declaration of Results (Ward 8 Southside Central)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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