Craigton (ward)

Craigton
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chreig
Scots: Craigtoun

Craigton within Glasgow
Area  2.81 sq mi (7.3 km2)
Population 30,111 
   – density  10,715.7/sq mi (4,137.4/km2)
Council areaGlasgow City Council
Lieutenancy areaGlasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G51, G52, G53
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Craigton is one of the 21 Wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 4 members for this area.

2012 Election Results

2012 Council election: Craigton (4 members)[1]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Labour Matt Kerr (incumbent) 27.8 2,279                  
Labour Alistair Watson (incumbent) 25.6 2,102                  
SNP Iris Gibson (incumbent)††††††† 22.9 1,876                  
SNP Jim Torrance 8.5 700 771.8 826.7 1,004.1 1,010.7 1,025.9 1,048.7 1,128.1 1,193.8 1,434.9
Solidarity Gail Sheridan 5.8 472 555.3 624.3 638.9 646.9 656.8 688 735.1 772.4  
Conservative Jayne Morgan 3.6 292 316.7 330.5 333.3 365.7 391.1 411.9 431.5    
Scottish Green Ian Ruffell 2.1 169 209.9 237.8 245 256.7 273.9 314      
Glasgow First Gordon MacDiarmid 1.8 147 193.8 226.6 233.7 245.3 259.2        
UKIP Janice MacKay 1.0 86 99.7 107.2 109.7            
Liberal Democrats Isabel Nelson 0.9 76 103.2 115.5 119.7 123.7          
Electorate: 22,948   Valid: 8,199   Spoilt: 124   Quota: 1,640   Turnout: 8,439 (36.77%)

    2007 Election Results

    2007 Council election: Craigton (4 members)[2]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    SNP Iris Gibson 24.69 2,729            
    Labour Alistair Watson 18.68 2,065 2,096 2,103 2,132 2,161 2,226    
    Labour John Matthew Kerr 17.37 1,920 1,972 1,992 2,007 2,035 2,123 2,127 2,177
    Solidarity Ruth Black† 11.04 1,220 1,315 1,324 1,382 1,462 1,557 1,559 1,641
    Labour Gordon McDiamid 12.02 1,328 1,350 1,357 1,371 1,387 1,430 1,435 1,493
    Conservative Scott Alexander Petty 5.15 569 594 698 702 727 797 798  
    Liberal Democrats Scott R Goghill 4.13 457 500 508 525 631      
    Scottish Green Gordon Masterton 2.85 315 366 390 414        
    Scottish Socialist Wullie McGartland 2.03 224 247 256          
    Scottish Unionist Mark Dingwall 2.04 225 234            
    Electorate: 22,772   Valid: 11,052   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 2,211   Turnout: 49.62%

      References

      1. ↑ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/LocalElections2012/
      2. ↑ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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