Hillhead (ward)

Hillhead
Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Chnuic
Scots: Hullheid

City scape of Hillhead ward looking west up Great Western Road from St George's Cross
Area  1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Population 26,690 
   – density  23,619.5/sq mi (9,119.5/km2)
Council areaGlasgow City Council
Lieutenancy areaGlasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G12
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
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Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Hillhead within Glasgow

Hillhead is one of the 21 wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 4 members for this area. Here are the ethnic groups for Hillhead in 2011. It had a population of 26,549.[1]

71.6% White British

13.7% Asian

1.9% Black

2007 Election Results

2007 Council election: Hillhead[2]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
SNP George A Roberts 21.14 1,899              
Scottish Green Martha Ferguson Wardrop 18.64 1,675 1,705 1,709 1,778 1,924      
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Elder 13.18 1,184 1,193 1,196 1,214 1,245 1,276 1,562 1,926
Labour Hanzala Malik 13.27 1,192 1,196 1,197 1,203 1,267 1,277 1,379 1,433
Labour Martin Rhodes 12.02 1,080 1,085 1,088 1,092 1,114 1,125 1,160 1,288
Conservative John Anderson 10.15 912 918 930 932 941 945 974  
Liberal Democrats Abdul A Khan 5.15 463 469 477 490 526 554    
Solidarity Akhter Khan 3.83 344 354 362 411        
Scottish Socialist Anthea Irwin 2.05 184 187 194          
Independent Neil Craig 0.57 51 51            
Electorate: 20,826   Valid: 8,984   Spoilt: 144   Quota: 1,797   Turnout: 43.84%

    N.B Neil Craig stood for the Nine Percent Growth Party rather than an independent.

    2011 By-Election

    • On November 17, 2011 a by-election was held following the death of SNP Councillor George Roberts. The seat was held by the SNP's Ken Andrew.
    Hillhead By-Election (November 17th, 2011)- 1 Seat [2][3][4]
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    SNP Ken Andrew 32.75 1,026 1,027 1,030 1,079 1,174 1,386 1,851
    Labour Martin McElroy 30.17 945 946 950 992 1,057 1,276  
    Scottish Green Stuart Leckie 13.88 435 436 441 556 639    
    Conservative Maya Forrest 11.87 372 374 384 441      
    Liberal Democrats Ewan Hoyle 9.80 307 310 311        
    UKIP Neil Craig 1.14 36 37          
    Britannica Party Charles Baillie 0.35 11            
    SNP hold Swing
    Electorate: 23,243   Valid: 3,132   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,567   Turnout: 3,172

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      2012 Election

      Hillhead - 4 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12Count 13
      SNP Ken Andrew (incumbent) 24.62% 1,424                        
      Scottish Green Martha Wardrop (incumbent) 17.62% 1,019 1,037 1,037 1,039 1,049 1,055 1,099 1,185          
      Labour Martin McElroy 17.31% 1,001 1,015 1,018 1,019 1,023 1,030 1,041 1,068 1,071 1,129 1,211    
      Labour Pauline McKeever 12.14% 702 709 710 711 712 712 720 741 746 799 835 880 1,019
      SNP Mark Smith 8.44% 488 676 676 678 682 683 690 711 720 780 826 827  
      Conservative Alexander Inglis 6.54% 378 380 383 386 394 413 415 464 465 541      
      Independent Ruth Simpson 5.79% 335 340 340 340 343 355 356 386 391        
      Liberal Democrats Kenneth Elder (incumbent) 4.10% 237 244 245 248 252 255 259            
      Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 1.42% 82 86 86 86 87 89              
      UKIP Neil Craig 0.85% 49 51 56 57 65                
      Scottish Christian Murdo MacLeod 0.74% 43 44 44 46                  
      Glasgow First Iain Firth 0.22% 13 14 15                    
      Britannica Charles Baillie 0.21% 12 13                      
      Electorate: 20,981   Valid: 5,783   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,157   Turnout: 28.10%

        References

        1. ↑ https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=9537&p=0
        2. 1 2 Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
        3. ↑ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/HillheadByElection.htm
        4. ↑ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121003152712/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/Hillhead_ByElection_2011/
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