Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of

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. Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the

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system. The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.

Boundaries

Located south of the

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, as well as central

Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric: ''Gwovan''; Scots language, Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the sout ...

(once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and

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) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock,

Kinning Park Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formerly a separate police burgh between 1871 and 1905 before being absorbed by the city. In 1897, it had a population of 14,326.Govan Parish School Board, ''The Members' Year Book ...

, Kingston and

Tradeston Tradeston () is a small district in the Scotland, Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The name (a portmanteau of "Trades Town") reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a lar ...

. The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward. The ethnic makeup of the Govan ward using the 2011 census population statistics was: *84.1% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other *10.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani) *3.8% Black (mainly African) *1.1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

2012 Election

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2013 by-election

2007 Election

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References

External links

Listed Buildings in Govan Ward, Glasgow City
at ''British Listed Buildings'' {{Authority control Wards of Glasgow Govan