ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
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s of
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Baile Ghlaschu'') is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for Glasgow, Glasgow City council area, Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Glasgow was former ...
. There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 19 November 2022, it is represented by the
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party. The party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and holds 9 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, ...
and
Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour (), is the part of the UK Labour Party (UK), Labour Party active in Scotland. Ideologically social democratic and Unionism in the United Kingdom, unionist, it holds 23 of 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 37 of 57 Sco ...
, who have two councillors each.
History
In September 2022, Councillor Malcolm Cunning died. A by-election was called for 17 November.
Boundaries
The southernmost ward of
Glasgow
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, Linn includes the areas of
Castlemilk
Castlemilk () is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the far south of the city centre, adjacent to the Croftfoot and Simshill residential areas within the city to the north-west, the town of Rutherglen - neighbourhoods of Rutherglen#Sp ...
,
Croftfoot
Croftfoot (, ) is a residential area on the southeaster ...
Muirend
Muirend is an area on the South side of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated about 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Glasgow city centre. Muirend became extensively urbanised in the 20th century, developing into a commuter suburb. In a 2014 Royal Ma ...
that are south and east of the
Cathcart Circle Lines
The Cathcart Circle Lines form a mostly suburban railway line, railway route linking Glasgow (Central) to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton and Neilston railway station, Neilston, on the sout ...
, and the separate village of Carmunnock. The ward also contains Linn Park and the Cathkin Braes. The boundaries have remained unchanged since the creation of the ward in 2007.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the ethnicity of the population is:
Councillors
Election results
2022 by-election
A by-election was held on 17 November 2022 to replace Malcolm Cunning.
2022 election
2022 Glasgow City Council election
Elections to Glasgow City Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other 2022 Scottish local elections, Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote ...
2017 election
2017 Glasgow City Council election
The Glasgow City Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the 31 other 2017 Scottish local elections, Scottish local government elections. The election was the first to use 23 new Ward (politics), wards, created as a re ...
2012 election
2012 Glasgow City Council election
Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 2012 Scottish local elections, Scottish local government elections. The election was the second using 21 new ward (politics), wards created as a result of the ...
2007 election
2007 Glasgow City Council election
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As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, supe ...
See also
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Wards of Glasgow
The City of Glasgow is divided into a number of Ward (electoral subdivision), wards. These electoral districts, as they are also known, are used to elect councillors to Glasgow City Council. The council, composed of the elected members from each ...