Pollokshields (Ward 6) is one of the 23

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s of

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. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the

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system. For the

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, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.

Boundaries

Located on the South Side of Glasgow, the ward includes

Pollokshields Pollokshields (, Scots language, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok Count ...

itself as well as Crossmyloof, Strathbungo and the western part of

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. The 2017 expansion took in Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck from the Govan ward. The ethnic makeup of the expanded Pollokshields ward using the 2011 census population statistics was: *69.3% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other *26.9% Asian (Mainly Pakistani) *2% Black (Mainly African) *1.6% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group This makes it one of the most ethnically diverse wards in Glasgow.

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

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2017 election

2012 election

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2007 election

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References

External links

Listed Buildings in Pollokshields Ward, Glasgow City
at ''British Listed Buildings'' {{Wards of Glasgow Wards of Glasgow Pollokshields