Drumchapel/Anniesland (ward) explained

Official Name:Drumchapel/Anniesland
Gaelic Name:Druim a' Chapaill/Fearann Anna
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Glasgow wards 2017 no14 Drumchapel.png
Static Image Caption:Drumchapel/Anniesland Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Static Image 2 Name:Water Tower from 15 Linkwood Crescent.JPG
Static Image 2 Caption:View looking north-west over Drumchapel from Linkwood towers (2014)
Map Type:Glasgow Local Authority Area
Population:29,432
Population Ref:(2015)[1]
Area Total Km2:7.30
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode Area:G
Postcode District:G13, G15
Dial Code:0141
Unitary Scotland:Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow

Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3]

Boundaries

Located in the far north-west of Glasgow, the ward's western boundary is with West Dunbartonshire and its northern boundary with East Dunbartonshire. Despite its name, it contains only part of the Anniesland neighbourhood (the streets to the north of Anniesland Road, and to the north of Great Western Road, east of Anniesland Cross). It contains all of Drumchapel, Netherton, Temple, Old Drumchapel, Blairdardie and High Knightswood, and part of Knightswood (streets to the east of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007Paul Carey
(Labour)
Bill Kidd
(SNP)
Steven Purcell
(Labour)
Jonathan Findlay
(Labour)
2009 byAnne McTaggart
(Labour)
2010 byChristopher Hughes
(Labour)
2012[4] Judith Fisher
(Labour)
Malcolm Balfour
(SNP)
2017[5] Anne McTaggart
(Labour/SNP)
Elspeth Kerr
(SNP)
2019
2022[6] Fyeza Ikhlaq
(SNP)
Patricia Ferguson
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

2010 by-election

On 6 May 2010, a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes.

2009 by-election

On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.

2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4615&p=0 City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 14 - Drumchapel/Anniesland
  2. Web site: United Kingdom: Scotland Council Areas and Electoral Wards. City Population. 30 June 2019. 28 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Teale. Andrew. Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow). Local Elections Archive Project. 4 May 2012. 27 December 2008.
  4. Web site: Election Results 2012 . glasgow.gov.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706200224/http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/LocalElections2012/ . 2012-07-06 . dead.
  5. Web site: Local Election 2017 Full Results. 5 May 2017. Glasgow City Council. 11 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Notice of election agents . Glasgow City Council . 4 April 2022 .