Garscadden/Scotstounhill (ward) explained

Official Name:	Garscadden/Scotstounhill
Gaelic Name:	Gart Sgadan/Cnoc Scotstoun
Country:	Scotland
Static Image Name:	Glasgow wards 2017 no13 Garscadden.png
Static Image Caption:	Garscadden/Scotstounhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Static Image 2 Name:	File:Yoker from the air (geograph 5609884).jpg
Static Image 2 Caption:	Aerial view of part of the ward, looking east (2017)
Map Type:	Glasgow Local Authority Area
Population:	30,565
Population Ref:	(2015) ^[1]
Area Total Km2:	5.94
Post Town:	GLASGOW
Postcode Area:	G
Postcode District:	G13, G14
Dial Code:	0141
Unitary Scotland:	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:	Glasgow

Garscadden/Scotstounhill (Ward 13) 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 north-west of Glasgow, the ward is immediately north of the River Clyde which is its southern boundary. It is directly adjacent to the town of Clydebank (West Dunbartonshire) to the west. As its name suggests, it includes the neighbourhoods of Garscadden and Scotstounhill, as well as Yoker, Scotstoun and part of Knightswood (streets to the west of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

• 89.8% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
• 4.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
• 4.2% Black (mainly African)
• 1.2% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Liz Cameron (Labour)		Paul Rooney (Labour)		Jean McFadden (Labour)		Graeme Hendry (SNP)
2012^[4]	John Kelly (Labour)
2016 by			Chris Cunningham (SNP)
2017^[5]	Bill Butler (Labour)	Eva Murray (Labour)		Michael Cullen (SNP)
2022^[6]				Malcolm Mitchell (SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

2016 by-election

On 25 July 2016, Labour councillor John Kelly died as a result of Motor Neuron Disease.^[7] A by-election was held on 6 October 2016 and was won by the SNP's Chris Cunningham.

2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

See also

• Wards of Glasgow

External links

• Listed Buildings in Garscadden/Scotstounhill Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings

Notes and References

1. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=11239&p=0 City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 13 - Garscadden/Scotstounhill
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 .
7. Web site: Tributes as serving Glasgow Labour councillor for Garscadden and Scotstounhill ward John Kelly dies . HeraldScotland . 2021-06-17.