Langside (ward) explained

Official Name:Langside
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Glasgow wards 2017 no07 Langside.png
Static Image Caption:Langside Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Static Image 2 Name:Old Victoria Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 1098285.jpg
Static Image 2 Caption:Battlefield Rest in the Langside ward
Map Type:Glasgow Local Authority Area
Population:29,060
Population Ref:(2017)[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.8
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode Area:G
Postcode District:G41, G42, G43, G44
Dial Code:0141
Unitary Scotland:Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow

Langside (Ward 7) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.

Boundaries

The ward is situated on the south side of Glasgow. As well as Langside itself, it also includes Battlefield, Mount Florida (including Hampden Park and the New Victoria Hospital), the northern parts of King's Park and Cathcart and the eastern part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Toryglen from the Southside Central ward and a few streets on the north side of the Cathcart Circle Line railway which had previously been in Newlands/Auldburn when the boundary was the White Cart Water.

The ethnic makeup of the expanded Langside ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007[3] Archie Graham
(Labour)
James Dornan
(SNP)
Paul Coleshill
(Liberal Democrats)
3 seats
2012[4] Susan Aitken
(SNP)
Liam Hainey
(Green)
2015 byAnna Richardson
(SNP)
2017[5] Tanya Wisely
(Green)
2022[6] Stephen Ignatius Docherty
(Labour)
Paul Leinster
(SNP)
Holly Bruce
(Green)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

2015 by-election

On 14 May 2015, Green counsellor Liam Hainey resigned his seat for family and health reasons.[7] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Anna Richardson.

2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 7 - Langside . Glasgow City Council .
  2. Web site: United Kingdom: Scotland Council Areas and Electoral Wards. City Population. 30 June 2019. 28 March 2021.
  3. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2007-scotland.pdf Local Election Results 3rd May 2007
  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: Cass Macgregor . Glasgow - Scottish Greens . Glasgowgreens.org.uk . 2021-06-17.