Calton (ward)

Calton (Ward 9) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[2] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the seats increased to four due to the population having risen by 20% since it was first formed, although the boundaries did not change.

Calton Scottish Gaelic: A' Challtainn
Aerial view of the Calton ward looking west (2012)
Area	6.38 km^2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population	27,460 (2015) [1]
• Density	4,304.1/km^2 (11,148/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G1, G31, G32, G4, G40
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Calton Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located south-east of Glasgow city centre - the western boundary being High Street - and immediately north of the River Clyde, the ward includes the historic Calton area and the new Collegelands development as well as the neighbourhoods of Bridgeton, Dalmarnock (with the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village, converted to residential homes), Gallowgate, Barrowfield, Newbank, Lilybank (to Maukinfauld Road), most of Parkhead (excluding parts north of Tollcross Road) and a small part of Dennistoun (the Reidvale streets between Duke Street and the North Clyde Line railway).

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

• 90% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
• 5.4% Asian (mainly Chinese)
• 3.6% Black (mainly African)
• 1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		George Redmond (Labour)		Ruth Simpson (Labour)		Alison Thewliss (SNP)	3 seats
2012	Yvonne Kuck (Labour)
2015 by				Greg Hepburn (SNP)
2017	Cecilia O'Lone (Labour)		Jennifer Layden (SNP)			Robert Connelly (Conservative)

Election Results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election

Calton - 3 seats[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Labour George Redmond[lower-alpha 1] 38.12 1,982             SNP Alison Thewliss 21.98 1,143 1,175 1,196 1,221 1,231 1,282 1,360 Labour Ruth Simpson[lower-alpha 2] 12.08 628 1,035 1,050 1,072 1,086 1,115 1,189 Solidarity Fiacra Fullerton 5.81 302 325 349 373 382 420 446 Conservative Scott Gillespie 4.71 245 250 257 260 348 371 409 Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 4.44 231 245 252 257 265 329   Scottish Green Alasdair Duke-Wardrop 4.21 219 224 235 251 264     Scottish Unionist Danny Houston 3.75 195 217 220 225       Scottish Socialist Kenny Murray 2.42 126 134 140         Independent Gary Barton 2.46 128 130           Electorate: 15,123   Valid: 5,199   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 35.83%

1. Returning councillor for Bridgeton/Dalmarnock single-member ward.
2. Returning councillor for Hyndland single-member ward.

2012

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election

Calton - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Count 10 Count 11 Count 12 Count 13 Labour George Redmond (incumbent) 35.0 1,595                         Labour Yvonne Kucuk 19.6 892 1,220.9                       SNP Alison Thewliss (incumbent) 15.3 695 714.1 720.2 720.2 726.2 737.2 747.9 757.8 762.8 782.3 800.7 855.6 1,449.8 SNP Alexander Belic 14.7 672 681.9 688.7 690.7 692.1 699.1 701.5 718.6 721.2 740.2 756.6 779.8   Scottish Green Andy Reid 3.0 135 140.9 145.9 148.3 151.2 162.4 176.5 180.8 189.3 208.1 231.7     Conservative Scott Gillespie 2.6 120 123.4 124.9 125.9 127.9 127.9 135.8 138.8 184.3 193.8       Glasgow First Duncan Miller 2.9 131 141.8 146.6 146.6 149.2 151.5 151.7 151.9 181.3         Scottish Unionist Gordon Kirker 2.4 109 118.9 121 124 125 126.4 126.4 129.4           No description Gary Barton 1.6 71 74.4 76.4 76.4 81.5 81.6 82.7             Liberal Democrats Harvey Sussock 0.9 43 45.3 47.4 47.4 50.4 50.9               Scottish Socialist Murdo Ritchie 0.9 43 45.3 48.9 48.9 50                 Independent Thomas Rannachan 0.9 41 43.3 45.1 45.4                   Britannica Party Martin Clark 0.2 9 9.6 9.9                     Electorate: 18,140   Valid: 4,556   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,140   Turnout: 4,722 (26.03%) 2015 by-election On 14 May 2015 Calton SNP Cllr Alison Thewliss resigned her seat after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of Glasgow Central.[3] A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Greg Hepburn. Calton By-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat[4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 SNP Greg Hepburn 55.5% 1,507 Labour Thomas Rannachan 30% 814 Conservative Thomas Kerr 4.7% 129 UKIP Karen King 3.8% 103 Scottish Green Malachy Clarke 3.6% 99 Independent Tommy Ramsay 1.7% 47 Liberal Democrats Chris Young 0.7% 18 Electorate: 19,333   Valid: 2,717   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,359   Turnout: 2,767 (16.17%) 2017 Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election Calton - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 SNP Greg Hepburn (incumbent) 25.33% 1,389 Labour Cecilia O'Lone 16.81% 922 929 941 966 1,048 1,542 SNP Jennifer Layden 12.58% 690 867 883 890 1,080 1,101 Conservative Robert Connelly 11.43% 627 628 647 708 732 758 824 824 966 SNP Linda Pike 9.32% 511 575 580 582 699 717 769 772 Labour Thomas Rannachan 10.98% 602 604 607 627 663 Scottish Green Lorraine McLaren 8.95% 491 502 535 548 A Better Britain – Unionist Party Kris McGurk 2.74% 150 151 155 Liberal Democrats John MacPherson 1.86% 102 103 Electorate: 18,322   Valid: 5,484   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 31.1% See also Wards of Glasgow References City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 9 - Calton, Glasgow City Council Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) External links Listed Buildings in Calton Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings