Linn (ward)

Linn (Ward 1) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 4 May 2017, it is represented by two councillors from the Scottish National Party and one each from the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Linn
Croftfoot roundabout looking south towards Castlemilk
Area	4.3 sq mi (11 km^2)
Population	29,575 (2015)[1]
• Density	6,877.9/sq mi (2,655.6/km^2)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G44, G45, G76
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Linn Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

The southernmost ward of Glasgow, Linn includes the areas of Castlemilk, Croftfoot and Simshill, those parts of Cathcart, King's Park and Muirend that are south and east of the Cathcart Circle Lines, and the separate village of Carmunnock. The ward also contains Linn Park and the Cathkin Braes. The boundaries have remained unchanged since the creation of the ward in 2007.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,[1] the ethnicity of the population is:

Ethnicity	Proportion
White Scottish/British	90.59%
White Irish	2.82%
Other White	1.96%
Mixed Ethnic Groups	0.23%
Indian	0.48%
Pakistani	2.03%
Bangladeshi	0.02%
Chinese	0.36%
Other Asian	0.22%
African	0.93%
Caribbean or Black	0.17%
Other Ethnic Group	0.18%

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		David Ritchie (SNP)		Sadie Docherty (Labour)		John McKenzie (Labour)		Margot Clark (Liberal Democrats)
2012	Glenn Elder (SNP)	Malcolm Cunning (Labour)
2017				Margaret Morgan (SNP)		Euan Blockley (Conservative)

Election results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election

Linn - 4 members[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 SNP David Ritchie 21.35 2,043               Labour Sadie Docherty 18.63 1,782 1,789 1,798 1,807 1,826 1,849 1,896 1,947 Liberal Democrats Margot Clark 13.42 1,284 1,302 1,311 1,318 1,350 1,458 1,532 1,866 Labour John McKenzie[lower-alpha 1] 14.44 1,381 1,389 1,395 1,417 1,433 1,459 1,514 1,530 Labour Allan Stewart 9.98 955 961 970 980 990 1,001 1,078 1,105 Conservative Esme H Clark 9.39 898 905 906 961 991 1,005 1,015   Solidarity Frank Young 4.13 395 409 469 478 498       Scottish Green Chloe Helen Stewart 3.09 296 310 328 338 359       Independent Chris Lang 2.29 219 224 229 239         Scottish Unionist Harry McArthur 1.72 165 166 170           Scottish Socialist Gordon Thomson 1.56 149 156             Electorate: 21,624   Valid: 9,211   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 1,914   Turnout: 45.25%

1. Returning councillor for Castlemilk single-member ward.

2012

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election

Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (4 seats)[3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Labour Malcolm Cunning 25.14% 1,858               Labour Sadie Docherty (incumbent) 20.90% 1,545               SNP Glenn Elder 20.01% 1,479               Liberal Democrats Margot Clark (incumbent) 12.09% 894 938 949 961 970 1,026 1,300 1,548 SNP Stewart McDonald 9.43% 697 736 742 751 778 851 900   Conservative Andrew Morrison 7.03% 520 533 534 539 546 569     Scottish Green Lisa Jones 2.73% 202 229 234 261 315       TUSC Frank Young 1.61% 119 138 142 166         Glasgow First Lesley Ingram 1.06% 78 111 116           Electorate: 22,192   Valid: 7,392   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 1,479   Turnout: 34.07%

2017

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

Linn - 4 seats[4] 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 SNP Glenn Elder (incumbent) 18.70% 1,646 1,648 1,655 1,655 1,720 1,864           SNP Margaret Morgan 11.72% 1,032 1,032 1,037 1,040 1,105 1,357 1,439 1,532 1,802     Labour Malcolm Cunning (incumbent) 15.32% 1,348 1,357 1,365 1,370 1,400 1,415 1,417 1,558 1,655 1,661 2,646 Conservative Euan Blockley 15.85% 1,395 1,410 1,411 1,415 1,426 1,429 1,429 1,580 1,613 1,613 1,657 Labour Alan Stewart 11.69% 1,029 1,034 1,039 1,047 1,070 1,078 1,080 1,173 1,279 1,285   Independent Cathy Milligan 8.45% 744 752 768 797 845 866 874 937       Liberal Democrats Margot Clark (incumbent) 7.68% 676 676 678 685 707 714 716         SNP Paul Leinster 5.09% 448 448 448 450 466             Scottish Green Alan Digney 3.27% 288 293 303 310               Independent Bobby Pollock 0.78% 69 72 74                 Solidarity Max Brodie 0.76% 67 70                   UKIP John Cowan 0.66% 58                     Electorate: 22,310   Valid: 8,800   Spoilt: 259   Quota: 1,761   Turnout: 40.6% See also Wards of Glasgow References "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012. "Local Elections 2012 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017. "Local Election 2017 full results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017. External links Listed Buildings in Linn Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings