Maryhill (ward)

Maryhill (Ward 15) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. It was created in 2007 as Maryhill/Kelvin, and in that election it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[2] The same boundaries were used in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward substantially decreased in territory and population, was renamed Maryhill and returned three members.

Maryhill Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire Scots: Maryhull
Maryhill Burgh Hall within the ward
Area	4.99 km^2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population	22,244 (2015)[1]
• Density	4,457.7/km^2 (11,545/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Maryhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the far north of Glasgow with East Dunbartonshire to the north, the ward includes the former burgh of Maryhill (and the Wyndford housing estate) between the River Kelvin to the west and the Port Dundas branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the east, as well as the Maryhill Park, Summerston, Gilshochill, Acre and Dawsholm neighbourhoods to the north of the main canal.[3]

The 2017 changes removed the Cadder neighbourhood which was assigned to Canal ward (along with a large area around Balmore Road which is almost uninhabited); part of North Kelvinside (streets to the north-west of Queen Margaret Drive, which now forms Maryhill's southern boundary) was added from the same ward. Kelvindale and Kelvinside were removed and assigned to a new Partick East/Kelvindale ward.[3]

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

• 91.2% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
• 4.9% Asian (mainly Chinese)
• 3% Black (mainly African)
• 0.8% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Mary Paris (Liberal Democrats)		Robert Winter (Labour)		Mohammed Razaq (Labour)		Alex Dingwall (SNP)
2012		John Letford (SNP)	Martin Rhodes (Labour)	Franny Scally (SNP)
2017	Jane Morgan (Labour)		3 seats

Election Results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election

Maryhill/Kelvin - 4 seats[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 SNP Alex Dingwall††† 25.87 2,561           Labour Robert Winter[lower-alpha 1] 19.67 1,948 1,989         Liberal Democrats Mary Paris[lower-alpha 2] 16.18 1,602 1,692 1,693 1,728 1,808 2,212 Labour Mohammed Razaq[lower-alpha 3] 15.61 1,546 1,591 1,596 1,631 1,710 1,855 Conservative Brian Clifford Pope 9.52 943 978 978 985 994 1,058 Scottish Green Daryl L. Tayar 7.12 705 781 782 863 981   Solidarity Paul Wilcox 3.44 341 402 473       Scottish Socialist John Lawson 2.58 255 319 320       Electorate: 21,630   Valid: 9,901   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 1,981   Turnout: 46.59%

1. Returning councillor for Summerston single-member ward.
2. Returning councillor for Kelvindale single-member ward.
3. Returning councillor for Maryhill single-member ward.

• On 9 February 2010, Maryhill/Kelvin Cllr Alex Dingwall left the Scottish National Party and joined the Liberal Democrats.

2012

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election

Maryhill/Kelvin - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Labour Martin Rhodes 23.6% 1,792               SNP John Letford 23.2% 1,761               Labour Mohammed Razaq (incumbent) 16.0% 1,215 1,425 1,436 1,466 1,509 1,652     SNP Franny Scally 11.2% 854 863 1,044 1,073 1,098 1,260 1,283 1,574 Liberal Democrats Alex Dingwall (incumbent) * 9.2% 703 715 724 733 1,007 1,217 1,236   Scottish Green Steen Parish 7.3% 555 564 580 645 716       Conservative Euan Erskine 7.7% 582 585 589 593         Scottish Socialist Liam Turbett 1.9% 143 146 148           Electorate: 22,610   Valid: 7,605   Spoilt: 179   Quota: 1,522   Turnout: 34.43%

'* = Alex Dingwall was elected as an SNP councillor in 2007 but defected to the Liberal Democrats on 10 February 2010.

2017

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

Maryhill - 3 seats[4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 SNP John Letford * 24.75% 1,418 1,439 Labour Jane Morgan 21.12% 1,210 1,277 1,277 1,618 SNP Franny Scally * 22.95% 1,315 1,328 1,332 1,359 1,387 1,758 Conservative Jane Burge 10.58% 606 646 646 665 695 743 Scottish Green Michael Herrigan 8.81% 505 562 562 585 617 Labour Mohammed Razaq * 7.33% 421 445 445 Liberal Democrats Alex Dingwall 4.45% 255 Electorate: 15,247   Valid: 5,730   Spoilt: 206   Quota: 1,433   Turnout: 38.9%

* = Sitting Councillors for Maryhill/Kelvin ward.

See also

• Wards of Glasgow

References

1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 15 - Maryhill, Glasgow City Council
2. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
3. Council elections 2017: Maryhill is gearing up to be a hotly contested area, Evening Times, 3 April 2017
4. Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (13 March 2017). "Notice of Election - Election of Councillors".

External links

• Listed Buildings in Maryhill Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings