Shettleston (ward)

Shettleston (Ward 19) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system; the boundaries have not changed since it was formed.[2]

Shettleston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Nighean Sheadna Scots: Shuttlestoun
Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018)
Area	10.40 km^2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population	25,806 (2015)[1]
• Density	2,481.3/km^2 (6,427/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G32
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Shettleston Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow and immediately north of the River Clyde which forms its southern boundary, the ward is centred around the long-established settlement of Shettleston, and additionally includes the neighbourhoods of Braidfauld (east of Maukinfauld Road), Tollcross, Fullarton/Auchenshuggle, Sandyhills, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and part of Parkhead (north of Tollcross Road). The northern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

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

• 96.7% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
• 1.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
• 1% Black (mainly African)
• 0.4% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Tom McKeown (Labour)		George Ryan (Labour)		Euan McLeod (Labour)		John F. McLaughlin (SNP)
2012	Anne Simpson (Labour)	Frank McAveety (Labour)
2015 by			Martin Neill (Labour)
2017			Michelle Ferns (SNP)		Thomas Kerr (Conservative)	Laura Doherty (SNP)

Election Results

2007

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election

Shettleston - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 SNP John F. McLaughlin 1,896 21.5 Labour Tom McKeown[lower-alpha 1] 1,861 21.1 Labour George Ryan[lower-alpha 2] 1,386 15.7 Labour Euan McLeod[lower-alpha 3] 1,369 15.6 Conservative Alex White 565 6.4 Solidarity Wheatley Harris 458 5.2 Liberal Democrats David Jackson 420 4.8 BNP Walter Hamilton 268 3.0 Scottish Green Catherine Maguire 227 2.6 Scottish Unionist Gordon Kirker 190 2.2 Scottish Socialist Mick Eyre 163 1.9 Returning councillor for Tollcross Park single-member ward. Returning councillor for Shettleston single-member ward. Returning councillor for Mount Vernon single-member ward. 2012 Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election Shettleston - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 Labour Frank McAveety 28.3 1,989                 Labour George Ryan (incumbent)†† 20.1 1,415                 SNP John McLaughlin (incumbent) 17.8 1,251 1,283.1 1,283.2 1,285.2 1,288.8 1,301.1 1,331.4 1,358.4 2,168.1 Labour Anne Simpson 12.1 852 1,289.1 1,293.9 1,300.9 1,317.8 1,333.6 1,359.8 1,400.5 1,444.9 SNP Adam Miller 13.1 921 937.9 938.1 942.1 950.4 964.9 980.9 1,006.2   Conservative Alan Sullivan 4.2 294 298.9 299 313.3 314.3 332.9 344.9     Scottish Green Stuart Leckie 1.5 105 115.5 115.6 126.6 144.1 165.3       Glasgow First Andy Muir * 1.4 98 109.7 109.7 111 119.3         Scottish Socialist Colin Rutherford 0.9 63 69.1 69.2 71.2           Liberal Democrats Marjory Watt 0.7 52 52.9 52.9             Electorate: 21,408   Valid: 7,040   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,409   Turnout: 7,214 (33.70%) 2015 by-election On 7 October 2013 Shettleston Labour Cllr George Ryan died suddenly. A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill.[3] Shettleston By-election (5 December 2013) - 1 Seat[4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 Labour Martin Neill 53.6 2026 SNP Laura Doherty 28.7 1086 Conservative Raymond McCrae 5.9 224 UKIP Arthur Misty Thackeray 3.4 129 TUSC Jamie Cocozza 1.8 68 Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1.4 53 No Bedroom Tax John Flanagan 1.3 50 Scottish Green Alasdair Duke 1.1 41 Scottish Socialist Tommy Ball 0.9 35 Christian Victor Murphy 0.9 34 Britannica Party Charlie Baillie 0.8 31 SDA James Trolland 0.2 6 Electorate: 21,926   Valid: 3,783   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,892   Turnout: 3,777 (17.55) 2017 Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election Shettleston - 4 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 Labour Frank McAveety (incumbent) 25.17% 1,902 SNP Laura Doherty 17.95% 1,356 1,364 1,368 1,370 1,379 1,384 1,387 1,477 1,600 Conservative Thomas Kerr 18.10% 1,368 1,381 1,390 1,394 1,399 1,409 1,448 1,462 1,468 1,469 1,671 SNP Michelle Ferns 10.23% 773 778 779 782 785 785 786 811 1,377 1,453 1,597 Labour Anne Simpson (incumbent) 11.54% 872 1,162 1,164 1,173 1,184 1,214 1,238 1,275 1,278 1,289 SNP Alex Kerr 9.58% 724 729 731 736 739 743 751 774 Scottish Green Kevin Campbell 2.94% 222 225 231 234 249 265 274 UKIP Jamie Robertson 1.39% 105 110 111 120 122 129 Liberal Democrats Timothy Pollard 1.09% 82 87 88 94 96 TUSC Jamie Cocozza 0.79% 60 63 67 69 SDP Steven Marshall 0.67% 51 54 56 Independent Paul Corran 0.54% 41 41 Electorate: 21,134   Valid: 7,556   Spoilt: 326   Quota: 1,512   Turnout: 37.3% See also Wards of Glasgow References City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 19 - Shettleston, Glasgow City Council Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012. http://glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10854 External links Listed Buildings in Shettleston Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings