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
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Aerial view over part of the Shettleston ward, looking east (2018) | |
Area | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
Population | 25,806 (2015)[1] |
• Density | 2,481.3/km2 (6,427/sq mi) |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G32 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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 | |||||||
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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
2012
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