Linn (ward)
Linn | |
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![]() Linn Ward (2017) within Glasgow | |
![]() Croftfoot roundabout looking south towards Castlemilk | |
Area | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2) |
Population | 29,575 (2015)[1] |
• Density | 6,877.9/sq mi (2,655.6/km2) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area |
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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 1) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] There are 4 councillors for the area; as of 19 November 2022, it is represented by the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour, who have two councillors each.
History
[edit]In September 2022, Councillor Malcolm Cunning died.[3] A by-election was called for 17 November.[4]
Boundaries
[edit]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
[edit]According to the 2011 census,[1] the ethnicity of the population is:
Ethnicity | Proportion |
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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
[edit]Election | Councillors | |||||||||
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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) | ||||||||
2022 | Paul McCabe (SNP) |
Catherine Vallis (Labour) | ||||||||
2022 | John Carson (Labour) |
Election results
[edit]2022 by-election
[edit]A by-election was held on 17 November 2022 to replace Malcolm Cunning.[4]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Labour | John Carson | 43.4 | 2,227 | 2,227 | 2,227 | 2,239 | 2,256 | 2,381 | 2,524 | 2,674 | |
SNP | Chris Lang-Tait | 33.2 | 1,702 | 1,703 | 1,703 | 1,716 | 1,750 | 1,777 | 1,789 | 2,046 | |
Scottish Green | Jen Bell | 8.0 | 409 | 409 | 410 | 419 | 433 | 482 | 503 | ||
Conservative | Pauline Sutherland | 6.4 | 327 | 329 | 332 | 332 | 335 | 374 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Joe McCauley | 5.7 | 294 | 299 | 299 | 301 | 304 | ||||
Alba | Kirsty Fraser | 1.8 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 97 | |||||
Scottish Socialist | George Willis MacDougall | 0.9 | 46 | 49 | 52 | ||||||
UKIP | Christopher Ho | 0.4 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | Diane McMillan | 0.4 | 18 | ||||||||
Electorate: 22,340 Valid: 5,132 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 2,567 Turnout: 23.3% |
2022 election
[edit]2022 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Labour | Malcolm Cunning (incumbent) | 23.9 | 2,152 | |||||||||
SNP | Paul McCabe | 21.5 | 1,934 | |||||||||
SNP | Margaret Morgan (incumbent) | 11.9 | 1,070 | 1,084 | 1,193 | 1,222 | 1,542 | 1,643 | 1,985 | |||
Conservative | Euan Blockley (incumbent) | 11.5 | 1,035 | 1,063 | 1,063 | 1,074 | 1,080 | 1,199 | 1,255 | 1,259 | ||
Independent | James Toner | 9.4 | 849 | 863 | 867 | 893 | 935 | 997 | ||||
Labour | Catherine Vallis | 8.0 | 724 | 943 | 945 | 952 | 1,031 | 1,222 | 1,421 | 1,480 | 1,940 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe McCauley | 6.4 | 572 | 606 | 610 | 619 | 691 | |||||
Scottish Green | Keith Warwick | 6.0 | 544 | 552 | 559 | 577 | ||||||
Alba | Angela Jones | 1.3 | 114 | 119 | 121 | |||||||
Electorate: 22,308 Valid: 8,994 Spoilt: 200 Quota: 1,799 Turnout: 41.2% |
2017 election
[edit]2017 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 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% |
2012 election
[edit]2012 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 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% |
2007 election
[edit]2007 Glasgow City Council election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 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[a] | 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: 9,567 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,914 Turnout: 45.25% |
- ^ Outgoing councillor for Castlemilk single-member ward.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ward Factsheet". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Sandelands, Drew (5 September 2022). "Malcolm Cunning's former deputy pays touching tribute to her 'mentor and friend'". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b Sandelands, Drew (3 October 2022). "Glasgow by-election date announced after death of Labour's Malcolm Cunning". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Linn Local By Election 17th November 2022 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 1 Linn". Glasgow City Council. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 Linn". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 1 Linn". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Election Results" (ZIP). Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
- ^ Local Election Results 3rd May 2007, Andrew Teale (2008)
External links
[edit]- Listed Buildings in Linn Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings