East Centre (Glasgow ward)

East Centre (Ward 18) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, but four members were still returned.

East Centre
East Centre Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Houses on Carntyne Road in the East Centre ward (2017)
Area6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population27,991 (2015)[1]
• Density4,401/km2 (11,400/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG32, G33
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes Carntyne, Cranhill and Riddrie, with the northern boundary being the M8 motorway). The 2017 changes were substantial: the Dennistoun, Milnbank and Haghill neighbourhoods in the west of the original territory were removed and assigned to a new Dennistoun ward, whereas the neighbourhoods of Barlanark, Budhill, Greenfield, Lightburn and Springboig were added to East Centre from the Baillieston ward. The southern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Patricia Chalmers
(Labour)		 Frank Docherty
(Labour)		 Elaine McDougall
(Labour)		 Jennifer Dunn
(SNP)
2012[4] Russell Robertson
(Labour/SNP/Independent)
2016
2017[5] Marie Garrity
(Labour)		 Annette Christie
(SNP)
2019
2022[6] Declan Blench
(SNP)		 Ann Jenkins
(Labour)		 Kieran Turner
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

East Centre − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Labour Ann Jenkins 28.1 1,954                    
SNP Declan Blench 19.4 1,348 1,364 1,365 1,376 1,380 1,431          
SNP Annette Christie (incumbent) 14.9 1,014 1,024 1,025 1,036 1,040 1,101 1,133 1,174 1,753    
Conservative Faten Hameed 9.9 688 710 717 725 746 749 749 806 811 819  
Labour Kieran Turner 9.2 642 1,046 1,064 1,074 1,102 1,149 1,150 1,238 1,259 1,328 1,719
SNP Kilian Riley 8.2 568 573 573 586 588 635 639 656      
Independent William McLachlan 3.6 249 265 271 286 299 318 319        
Scottish Green Hannah Smith 3.5 240 249 266 281 293            
Alba Tony Osy 1.5 101 102 106                
Liberal Democrats Ruth Lindsay 1.3 90 109 113 117              
TUSC Matt Dobson 0.9 63 68                  
Electorate: 20,113   Valid: 6,957   Spoilt: 268   Quota: 1,392   Turnout: 35.9%  

    Source:[7][8]

    2017 Election

    2017 Glasgow City Council election

    East Centre - 4 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Labour Frank Docherty (incumbent) 28.16% 1,998
    SNP Annette Christie 22.24% 1,578
    SNP Russell Robertson (incumbent)††† 13.32% 945 955 996 1,001 1,011 1,050 1,787
    Labour Marie Garrity * 8.05% 571 1,050 1,052 1,077 1,090 1,135 1,169 1,239 1,659
    Conservative Maria Wells 13.39% 950 963 964 971 991 1,016 1,027 1,037
    SNP Mark Coburn 9.81% 696 704 803 810 817 879
    Scottish Green Kenneth Whyte 2.66% 189 194 199 216 250
    Independent Andrew McCullagh 1.23% 87 91 93 105
    TUSC Matt Dobson 1.13% 80 89 91
    Electorate: 19,978   Valid: 7,094   Spoilt: 368   Quota: 1,419   Turnout: 37.4%  

      * = Sitting Councillor for the Baillieston ward.

      2012 Election

      2012 Glasgow City Council election

                East Centre - 4 seats[4]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567891011
                Labour Frank Docherty (incumbent) 26.4 1,846                    
                SNP Jennifer Dunn (incumbent) 21.8 1,523                    
                Labour Elaine McDougall (incumbent) 18.2 1,272 1,581.4                  
                Labour Russell Robertson[lower-alpha 1] 14.0 981 1,043.9 1,176.6 1,179.7 1,184.6 1,199.6 1,207.6 1,245.7 1,285.1 1,383.5 1,527.7
                SNP Colin Rullkotter 5.9 414 423.2 427.3 523.5 526.5 532.6 540 566.3 605 735.5  
                Scottish Green Nina Ballantyne 4.8 335 351 356.5 363.6 371.5 390.3 404.8 460.9 520.8    
                Conservative Keenan Alexander 4.0 280 283.4 285.3 286.6 288.9 302.7 328.1 334.5      
                Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 2.2 154 159.3 162.2 166.1 168.2 171.5 176.8        
                UKIP Steven Laird 1.2 82 84.2 85.3 86.5 94.6 94.9          
                Liberal Democrats Alan Lee 0.9 62 66.4 67.4 69.3 74.9            
                Glasgow First Fraser Paterson 0.6 39 42.9 45.8 47              
                Electorate: 22,939   Valid: 6,988   Spoilt: 198   Quota: 1,398   Turnout: 7,186 (31.33%)  
                  1. Robertson defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP in February 2016.[9]

                    2007 Election

                    2007 Glasgow City Council election

                                                      2007 Council election: East Centre[3]
                                                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                                      1234567891011
                                                      SNP Jennifer Dunn 21.69 1,969                    
                                                      Labour Patricia Chalmers[lower-alpha 1] 19.74 1,792 1,801 1,811 1,821              
                                                      Labour Frank Docherty 14.07 1,277 1,288 1,294 1,300 1,303 1,316 1,377 1,411 1,486 1,526 1,627
                                                      Labour Elaine McDougall[lower-alpha 2] 11.45 1,039 1,046 1,049 1,057 1,058 1,067 1,101 1,134 1,191 1,243 1,314
                                                      Scottish Green Elaine Cooper 5.19 471 490 495 501 501 521 533 585 740 829 1,038
                                                      Solidarity Jim Adams 6.12 556 575 583 587 587 607 626 722 771 797  
                                                      Conservative Randle Wilson 4.22 383 387 400 460 460 539 561 566 626    
                                                      Liberal Democrats Stuart Grieve 5.07 460 474 480 491 492 495 511 531      
                                                      Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 3.56 323 334 336 341 341 351 372        
                                                      CPA John Kerr 2.97 270 273 316 319 319 328          
                                                      BNP William McLachlan 2.49 226 229 231 256 256            
                                                      Scottish Unionist Drew Dickie 1.93 175 176 178                
                                                      Scottish Christian David Johnston 1.51 137 140                  
                                                      Electorate: 21,119   Valid: 9,078   Spoilt: 290   Quota: 1,816   Turnout: 44.36%  
                                                        1. Outgoing councillor for Carntyne single-member ward.
                                                        2. Outgoing councillor for Milnbank single-member ward.

                                                                See also

                                                                References
                                                                1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 18 - East Centre, Glasgow City Council
                                                                2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
                                                                3. Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
                                                                4. "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                                5. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
                                                                6. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
                                                                7. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 18 East Centre". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                8. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 18 East Centre". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
                                                                9. "Glasgow Labour councillor defects to the SNP". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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