Langside (ward)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Langside |
| country | Scotland |
| static_image_name | Glasgow wards 2017 no07 Langside.png |
| static_image_caption | Langside Ward (2017) within Glasgow |
| static_image_2_name | Old Victoria Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 1098285.jpg |
| static_image_2_caption | Battlefield Rest in the Langside ward |
| map_type | Glasgow Local Authority Area |
| population | 29,060 |
| population_ref | (2017) |
| population_density | |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.8 |
| post_town | GLASGOW |
| postcode_area | G |
| postcode_district | G41, G42, G43, G44 |
| dial_code | 0141 |
| unitary_scotland | Glasgow City Council |
| lieutenancy_scotland | Glasgow |
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|static_image_name = Glasgow wards 2017 no07 Langside.png
|static_image_caption = Langside Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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|static_image_2_caption= Battlefield Rest in the Langside ward
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Langside (Ward 7) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.
Boundaries
The ward is situated on the south side of Glasgow. As well as Langside itself, it also includes Battlefield, Mount Florida (including Hampden Park and the New Victoria Hospital), the northern parts of King's Park and Cathcart and the eastern part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Toryglen from the Southside Central ward and a few streets on the north side of the Cathcart Circle Line railway which had previously been in Newlands/Auldburn when the boundary was the White Cart Water.
The ethnic makeup of the expanded Langside ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
- 89.4% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
- 6.5% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
- 1.3% Black (Mainly African)
- 0.9% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group
Councillors
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| Election | Councillors | 2007 | 3 seats | 2012 | 2015 by | 2017 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Labour}}" | Archie Graham | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" | James Dornan | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | Paul Coleshill | |||||
| (Liberal Democrats) | |||||||
| Susan Aitken | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Greens}}" | Liam Hainey | |||||
| (Green) | |||||||
| Scottish National Party}}" | Anna Richardson | ||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||
| Scottish Greens}}" | Tanya Wisely | ||||||
| (Green) | |||||||
| Stephen Ignatius Docherty | |||||||
| (Labour) | Paul Leinster | ||||||
| (SNP) | Holly Bruce | ||||||
| (Green) | |||||||
| :: |
Election results
2022 election
2022 Glasgow City Council election
2017 election
2017 Glasgow City Council election
2012 election
2012 Glasgow City Council election
2015 by-election
On 14 May 2015, Green counsellor Liam Hainey resigned his seat for family and health reasons. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Anna Richardson.
2007 election
2007 Glasgow City Council election
Notes
References
References
- "City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 7 - Langside". Glasgow City Council.
- (30 June 2019). "United Kingdom: Scotland {{!}} Council Areas and Electoral Wards".
- [http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2007-scotland.pdf Local Election Results 3rd May 2007], Andrew Teale (2008)
- "Election Results 2012".
- (5 May 2017). "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council.
- (July 2025). "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council.
- Cass Macgregor. "Glasgow - Scottish Greens". Glasgowgreens.org.uk.
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