Garscadden/Scotstounhill (ward)

Garscadden/Scotstounhill (Ward 13) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has retained the same boundaries and returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[2]

Garscadden/Scotstounhill

Aerial view of part of the ward, looking east (2017)
Area5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population30,565 (2015) [1]
 Density5,145.6/km2 (13,327/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG13, G14
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Garscadden/Scotstounhill Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Located in the north-west of Glasgow, the ward is immediately north of the River Clyde which is its southern boundary. It is directly adjacent to the town of Clydebank (West Dunbartonshire) to the west. As its name suggests, it includes the neighbourhoods of Garscadden and Scotstounhill, as well as Yoker, Scotstoun and part of Knightswood (streets to the west of Great Western Road and Knightswood Road).

The ethnic makeup of the Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

  • 89.8% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
  • 4.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
  • 4.2% Black (mainly African)
  • 1.2% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Liz Cameron
(Labour)
Paul Rooney
(Labour)
Jean McFadden
(Labour)
Graeme Hendry
(SNP)
2012 John Kelly
(Labour)
2016 by Chris Cunningham
(SNP)
2017 Bill Butler
(Labour)
Eva Murray
(Labour)
Michael Cullen
(SNP)

Election Results

2007

  1. Returning councillor for Knightswood South single-member ward.
  2. Returning councillor for Scotstoun single-member ward.

2012

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