Partick East/Kelvindale (ward)

Partick East/Kelvindale
Partick East/Kelvindale
	; View looking west over Great Western Road and Gartnavel General Hospital within Partick East/Kelvindale ward
Area	3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population	28,914 (2015) [1]
• Density	7,394.9/km2 (19,153/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G11, G12
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Partick East/Kelvindale (Ward 23) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council; used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review.[2] The ward returns four council members.

Partick East/Kelvindale Ward (2017) within Glasgow

Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the ward was formed from parts of the former wards (as they existed until 2017) of Hillhead, Partick West, and Maryhill/Kelvin.[3] Its territory covers the areas of Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Dowanhill, Hyndland, Partickhill, part of Anniesland (streets to the east of the Argyle Line railway) and most of Partick (streets to the west and north of the Argyle/North Clyde Line railway).[4][5] It is bordered to the north-east by parts of the River Kelvin and Forth and Clyde Canal and by Byres Road to the south-east. The railway lines run along its western side, including three stations; Anniesland, Hyndland, and Partick.

According to the 2011 census,[6] the ethnicity of the population is:

The four councillors representing the area since 4 May 2017 are:

Election	Councillors
2017		Kenny McLean (SNP)		Martin Rhodes (Labour)		Tony Curtis (Conservative)		Dr. Martin Bartos (Green)

Partick East/Kelvindale - 4 seats[11]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Kenny McLean *	22.49%	2,366
	Conservative	Tony Curtis	22.12%	2,336
	Labour	Martin Rhodes +	17.57%	1,848	1,857	1,902	1,922	2,303
	Scottish Green	Martin Bartos *	16.42%	1,727	1,763	1,779	1,812	2,148
	SNP	Kaukab Stewart	11.80%	1,241	1,439	1,442	1,456	1,519
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Ford	8.45%	889	894	974	1,009
	Independent	Tom Muirhead	1.04%	109	111	135
Electorate: 21,691 Valid: 10,516 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 2,104 Turnout: 48.8%

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