Dennistoun (ward)

Dennistoun
Dennistoun Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Rooftop view looking north over Dennistoun with Royston beyond (2013)
Area	5.21 km^2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population	20,861 (2015)[1]
• Density	4,004/km^2 (10,370/sq mi)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G21, G31
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Dennistoun (Ward 22) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council;^[2] used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review.^[3] The ward returns three council members.

Boundaries

Located east of Glasgow city centre, the ward is centred around Dennistoun, although does not include all of the district - the Reidvale streets to the south of Duke Street are within the Calton ward. It was created in 2017 from the East Centre ward (the Dennistoun, Milnbank and Haghill neighbourhoods), the Springburn ward (the Royston, Germiston and Sighthill neighbourhoods along with commercial/industrial land at Blochairn and St Rollox) and a small part of the Anderston/City ward (the Ladywell neighbourhood and the grounds of Glasgow Royal Infirmary).

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017[4]		Allan Casey (SNP)		Elaine McDougall (Labour)		Kim Long (Green)
2022[5]	Anthony Carroll (Green)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Glasgow City Council election

Dennistoun − 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Labour	Elaine McDougall (incumbent)	29.2	1,595
	Scottish Green	Anthony Carroll	26.1	1,431
	SNP	Allan Casey (incumbent)	24.5	1,337	1,362	1,388
	SNP	Lorna Finn	10.7	582	609	626
	Conservative	Fiona McNider Connelly	6.2	339	370	370
	Liberal Democrats	Fergus McCann	1.8	96	143	148
	TUSC	Oisín Duncan	1.5	84	109	117
Electorate: 15,386   Valid: 5,464   Spoilt: 154   Quota: 1,367   Turnout: 36.5%

Source:^[6][7]

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election

Dennistoun – 3 seats^[8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Elaine McDougall *	24.16%	1,310	1,336	1,677
	SNP	Allan Casey	24.41%	1,324	1,334	1,344	1,370
	Scottish Green	Kim Long	19.49%	1,057	1,100	1,107	1,160	1,162	1,258	1,781
	SNP	Lorna Finn	14.38%	780	786	794	812	823	841
	Conservative	Michael Kusznir	7.78%	422	438	445	488	488
	Labour	Allan Stewart +	7.34%	398	405
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Donaldson	2.45%	133
Electorate: 15,471   Valid: 5,424   Spoilt: 228   Quota: 1,357   Turnout: 36.5%

• * = Sitting Councillor for East Centre ward.
• + = Sitting Councillor for Springburn ward.

See also

• Wards of Glasgow

References

1. City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 22 - Dennistoun, Glasgow City Council
2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review". www.parliament.scot. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
4. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
5. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 22 Dennistoun". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
7. "Candidate votes per stage Ward 22 Dennistoun". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
8. "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

• Listed Buildings in Dennistoun Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings