Springburn/Robroyston (ward)

Springburn/Robroyston
Springburn/Robroyston Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Aerial view looking east over Springburn (2017)
Area9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population27,237 (2015)[1]
• Density2,867/km2 (7,430/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG21, G33, G64
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
Glasgow

Springburn/Robroyston (Ward 17) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] Created as Springburn, in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and population (the latter by 20%), was renamed Springburn/Robroyston and returned four members.

Boundaries

Located in the north of Glasgow, the original core of the ward centred around the district of Springburn (including the neighbourhoods of Stobhill, Old Balornock, Petershill and Balgrayhill), as well as part of Cowlairs (streets to the east of the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line railway tracks which form the ward's western boundary), and part of Colston (streets to the east of Springburn Road and south of Colston Road - north of this belongs to the adjoining town of Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire which forms the northern boundary).

The 2017 changes were substantial: the southern boundary was moved north from the M8 motorway to the Cumbernauld Line railway, with the Royston, Germiston and Sighthill neighbourhoods assigned to a new Dennistoun ward along with commercial/industrial land at Blochairn and St Rollox. However, territory further east was reassigned from the North East ward into the Springburn ward, which was renamed as a result: Robroyston, Barmulloch, Wallacewell, Balornock and the streets in Millerston within Glasgow were all added;[4] the eastern boundary is now with North Lanarkshire.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Allan Stewart
(Labour) 		James Todd
(Labour) 		Phil Greene
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012[5] Gilbert Davidson
(Labour)
2017[6] Martin McElroy
(Labour) 		Aileen McKenzie
(Labour) 		Graham Campbell
(SNP) 		Christina Cannon
(SNP)
2022[7] Audrey Dempsey
(Labour) 		Thomas Rannachan
(Labour)

Election results

2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election

Springburn/Robroyston − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Audrey Dempsey 32.2 2,184          
SNP Graham Campbell (incumbent) 24.9 1,690          
SNP Christina Cannon (incumbent) 16.3 1,109 1,149 1,439      
Labour Thomas Rannachan 9.6 650 1,282 1,290 1,302 1,323 1,379
Conservative Richard Johnson 9.0 614 643 643 644 649 671
Scottish Green Madeleine Guthrie 4.2 288 308 319 348 383 443
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies 2.1 143 162 166 170 181  
Alba Farah Hamid 1.6 112 120 122 128    
Electorate: 19,948   Valid: 6,790   Spoilt: 252   Quota: 1,359   Turnout: 35.3%  

Source:[8][9]

2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election

Springburn/Robroyston – 4 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Martin McElroy * 31.64% 2,080
SNP Graham Campbell 20.13% 1,323
SNP Christina Cannon 15.41% 1,013 1,037 1,043 1,049 1,058 1,059 1,160 1,619
Labour Aileen McKenzie 8.05% 529 1,135 1,135 1,140 1,167 1,190 1,237 1,256 1,328
Conservative Euan McHardy 10.36% 681 709 709 712 727 769 790 797 806
SNP Paul McCabe 7.52% 494 502 503 505 508 513 534
Scottish Green Anthony Carroll 3.44% 226 241 242 255 268 287
UKIP Robb MacLean 1.59% 105 112 112 114 120
Liberal Democrats Robert Sykes 1.29% 85 90 90 91
TUSC Dave Semple 0.55% 36 37 37
Electorate: 19,554   Valid: 6,572   Spoilt: 300   Quota: 1,315   Turnout: 35.1%  

* = Sitting Councillor for Hillhead ward.

2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

Springburn – 3 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Gilbert Davidson 40.5 1,643                
Labour Allan Stewart (incumbent) 17.2 699 1,184.4              
SNP Phil Greene (incumbent) 21.9 888 932.6 948 949 951.1 960.4 971.1 978.5 1,039.5
SNP James Oakes 8.1 330 342.6 349.7 351.8 353.9 355.5 372.8 384.9 419.8
Independent Joe Chambers 5.9 240 257.2 273. 278.9 283.1 295.2 316.5 343.3  
Conservative Jason Eccles 2.7 111 115.9 120.6 120.6 122.1 134.2 139.3    
Scottish Green John Stuart 1.5 61 65.6 76.8 87.6 92.1 101      
Liberal Democrats Sophie Bridger 1.1 45 49.6 53.9 53.9 61.5        
Glasgow First Christopher Henderson 0.5 21 28.3 35.8 36.1          
TUSC Luke Ivory 0.5 22 24.3 26.9            
Electorate: 15,717   Valid: 4,060   Spoilt: 191   Quota: 1,016   Turnout: 4,251 (27.05%)  

2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election

2007 Council election: Springburn[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour Allan Stewart[a] 32.38 1,752  
SNP Phil Greene 24.03 1,300 1,437
Labour James Todd[b] 21.98 1,189 1,327
Solidarity Graham Campbell 6.27 339 351
Conservative Graeme Dickson 3.20 173 176
Liberal Democrats John H Stuart 3.11 168 176
Scottish Green Patrick McAleer 2.48 134 140
Scottish Socialist Margaret Bean 2.50 135 139
BNP Kenny Smith 2.50 135 137
Scottish Unionist Robert G. C. Sawers 1.57 85 86
Electorate: 15,496   Valid: 5,410   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,353   Turnout: 43.60%  
  1. ^ Outgoing councillor for Cowlairs single-member ward.
  2. ^ Outgoing councillor for Springburn single-member ward.

See also

References

  1. ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 17 - Springburn/Robroyston, Glasgow City Council
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ Council Elections 2017: Springburn has seem one of the biggest regeneration sites in the city ever, Evening Times, 4 April 2017
  5. ^ a b "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 17 Springburn-Robroyston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 17 Springburn-Robroyston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.