Baillieston (ward)

Baillieston Ward (2017) within Glasgow
Baillieston Main Street within the ward (2007)
Area10.10 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population21,663 (2015)[1]
• Density2,144/km2 (5,550/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG33, G34, G69, G71
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Baillieston (Ward 20) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council.[2] On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system.[3] For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed: the ward decreased in size and population, and returned three members.

Boundaries

Located in the far east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes Baillieston as well as Barrachnie, Garrowhill, Springhill, Swinton, Wellhouse, Easthall, Daldowie and Broomhouse with the northern boundary being the M8 motorway) and the eastern and southern limits being the city borders with North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.[4]

The 2017 changes saw the neighbourhoods of Barlanark, Budhill, Greenfield, Lightburn and Springboig removed and assigned to the East Centre ward.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007[5] Jim Coleman
(Labour) 		Douglas Hay
(Labour) 		David McDonald
(SNP) 		John Mason
(SNP)
2008 by Andy Muir
(Labour) 		David Turner
(SNP)
2012[6] Marie Garrity
(Labour) 		Austin Sheridan
(SNP)
2017[7] Philip Charles
(Conservative) 		Elaine Ballantyne
(SNP) 		3 seats
from 2017
January 2021[8][9] Vacant
March 2021[10][11] David Turner
(SNP)
2022[12] Kevin John Lalley
(Labour) 		John Daly
(Conservative) 		Alex Kerr
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Glasgow City Council election
Baillieston − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Kevin John Lalley 30.5 2,209            
SNP Alex Kerr 23.8 1,723 1,736 1,746 1,859      
Conservative John Daly 16.6 1,206 1,223 1,260 1,279 1,279 1,510 1,867
SNP Lauren Martin 14.4 1,046 1,056 1,064 1,154 1,194 1,384  
Labour Mary McNab 7.9 568 882 940 998 1,000    
Scottish Green Ryan Kelly 4.1 298 304 348        
Liberal Democrats Tony Hughes 2.8 205 211          
Electorate: 18,569   Valid: 7,255   Spoilt: 166   Quota: 1,814   Turnout: 40.0%  

Source:[13][14]

2021 by-election

Esteemed Labour councillor Jim Coleman was disqualified on 28 January 2021 after failing to attend online and in-person council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held 18 March 2021.[15][10] SNP candidate and former ward councillor David Turner won the seat.[11]

Baillieston by-election (18 March 2021) - 1 seat[16][11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP David Turner 43.81% 1,980 1,980 1,990 2,092 2,133
Labour William Docherty 28.27% 1,278 1,282 1,310 1,365 1,868
Conservative John Daly 20.93% 946 953 965 979
Scottish Green Lorraine McLaren 4.42% 200 205 217
Liberal Democrats Daniel Donaldson 1.99% 90 92
UKIP Christopher Ho 0.58% 26
Electorate: 18,323   Valid: 4,520   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 4,261   Turnout: 24.94%  

2017 election

Main article: 2017 Glasgow City Council election
Ballieston – 3 seats[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP Elaine Ballantyne 32.63% 2,263
Labour Jim Coleman (incumbent)†††††††† 22.52% 1,562 1,608 1,609 1,618 1,644 1,669 2,032
Conservative Philip Charles 20.96% 1,454 1,463 1,465 1,468 1,492 1,507 1,524 1,590 1,884
SNP David Turner (incumbent) 11.93% 827 1,224 1,228 1,249 1,262 1,362 1,386 1,420
Labour Theresa Keenan 6.27% 436 448 450 457 468 491
Scottish Green Kayleigh Van Dongen 2.29% 159 180 181 213 243
Liberal Democrats Richard Stalley 1.92% 133 136 140 143
Scottish Socialist Liam McLaughlan 1.17% 81 86 87
Scottish Libertarian Scott McKelvie 0.29% 20 21
Electorate: 17,722   Valid: 6,935   Spoilt: 237   Quota: 1,734   Turnout: 40.5%  

2012 election

Main article: 2012 Glasgow City Council election
Baillieston – 4 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Jim Coleman (incumbent) 36.3% 2,894                
SNP David Turner (incumbent) 20.2% 1,615                
Labour Marie Garrity 14.5% 1,154 2,233              
SNP Austin Sheridan 17% 1,357 1,395 1,463 1,478 1,493 1,505 1,529 1,572 1,636
Conservative Raymond McCrae 5.2% 413 424 451 451 466 486 492 504 538
Glasgow First Andy Muir (incumbent) 1.8% 146 175 226 227 234 252 280 346  
Scottish Green David Weir 1.8% 143 153 202 203 218 236 269    
Scottish Socialist Margaret Bean 1.3% 103 115 160 161 164 168      
UKIP Arthur Thackeray 1.1% 91 96 106 107 109        
Liberal Democrats James McHale 0.8% 65 70 92 92          
Electorate: 24,426   Valid: 7,981   Spoilt: 203   Quota: 1,597   Turnout: 33.51%  

November 2008 by-election

On 6 November 2008, a by-election was held following the death of Labour councillor David Hay on 27 September 2008. The by-election was won by Labour's Andy Muir.

Baillieston by-election (6 November 2008) - 1 seat[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Andy Muir 46.8 2,257 2,260 2,263 2,286 2,335 2,383 3,124
SNP David Cassidy 42.1 2,027 2,037 2,046 2,074 2,116 2,193  
Conservative John Anderson 4.7 226 231 245 249 269    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 2.9 142 146 146 154      
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.8 88 93 97        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.0 46 46          
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.7 32            
Electorate: 23,131   Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 2,410   Turnout: 4,876 (21.0%)  

September 2008 by-election

On 18 September 2008, a by-election was held following the election of John Mason as the MP for Glasgow East on 25 July 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's David Turner.

Baillieston by-election (18 September 2008) - 1 seat[19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP David Turner 44.6 2,318 2,320 2,330 2,344 2,355 2,381 2,415 2,511 3,131
Labour Andy Muir 41.7 2,167 2,168 2,171 2,186 2,189 2,208 2,264 2,313  
Conservative John Anderson 5.0 259 272 273 274 304 310 340    
Liberal Democrats David Jackson 3.1 159 162 171 176 176 180      
Solidarity Tricia McLeish 1.4 74 76 80 96 105        
BNP Charles Baillie 1.4 73 79 81 81          
Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 1.1 58 58 61            
Scottish Green Moira Crawford 0.9 45 46              
Scottish Unionist Ian Dickie 0.8 43                
Electorate: 23,202   Valid: 5,196   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 2,599   Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)  

2007 election

Main article: 2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Baillieston[5]
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP John Mason[a] 3,199 30.8
Labour Jim Coleman[b] 2,689 25.9
Labour Douglas Hay 1,342 12.9
Labour Robert MacBean[c] 739 7.1
Conservative George Clark 678 6.5
Solidarity Michael Kayes 466 4.5
Liberal Democrats Marjory Watt 392 3.8
SNP David McDonald 250 2.4
Scottish Socialist Jim McVicar 224 2.2
Scottish Unionist Ian Dickie 216 2.1
Scottish Green Raymond Morrison 181 1.7
  1. ^ Outgoing councillor for Garrowhill single-member ward.
  2. ^ Outgoing councillor for Barlanark single-member ward.
  3. ^ Outgoing councillor for Baillieston single-member ward.

See also

References

  1. ^ City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 20 - Baillieston, Glasgow City Council
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Teale, Andrew (27 December 2008). "Local Election Results 2007 (Glasgow)" (PDF). Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ Council Elections 2017: Baillieston bringing people together, Evening Times, 10 April 2017
  5. ^ a b "List of Council Candidates (Wards 15-21". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Second Glasgow councillor forced out for missing six months of meetings". BBC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Joint notice of election: Ward 20 - Baillieston, Ward 23 - Partick East/Kelvindale (of Glasgow City Council)". Glasgow City Council. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Joint notice of election: Ward 20 - Baillieston, Ward 23 - Partick East/Kelvindale (of Glasgow City Council)". Glasgow City Council. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Local By Elections 19th March 2021 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 20 Baillieston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 20 Baillieston". Glasgow City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Second Glasgow councillor forced out for missing six months of meetings". BBC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Notice of Poll - Baillieston". Glasgow City Council. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Local Election 2017 Full Results". Glasgow City Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Baillieston (Glasgow) 18 th September 2008". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.