Craigton (ward)

Craigton
Scottish Gaelic: *Baile Chreig*
Scots: *Craigtoun*
Craigton Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chreig; Scots: Craigtoun;
	; Craigton within Glasgow
Area	2.81 sq mi (7.3 km2)
Population	30,111
• Density	10,715.7/sq mi (4,137.4/km2)
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G51, G52, G53
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland

Craigton is one of the 21 Wards of Glasgow City Council. There are 4 members for this area.

2012 Election Results

2012 Council election: Craigton (4 members)^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10
	Labour	Matt Kerr (incumbent)	27.8	2,279
	Labour	Alistair Watson (incumbent)	25.6	2,102
	SNP	Iris Gibson (incumbent)†††††††	22.9	1,876
	SNP	Jim Torrance	8.5	700	771.8	826.7	1,004.1	1,010.7	1,025.9	1,048.7	1,128.1	1,193.8	1,434.9
	Solidarity	Gail Sheridan	5.8	472	555.3	624.3	638.9	646.9	656.8	688	735.1	772.4
	Conservative	Jayne Morgan	3.6	292	316.7	330.5	333.3	365.7	391.1	411.9	431.5
	Scottish Green	Ian Ruffell	2.1	169	209.9	237.8	245	256.7	273.9	314
	Glasgow First	Gordon MacDiarmid	1.8	147	193.8	226.6	233.7	245.3	259.2
	UKIP	Janice MacKay	1.0	86	99.7	107.2	109.7
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Nelson	0.9	76	103.2	115.5	119.7	123.7
Electorate: 22,948 Valid: 8,199 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,640 Turnout: 8,439 (36.77%)

2007 Council election: Craigton (4 members)^[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	SNP	Iris Gibson	24.69	2,729
	Labour	Alistair Watson	18.68	2,065	2,096	2,103	2,132	2,161	2,226
	Labour	John Matthew Kerr	17.37	1,920	1,972	1,992	2,007	2,035	2,123	2,127	2,177
	Solidarity	Ruth Black†	11.04	1,220	1,315	1,324	1,382	1,462	1,557	1,559	1,641
	Labour	Gordon McDiamid	12.02	1,328	1,350	1,357	1,371	1,387	1,430	1,435	1,493
	Conservative	Scott Alexander Petty	5.15	569	594	698	702	727	797	798
	Liberal Democrats	Scott R Goghill	4.13	457	500	508	525	631
	Scottish Green	Gordon Masterton	2.85	315	366	390	414
	Scottish Socialist	Wullie McGartland	2.03	224	247	256
	Scottish Unionist	Mark Dingwall	2.04	225	234
Electorate: 22,772 Valid: 11,052 Spoilt: 243 Quota: 2,211 Turnout: 49.62%

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Craigton Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chreig Scots: Craigtoun
Craigton within Glasgow
Area	2.81 sq mi (7.3 km²)
Population	30,111
• Density	10,715.7/sq mi (4,137.4/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G51, G52, G53
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland