Hillhead (ward)

Hillhead
Scottish Gaelic: *Ceann a' Chnuic*
Scots: *Hullheid*
Hillhead Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Chnuic; Scots: Hullheid;
	; Position of Hillhead ward within Glasgow
Area	1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Population	25,411
• Density	23,619.5/sq mi (9,119.5/km2)
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G4/G12
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland

Hillhead is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Situated to the west of the city centre, it currently covers the areas of Hillhead, Woodlands, Kelvinbridge and North Kelvinside. It also includes Kelvingrove Park, the University of Glasgow, and is served by the Glasgow Subway stations of St. George's Cross, Kelvinbridge, and Hillhead.

There are 3 councillors (previously 4) for the area; as of 4 May 2017, one councillor each from the Scottish Green Party, Scottish National Party, and Scottish Labour represent the ward.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census,^[1] the ethnicity of the population is:

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

Glasgow City Council Election 2017 (3 seats) ^[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Scottish Green	Martha Wardrop (incumbent)	25.63%	1,718
	Labour	Hanzala Malik	21.73%	1,457	1,464	1,465	1,469	1,625	1,935
	SNP	Ken Andrew (incumbent)	22.49%	1,508	1,516	1,519	1,522	1,545	1.575	1,624	2,632
	SNP	Caroline Welsh	14.66%	983	998	1,000	1,004	1,030	1,046	1,076
	Conservative	Martin McIntyre	10.14%	680	680	686	693	744
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Clark	4.45%	298	303	307	311
	No label	Douglas Timmons	0.51%	34	34	37
	Libertarian	Anthony Sammeroff	0.39%	26	26
Electorate: 17,923 Valid: 6,704 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,677 Turnout: 37.9%

Glasgow City Council Election 2012 (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13
	SNP	Ken Andrew (incumbent)	24.62%	1,424
	Scottish Green	Martha Wardrop (incumbent)	17.62%	1,019	1,037	1,037	1,039	1,049	1,055	1,099	1,185
	Labour	Martin McElroy	17.31%	1,001	1,015	1,018	1,019	1,023	1,030	1,041	1,068	1,071	1,129	1,211
	Labour	Pauline McKeever	12.14%	702	709	710	711	712	712	720	741	746	799	835	880	1,019
	SNP	Mark Smith	8.44%	488	676	676	678	682	683	690	711	720	780	826	827
	Conservative	Alexander Inglis	6.54%	378	380	383	386	394	413	415	464	465	541
	Independent	Ruth Simpson	5.79%	335	340	340	340	343	355	356	386	391
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Elder (incumbent)	4.10%	237	244	245	248	252	255	259
	Scottish Socialist	Frances Curran	1.42%	82	86	86	86	87	89
	UKIP	Neil Craig	0.85%	49	51	56	57	65
	Scottish Christian	Murdo MacLeod	0.74%	43	44	44	46
	Glasgow First	Iain Firth	0.22%	13	14	15
	Britannica	Charles Baillie	0.21%	12	13
Electorate: 20,981 Valid: 5,783 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 28.10%

Hillhead By-Election* (1 seat, November 17th, 2011) ^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Ken Andrew	32.75	1,026	1,027	1,030	1,079	1,174	1,386	1,851
	Labour	Martin McElroy	30.17	945	946	950	992	1,057	1,276
	Scottish Green	Stuart Leckie	13.88	435	436	441	556	639
	Conservative	Maya Forrest	11.87	372	374	384	441
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan Hoyle	9.80	307	310	311
	UKIP	Neil Craig	1.14	36	37
	Britannica Party	Charles Baillie	0.35	11
	SNP hold		Swing
Electorate: 23,243 Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,567 Turnout: 3,172

|} *held following the death of SNP Councillor George Roberts.

Glasgow City Council Election 2007 (4 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	SNP	George A Roberts	21.14	1,899
	Scottish Green	Martha Ferguson Wardrop	18.64	1,675	1,705	1,709	1,778	1,924
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Elder	13.18	1,184	1,193	1,196	1,214	1,245	1,276	1,562	1,926
	Labour	Hanzala Malik	13.27	1,192	1,196	1,197	1,203	1,267	1,277	1,379	1,433
	Labour	Martin Rhodes	12.02	1,080	1,085	1,088	1,092	1,114	1,125	1,160	1,288
	Conservative	John Anderson	10.15	912	918	930	932	941	945	974
	Liberal Democrats	Abdul A Khan	5.15	463	469	477	490	526	554
	Solidarity	Akhter Khan	3.83	344	354	362	411
	Scottish Socialist	Anthea Irwin	2.05	184	187	194
	Independent	Neil Craig	0.57	51	51
Electorate: 20,826 Valid: 8,984 Spoilt: 144 Quota: 1,797 Turnout: 43.84%

N.B Neil Craig stood for the Nine Percent Growth Party rather than an independent.

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Hillhead Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Chnuic Scots: Hullheid
Position of Hillhead ward within Glasgow
Area	1.13 sq mi (2.9 km²)
Population	25,411
• Density	23,619.5/sq mi (9,119.5/km²)
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G4/G12
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland