Govan (Ward 5) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. The ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.
Boundaries Located south of the River Clyde, as well as central Govan (once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston. The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward.
The ethnic makeup of the Govan ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
84.1% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other 10.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani) 3.8% Black (mainly African) 1.1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group
Councillors ElectionCouncillors2007Stephen Dornan(Labour/Glasgow First/SNP)Shaukat Butt(Labour)John Flanagan(Labour)Allison Hunter(SNP)2012 James Adams(Labour)Fariha Thomas(Labour)2013 byJohn Kane(Labour)20152017 Richard Bell(SNP)Allan Young(Green)2022Dan Hutchison(Green)Imran Alam(Labour)
Election results 2022 Election 2022 Glasgow City Council election
2017 Election 2017 Glasgow City Council election
2012 Election 2012 Glasgow City Council election
2013 by-election
2007 Election 2007 Glasgow City Council election
See also Wards of Glasgow
References
External links Listed Buildings in Govan Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings