Langside (Ward 7) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and returned four members.
Boundaries The ward is situated on the south side of Glasgow. As well as Langside itself, it also includes Battlefield, Mount Florida (including Hampden Park and the New Victoria Hospital), the northern parts of King's Park and Cathcart and the eastern part of Shawlands. The 2017 expansion took in Toryglen from the Southside Central ward and a few streets on the north side of the Cathcart Circle Line railway which had previously been in Newlands/Auldburn when the boundary was the White Cart Water.
The ethnic makeup of the expanded Langside ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
89.4% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other 6.5% Asian (Mainly Pakistani) 1.3% Black (Mainly African) 0.9% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group
Councillors ElectionCouncillors2007Local Election Results 3rd May 2007, Andrew Teale (2008)Archie Graham(Labour)James Dornan(SNP)Paul Coleshill(Liberal Democrats)3 seats2012 Susan Aitken(SNP)Liam Hainey(Green)2015 byAnna Richardson(SNP)2017 Tanya Wisely(Green)2022Stephen Ignatius Docherty(Labour)Paul Leinster(SNP)Holly Bruce(Green)
Election results 2022 election 2022 Glasgow City Council election
2017 election 2017 Glasgow City Council election
2012 election 2012 Glasgow City Council election
2015 by-election On 14 May 2015, Green counsellor Liam Hainey resigned his seat for family and health reasons. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Anna Richardson.
2007 election 2007 Glasgow City Council election
See also Wards of Glasgow
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References
External links Listed Buildings in Langside Ward, Glasgow City at British Listed Buildings