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Govan
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Govan Ward (2017) within Glasgow
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Aerial view over Pacific Quay and Cessnock in the Govan ward (2011)
Area 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population 26,769 (2015)
• Density 3,240.8/km2 (8,394/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G51, G5
Dialling code 0141
Police Strathclyde
Fire Strathclyde
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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UK
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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

Election Councillors
2007 Stephen Dornan
(Labour/
Glasgow First
/SNP)
Shaukat Butt
(Labour)
John Flanagan
(Labour)
Allison Hunter
(SNP)
2012 James Adams
(Labour)
Fariha Thomas
(Labour)
2013 by John Kane
(Labour)
2015
2017 Richard Bell
(SNP)
Allan Young
(Green)
2022 Dan Hutchison
(Green)
Imran Alam
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election 2022 Glasgow City Council election

2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election 2017 Glasgow City Council election

2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election 2012 Glasgow City Council election

2013 by-election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election 2007 Glasgow City Council election

See also

  • Wards of Glasgow
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