Glasgow City Council election, 2007

Glasgow City Council election, 2007

3 May 2007

All 79 seats to Glasgow City Council 40 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats Last election 71 seats, 47.7% 3 seats, 20.51% 3 seats, 7.58% Seats won 45 22 5 Seat change 26 19 2 First preferences 81,393 46,185 14,864 First preferences (%) 43.31 24.58 7.91 Swing (pp) 4.35 4.07 0.33   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Green Conservative Solidarity Last election New party 1 seat, 7.51% New party Seats won 5 1 1 Seat change 5 1 First preferences 12,183 14,412 8,837 First preferences (%) 6.48 7.67 4.71 Swing (pp) 6.48 0.16 4.71

The 21 multi-member wards

Council Leader before election Steven Purcell Labour Elected Council Leader Steven Purcell Labour

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 21 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation.^[1] The new wards replaced 79 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. It also saw the election of Glasgow's first councillors for the Scottish Green Party and for Solidarity.

Election result

Glasgow City Local Election Result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	45	0	26	–26	56.95	43.31	81,393
	SNP	22	19	0	+19	27.85	24.58	46,185
	Liberal Democrats	5	2	0	+2	6.33	7.91	14,864
	Green	5	5	0	+5	6.33	6.48	12,183
	Conservative	1	0	0	±0	1.27	7.67	14,412
	Solidarity	1	1	0	+1	1.27	4.71	8,837
	Scottish Socialist	0	0	1	-1	0.00	2.46	4,631
	Scottish Unionist	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.07	2,020
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.45	840
	Christian Peoples	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.14	270
	Scottish Christian	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.07	137
	Nine Per Cent Growth	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.03	51
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.11	2,093

TOTAL VOTES CAST: 187,916

Ward results

Ward 1: Linn (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Linn (4 members)[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 SNP David Ritchie 21.35 2,043               Labour Sadie Docherty 18.63 1,782 1,789 1,798 1,807 1,826 1,849 1,896 1,947 Liberal Democrats Margot Clark 13.42 1,284 1,302 1,311 1,318 1,350 1,458 1,532 1,866 Labour John McKenzie 14.44 1,381 1,389 1,395 1,417 1,433 1,459 1,514 1,530 Labour Allan Stewart 9.98 955 961 970 980 990 1,001 1,078 1,105 Conservative Esme H Clark 9.39 898 905 906 961 991 1,005 1,015   Solidarity Frank Young 4.13 395 409 469 478 498       Green Chloe Helen Stewart 3.09 296 310 328 338 359       Independent Chris Lang 2.29 219 224 229 239         Scottish Unionist Harry McArthur 1.72 165 166 170           Scottish Socialist Gordon Thomson 1.56 149 156             Electorate: 21,624   Valid: 9,211   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 1,914   Turnout: 45.25%

Linn within Glasgow

Ward 2: Newlands/Auldburn (3 seats)

2007 Council election: Newlands/Auldburn (3 members)[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 SNP Colin Deans†† 24.28 2,101 2,133 2,178         Labour Stephen Curran 21.45 1,856 1,873 1,894 1,895 1,939 1,980 2,156 Labour Jim McNally 17.04 1,475 1,487 1,493 1,494 1,557 1,660 1,800 Conservative Robert McElroy 15.51 1,342 1,345 1,390 1,391 1,407 1,522 1,625 Green Kay Allan 6.69 579 602 619 621 716 894   Liberal Democrats Robert W Stewart 6.48 561 570 577 578 617     Solidarity Gordon Morgan 4.13 357 388 403 404       BNP Charlie Baillie 2.44 211 217           Scottish Socialist Eamonn Coyle 1.99 172             Electorate: 17,582   Valid: 8,654   Spoilt: 170   Quota: 2,164   Turnout: 50.19%

Newlands/Auldburn within Glasgow

Ward 3: Greater Pollok (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Greater Pollok (4 members)[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 SNP Patricia Duffy 25.03 2,173             Labour Alex Glass 18.86 1,637 1,680 1,701 1,801       Labour Tommy Morrison††††††††† 13.59 1,180 1,201 1,219 1,258 1,290 1,389 1,527 Labour William O'Rourke†††† 14.93 1,296 1,313 1,327 1,355 1,368 1,410 1,494 Solidarity Alice Sheridan 7.26 630 693 725 771 773 812 1,022 Scottish Socialist Keith Baldassara 6.81 591 637 661 693 695 739   Conservative Rory O'Brien 6.32 549 572 592 674 675     Liberal Democrats Fleming Carswell 4.53 393 431 502         Green Caroline Scott 2.68 233 275           Electorate: 22,106   Valid: 8,682   Spoilt: 244   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 40.38%

Greater Pollok within Glasgow

Ward 4: Craigton (4 seats)

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       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%

Craigton within Glasgow

Ward 5: Govan (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Govan (4 members)[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 SNP Allison Hunter 28.18 2,694               Labour John Flanagan 17.33 1,657 1,705 1,711 1,718 1,747 1,781 1,845 1,881 Labour Stephen Dornan†††††† 16.63 1,590 1,651 1,657 1,666 1,696 1,743 1,812 1,852 Labour Shaukat Butt†††††††††† 14.34 1,371 1,412 1,415 1,417 1,449 1,503 1,550 1,594 Green Will Jess 3.94 377 473 506 517 555 711 842 977 Conservative Patricia McIntyre 4.71 450 480 481 531 607 675 690   Solidarity Irene Lang 4.16 398 505 548 557 580 600     Liberal Democrats Michael Cobley 4.12 394 449 455 468 485       Independent George McNee 3.94 377 399 401 408         Scottish Unionist Alan Hughes 1.44 138 146 147           Scottish Socialist Carolina Perez 1.19 114 138             Electorate: 23,113   Valid: 9,560   Spoilt: 255   Quota: 1,913   Turnout: 42.47%

Govan within Glasgow

Ward 6: Pollokshields (3 seats)

2007 Council election: Pollokshields (3 members) [2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Labour Irfan Rabbani††††† 26.92 2,575               SNP Khalil-ur Rahman Malik 21.50 2,057 2,082 2,123 2,256 2,309 2,624     Conservative David Meikle 15.00 1,435 1,445 1,452 1,460 1,593 1,610 1,632 1,839 Green Ian Ruffell 10.90 1,043 1,060 1,096 1,206 1,280 1,321 1,374 1,835 Liberal Democrats Isobel Nelson 9.02 863 883 893 918 1,001 1,030 1,070   Independent Muhammad Shoaib 6.19 592 605 611 633 656       Independent Karin Currie 4.58 438 441 453 472         Solidarity Fatima Uygun 3.97 380 388 418           Scottish Socialist Ali Ashraf 1.92 184 188             Electorate: 17,029   Valid: 9,567   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 2,392   Turnout: 57.07%

Pollokshields within Glasgow

Ward 7: Langside (3 seats)

2007 Council election: Langside[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 SNP James Dornan 27.02 2,522             Labour Archie Graham 23.81 2,222 2,241 2,255 2,330 2,917     Liberal Democrats Paul Coleshill 12.93 1,207 1,243 1,264 1,338 1,405 1,547 1,961 Green Neil Sloan McDonald 9.55 891 924 974 1,154 1,214 1,310 1,463 Conservative Russell Munn 10.64 993 1,003 1,008 1,024 1,052 1,088   Labour Margaret McCarrerty 9.14 853 859 868 902       Solidarity Martin Frain 5.00 467 492 541         Scottish Socialist James Nesbitt 1.92 179 187           Electorate: 18,296   Valid: 9,334   Spoilt: 149   Quota: 2,334   Turnout: 51.84%

Langside within Glasgow

Ward 8: Southside Central (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Southside Central[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 SNP Jahangir Hanif 27.37 2,392             Labour Anne Marie Millar††††††† 21.39 1,869             Labour James Scanlon 15.70 1,372 1,392 1,429 1,448 1,473 1,537 1,915 Green Danny Alderslowe 9.29 812 895 900 967 1,072 1,284 1,326 Liberal Democrats Katy McCloskey 6.10 533 590 596 705 761 831 865 Labour Hanif Raja 6.34 554 613 651 668 690 748   Solidarity Jill McGowan 5.22 456 522 526 537 644     Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 3.74 327 453 456 473       Conservative John B Marshall 4.84 423 441 443         Electorate: 22,863   Valid: 8,738   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,748   Turnout: 39.25%

Southside Central within Glasgow

Ward 9: Calton (3 seats)

2007 Council election: Calton[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Labour George Redmond 38.12 1,982             SNP Alison E Thewliss 21.98 1,143 1,175 1,196 1,221 1,231 1,282 1,360 Labour Ruth Simpson 12.08 628 1,035 1,050 1,072 1,086 1,115 1,189 Solidarity Fiacra Fullerton 5.81 302 325 349 373 382 420 446 Conservative Scott Gillespie 4.71 245 250 257 260 348 371 409 Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 4.44 231 245 252 257 265 329   Green Alasdair Duke-Wardrop 4.21 219 224 235 251 264     Scottish Unionist Danny Houston 3.75 195 217 220 225       Scottish Socialist Kenny Murray 2.42 126 134 140         Independent Gary Barton 2.46 128 130           Electorate: 15,123   Valid: 5,199   Spoilt: 217   Quota: 1,300   Turnout: 35.83%

Calton within Glasgow

Ward 10: Anderston/City (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Anderston/City[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 SNP Craig MacKay 23.65 1,632           Labour Philip Braat 18.71 1,291 1,306 1,318 1,328 1,366 1,421 Labour Gordon Matheson 17.06 1,177 1,194 1,200 1,220 1,259 1,291 Green Nina Baker 12.75 880 927 974 1,033 1,163 1,247 Liberal Democrats Ann Laird 11.68 806 836 866 890 929 1,050 Conservative Erin Boyle 7.04 486 495 511 515 524   Solidarity Akhtar Khan 4.13 285 317 319 367     Scottish Socialist Peter Murray 2.87 198 215 228       Independent Dave Holladay 2.10 145 150         Electorate: 20,431   Valid: 6,900   Spoilt: 130   Quota: 1,381   Turnout: 34.41%

Anderston/City within Glasgow

Ward 11: Hillhead (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Hillhead[2] 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               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%

Hillhead within Glasgow

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

Ward 12: Partick West (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Partick West[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 SNP Kenny McLean 22.06 2,811             Liberal Democrats Christopher Mason 17.73 2,259 2,300 2,325 2,354 2,411 2,910   Labour Aileen Colleran 16.47 2,099 2,115 2,128 2,150 2,199 2,275 2,316 Green Stuart Clay 12.51 1,594 1,652 1,744 1,789 1,963 2,175 2,304 Labour Irene Graham 13.33 1,699 1,716 1,732 1,741 1,785 1,866 1,920 Conservative Richard Alan Sullivan 11.02 1,404 1,419 1,419 1,529       Solidarity Jimmy Ross 2.93 373 402 465 472       Scottish Unionist George Aytoun Atkinson 2.08 265 268 271         Scottish Socialist Andrew Gray 1.88 240 253           Electorate: 23,574   Valid: 12,744   Spoilt: 197   Quota: 2,549   Turnout: 54.90%

Partick West within Glasgow

Ward 13: Garscadden/Scotstounhill (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Garscadden/Scotstounhill[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Labour Liz Cameron 27.01 2,744               SNP Graeme Hendry 22.96 2,333               Labour Paul Rooney 18.65 1,895 2,007 2,026 2,037         Labour Jean McFadden 10.97 1,115 1,450 1,478 1,500 1,503 1,523 1,576 1,681 Green Sue England 3.96 402 426 464 500 500 517 640 820 Conservative Matthew T Smith 5.26 534 544 557 558 558 652 659 746 Liberal Democrats James Paris 4.75 483 508 544 563 563 576 614   Solidarity Charlotte Ahmed 3.13 318 338 375 414 414 421     Scottish Unionist Robert Findlay 1.88 191 201 205 214 214       Scottish Socialist Peter Lavelle 1.43 145 156 177           Electorate: 20,869   Valid: 10,160   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 2,033   Turnout: 49.71%

Garscadden/Scotstounhill within Glasgow

Ward 14: Drumchapel/Anniesland (4 seats)

2007 Council election:Drumchapel/Anniesland[2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Labour Paul Carey 26.31 2,284             SNP Bill Kidd 21.53 1,869             Labour Steven Purcell 21.38 1,856             Labour Jonathan Findlay 12.70 1,102 1,374 1,385 1,445 1,455 1,476 1,524 Conservative Susan McCourt 4.75 412 419 425 428 517 520 535 Liberal Democrats Alan Lee 4.02 349 364 379 385 400 415 454 Green Eileen Margaret Cartner Duke 3.00 260 283 300 305 319 361 428 Solidarity Esther Nixon 2.57 223 243 259 263 267 321   Scottish Socialist Mike Dyer 1.71 148 175 186 191 197     Scottish Unionist Bobby Howie 2.04 177 184 188 190       Electorate: 20,398   Valid: 8,680   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 1,737   Turnout: 43.60%

Drumchapel/Anniesland within Glasgow

Ward 15: Maryhill/Kelvin (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Maryhill/Kelvin [2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 SNP Alex Dingwall††† 25.87 2,561           Labour Robert Winter 19.67 1,948 1,989         Liberal Democrats Mary Paris 16.18 1,602 1,692 1,693 1,728 1,808 2,212 Labour Mohammed Razaq 15.61 1,546 1,591 1,596 1,631 1,710 1,855 Conservative Brian Clifford Pope 9.52 943 978 978 985 994 1,058 Green Daryl L Tayar 7.12 705 781 782 863 981   Solidarity Paul Wilcox 3.44 341 402 473       Scottish Socialist John Lawson 2.58 255 319 320       Electorate: 21,630   Valid: 9,901   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 1,981   Turnout: 46.59%

Maryhill/Kelvin within Glasgow

Ward 16: Canal (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Canal [2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8 Count 9 SNP Billy McAllister 29.15 2,514                 Labour Ellen Hurcombe††††††††††† 22.74 1,961                 Labour Jim MacKechnie 12.23 1,055 1,118 1,247 1,263 1,274 1,288 1,333 1,393 1,692 Green Kieran Wild 8.15 703 793 797 809 819 887 929 1,115 1,157 Liberal Democrats Norman Fraser 6.81 587 651 658 673 693 711 814 861 905 Labour Haleema Malik 6.71 579 608 631 637 644 653 673 729   Solidarity Angela McCormick 4.93 425 544 553 567 584 648 660     Conservative David E Ledgerwood 3.92 338 358 361 368 451 453       Scottish Socialist Kirsteen Redpath 2.03 175 222 224 231 235         Scottish Unionist Brian Brown 2.24 193 214 217 225           Independent James Cruickshank 1.09 94 119 120             Electorate: 22,344   Valid: 8,624   Spoilt: 264   Quota: 1,725   Turnout: 39.78%

Canal within Glasgow

Ward 17: Springburn (3 seats)

2007 Council election: Springburn [2] Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Labour Allan Stewart 32.38 1,752   SNP Phil Greene 24.03 1,300 1,437 Labour James Todd 21.98 1,189 1,327 Solidarity Graham Campbell 6.27 339 351 Conservative Graeme Dickson 3.20 173 176 Liberal Democrats John H Stuart 3.11 168 176 Green Patrick McAleer 2.48 134 140 Scottish Socialist Margaret Bean 2.50 135 139 BNP Kenny Smith 2.50 135 137 Scottish Unionist Robert G. C. Sawers 1.57 85 86 Electorate: 15,496   Valid: 5,410   Spoilt: 235   Quota: 1,353   Turnout: 43.60%

Springburn within Glasgow

Ward 18: East Centre (4 seats)

2007 Council election: East Centre [2] 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 SNP Jennifer Dunn 21.69 1,969                     Labour Patricia Chalmers 19.74 1,792 1,801 1,811 1,821               Labour Frank Docherty 14.07 1,277 1,288 1,294 1,300 1,303 1,316 1,377 1,411 1,486 1,526 1,627 Labour Elaine McDougall 11.45 1,039 1,046 1,049 1,057 1,058 1,067 1,101 1,134 1,191 1,243 1,314 Green Elaine Cooper 5.19 471 490 495 501 501 521 533 585 740 829 1,038 Solidarity Jim Adams 6.12 556 575 583 587 587 607 626 722 771 797   Conservative Randle Wilson 4.22 383 387 400 460 460 539 561 566 626     Liberal Democrats Stuart Grieve 5.07 460 474 480 491 492 495 511 531       Scottish Socialist Daniel O'Donnell 3.56 323 334 336 341 341 351 372         Christian Peoples John Kerr 2.97 270 273 316 319 319 328           BNP William McLachlan 2.49 226 229 231 256 256             Scottish Unionist Drew Dickie 1.93 175 176 178                 Scottish Christian David Johnston 1.51 137 140                   Electorate: 21,119   Valid: 9,078   Spoilt: 290   Quota: 1,816   Turnout: 44.36%

East Centre within Glasgow

Ward 19: Shettleston (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Shettleston Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count [3] SNP John F. McLaughlin 1,896 21.5 Labour Tom McKeown 1,861 21.1 Labour George Ryan 1,386 15.7 Labour Euan McLeod 1,369 15.6 Conservative Alex White 565 6.4 Solidarity Wheatley Harris 458 5.2 Liberal Democrats David Jackson 420 4.8 BNP Walter Hamilton 268 3.0 Green Catherine Maguire 227 2.6 Scottish Unionist Gordon Kirker 190 2.2 Scottish Socialist Mick Eyre 163 1.9

Shettleston within Glasgow

Ward 20: Baillieston (4 seats)

2007 Council election: Baillieston Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count [3] SNP John Mason 3,199 30.8 Labour Jim Coleman 2,689 25.9 Labour Douglas Hay 1,342 12.9 Labour Robert MacBean 739 7.1 Conservative George Clark 678 6.5 Solidarity Michael Kayes 466 4.5 Liberal Democrats Marjory Watt 392 3.8 SNP David McDonald 250 2.4 Scottish Socialist Jim McVicar 224 2.2 Scottish Unionist Ian Dickie 216 2.1 Green Raymond Morrison 181 1.7

Baillieston within Glasgow

Ward 21: North East (4 seats)

2007 Council election: North East Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count [3] Labour Gilbert Davidson 2,272 27.1 SNP Grant R Thoms 2,098 25.1 Labour Gerald Leonard 1,475 17.6 Labour Catherine McMaster 1,040 12.4 Conservative John France 485 5.8 Solidarity Joanne Reilly 350 4.2 Liberal Democrats John C MacPherson 228 2.7 Green Stewart MacDonald 186 2.2 Scottish Socialist Andy McPake 129 1.5 Independent George Savage 100 1.2

North East within Glasgow

Changes Since 2007 Election

• †On 20 December 2007, Craigton Cllr Ruth Black left Solidarity and joined the Labour Party. On 9 February 2012 she resigned from the party and became an Independent.
• ††On 12 December 2008, Newlands/Auldburn Cllr Colin Deans left the Scottish National Party and joined the Labour Party. On 7 January 2009 he announced he would sit as an Independent and not join the Labour Party.
• †††On 9 February 2010, Maryhill/Kelvin Cllr Alex Dingwall left the Scottish National Party and joined the Liberal Democrats.
• ††††In March 2011, Greater Pollok Cllr William O'Rourke was suspended from the Labour Party. He was expelled on 6 February 2012 and is now an Independent.
• †††††On 30 January 2012 Pollokshields Cllr Irfan Rabbani resigned from the Labour Party and joined the Scottish National Party.
• ††††††On 2 February 2012 Govan Cllr Stephen Dornan resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.
• †††††††On 8 February 2012 Southside-Central Cllr Anne Marie Millar resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.
• ††††††††On 8 February 2012 Ballieston Cllr Andy Muir resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.
• †††††††††On 9 February 2012 Greater Pollok Cllr Tommy Morrison resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.
• ††††††††††On 14 March 2012 Govan Cllr Shaukat Butt resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.
• †††††††††††On 27 March 2012 Canal Cllr Ellen Hurcombe resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.

By-Elections since 3 May 2007

• On 18 September 2008 a by-election was held following the election of John Mason as a MP for Glasgow East on 25 July 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's David Turner.

Ballieston By-Election (18 September 2008)- 1 Seat[4]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	SNP	David Turner	44.6	2,318	2,320	2,330	2,344	2,355	2,381	2,415	2,511	3,131
	Labour	Andy Muir	41.7	2,167	2,168	2,171	2,186	2,189	2,208	2,264	2,313
	Conservative	John Anderson	5.0	259	272	273	274	304	310	340
	Liberal Democrats	David Jackson	3.1	159	162	171	176	176	180
	Solidarity	Tricia McLeish	1.4	74	76	80	96	105
	BNP	Charles Baillie	1.4	73	79	81	81
	Scottish Socialist	Daniel O'Donnell	1.1	58	58	61
	Green	Moira Crawford	0.9	45	46
	Scottish Unionist	Ian Dickie	0.8	43
	SNP hold		Swing
Electorate: 23,202   Valid: 5,196   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 2,599   Turnout: 5,261 (22.7%)

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• On 6 November 2008 a by-election was held following the death of Labour Cllr David Hay on 27 September 2008. The by-election was won by Labour's Andy Muir.††††††††

Baillieston By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 Seat[5]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Labour	Andy Muir	46.8	2,257	2,260	2,263	2,286	2,335	2,383	3,124
	SNP	David Cassidy	42.1	2,027	2,037	2,046	2,074	2,116	2,193
	Conservative	John Anderson	4.7	226	231	245	249	269
	Liberal Democrats	David Jackson	2.9	142	146	146	154
	Scottish Socialist	Daniel O'Donnell	1.8	88	93	97
	BNP	Charles Baillie	1.0	46	46
	Green	Moira Crawford	0.7	32
	Labour hold		Swing
Electorate: 23,131   Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 2,410   Turnout: 4,876 (21.0%)

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• On 4 June 2009 a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as a Councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart.

Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (4 June 2009) - 1 Seat[6]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Labour	Anne McTaggart	48.4	2,584	2,593	2,613	2,651	2,689
	SNP	Martin J Docherty	28.3	1,509	1,530	1,573	1,651	1,698
	Liberal Democrats	Nathalie McKee	6.5	349	362	373	443	532
	Conservative	Richard Alan Sullivan	5.9	316	327	359	366
	Green	Eileen Duke	5.1	270	284	295
	BNP	John Robertson	3.3	177	186
	Independent	James Trolland	2.4	129
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing
Electorate: 20,141   Valid: 5,334   Spoilt: 84   Quota: 2,667   Turnout: 5,418 (26.9%)

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• On 6 May 2010 a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour Councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes.

Drumchapel/Anniesland By-Election (6 May 2010)- 1 seat[7]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1
	Labour	Christopher Hughes	56.3	5,710
	SNP	Frank Rankin	21.7	2,197
	Liberal Democrats	Paul McGarry	11.3	1,143
	Conservative	Richard Alan Sullivan	7.0	710
	Green	Larry Butler	3.7	375
	Labour hold		Swing
Electorate: 19,951   Valid: 10,030   Spoilt: 239   Quota: 5,016   Turnout: 10,269 (51.47%)

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• On 17 November 2011 a by-election was held following the death of SNP Councillor George Roberts. The seat was held by the SNP's Ken Andrew.

Hillhead By-Election (17 November 2011)- 1 Seat [2][8][9]
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
	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

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References

1. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/Factsheets/Wards/Multi+member+wards.htm
2. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2007-scotland.pdf
3. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/councilcandidateswards15to21.htm
4. http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/baillieston.html
5. http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/baillieston2.html
6. http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-drumchapelanniesland.html
7. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/Drumchapel_Anniesland_By_Election_2010/
8. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/HillheadByElection.htm
9. http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/Elections_Voting/Election_Results/Hillhead_ByElection_2011/