Calton (ward)


Calton 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 seats increased to four due to the population having risen by 20% since it was first formed, although the boundaries did not change.

Boundaries

Located south-east of Glasgow city centre—the western boundary being High Street—and immediately north of the River Clyde, the ward includes the historic Calton area and the new Collegelands development as well as the neighbourhoods of Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Gallowgate, Barrowfield, Newbank, Lilybank, most of Parkhead and a small part of Dennistoun.
The ethnic makeup of the Calton ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:

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 SNP counsellor Alison Thewliss resigned her seat after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of Glasgow Central. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Greg Hepburn.

2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election