Partick East/Kelvindale (ward)


Partick East/Kelvindale is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council; used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. The ward returns four council members.

Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the ward was formed from parts of the former wards of Hillhead, Partick West, and Maryhill/Kelvin. Its territory covers the areas of Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Dowanhill, Hyndland, Partickhill, part of Anniesland and most of Partick. It is bordered to the north-east by parts of the River Kelvin and Forth and Clyde Canal and by Byres Road to the south-east. The railway lines run along its western side, including three stations;,, and.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the ethnicity of the population is:
EthnicityProportion
White Scottish/British80.15%
White Irish2.71%
Other White6.38%
Mixed Ethnic Groups1.09%
Indian2.08%
Pakistani1.76%
Bangladeshi0.14%
Chinese2.88%
Other Asian0.99%
African0.73%
Caribbean or Black0.35%
Other Ethnic Group0.74%

Election results

2021 by-election

Conservative Cllr Tony Curtis resigned from the party in July 2020 in protest for the party's lack of support for the fitness industry. He then represented the council as an independent until his disqualification on 11 January 2021, after not attending council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held on 18 March 2021. Labour candidate Jill Brown won the by-election.

2017 election