# Cardonald (ward)

Cardonald (Ward 4) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. It was created in 2007 as Craigton and returned four council members using the single transferable vote system. The same name and boundaries were used in the 2012 elections. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the name was changed (Craigton is the name of a historic estate and was used as a ward name in past versions of the town authority, but in modern times the urban neighbourhood known by that name did not fall within its boundaries, whereas the whole of the larger Cardonald district did) although the territory and councillor numbers remained the same.

## Boundaries

Located in the southwest of Glasgow, the ward includes Cardonald as well as Hillington, Halfway, Penilee, Mosspark, Corkerhill, the northern part of Crookston (known as Rosshall) and the northern part of Pollok (the Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water, the rest of the district coming under the Greater Pollok ward).
The ethnic makeup of the Cardonald ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 93.8% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 4.1% Asian
* 1.3% Black (Mainly African)
* 0.7% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Alistair Watson (Labour) | | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) | Ruth Black (Solidarity) | Iris Gibson (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Alistair Watson (Labour) | Jim Torrance (SNP) | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) | | Iris Gibson (SNP) |
| 2012 by | Alex Wilson (SNP) | Alistair Watson (Labour) | Jim Torrance (SNP) | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) |
| 2017 | Alex Wilson (SNP) | Alistair Watson (Labour) | Elaine McSporran (SNP) | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) |
| 2017 by | Alex Wilson (SNP) | Jim Kavanagh (Labour) | Elaine McSporran (SNP) | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) |
| 2022 | Alex Wilson (SNP) | Jim Kavanagh (Labour) | Elaine McSporran (SNP) | John Matthew Kerr (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Cardonald – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Elaine McSporran (incumbent) | 29.0 | 2,489 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jim Kavanagh (incumbent) | 27.6 | 2,367 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Matt Kerr (incumbent) | 14.4 | 1,236 | 1,275 | 1,809 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alex Wilson (incumbent) | 10.2 | 872 | 1,476 | 1,496 | 1,507 | 1,532 | 1,548 | 1,647 | 2,007 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Paxton | 8.8 | 755 | 758 | 776 | 789 | 792 | 836 | 857 | 886 |
| | Scottish Green | Ellie Gomersall | 5.4 | 461 | 514 | 522 | 532 | 535 | 581 | 619 | |
| | Alba | Alexander Torrance | 2.2 | 189 | 211 | 222 | 225 | 226 | 233 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Chalmers | 1.8 | 153 | 159 | 168 | 182 | 192 | | | |
| | SDP | Robin Dudfield | 0.6 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 59 | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,574 Valid: 8,572 Spoilt: 242 Quota: 1,715 Turnout: 39.0% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Cardonald – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | Elaine McSporran | 20.66% | 1,913 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Co-op | Matt Kerr (incumbent) | 20.45% | 1,894 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alex Wilson (incumbent) | 14.39% | 1,333 | 1,345 | 1,346 | 1,350 | 1,371 | 1,381 | 1,455 | 2,192 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Alistair Watson (incumbent)† | 17.35% | 1,607 | 1,608 | 1,637 | 1,655 | 1,677 | 1,732 | 1,782 | 1,829 | 1,912 |
| | Conservative | Judy Lockhart | 11.68% | 1,082 | 1,082 | 1,084 | 1,121 | 1,129 | 1,167 | 1,180 | 1,189 | 1,197 |
| | SNP | Joe Murray | 8.29% | 768 | 810 | 811 | 816 | 837 | 847 | 927 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alan Sharkey | 2.52% | 233 | 234 | 235 | 244 | 268 | 309 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 1.97% | 182 | 182 | 184 | 190 | 196 | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Lynn Sheridan | 1.41% | 131 | 132 | 133 | 141 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Robert Barclay | 1.27% | 118 | 118 | 119 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,853 Valid: 9,261 Spoilt: 321 Quota: 1,853 Turnout: 41.9% |||||||||||||

#### 2017 by-election

Labour counsellor Alistair Watson died suddenly on 29 June 2017. A by-election was held on 7 September 2017 and was won by Jim Kavanagh of the Scottish Labour Party.
Cardonald by-election (7 September 2017) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Jim Kavanagh | 48.6 | 2,614 | 2,615 | 2,641 | 2,683 | 2,936 |
| | SNP | Alex Mitchell | 36.7 | 1,972 | 1,972 | 1,981 | 2,066 | 2,101 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Haddow | 10.3 | 552 | 554 | 566 | 574 |
| | Scottish Green | John Smith | 2.7 | 147 | 151 | 161 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 1.5 | 80 | 82 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Antony Sammeroff | 0.2 | 12 |
| Electorate: 23,248 Valid: 5,377 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 2,689 Turnout: 23.7% |||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Craigton – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Labour | Matt Kerr (incumbent) | 27.8 | 2,279 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alistair Watson (incumbent) | 25.6 | 2,102 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Iris Gibson (incumbent) | 22.9 | 1,876 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Torrance | 8.5 | 700 | 771.8 | 826.7 | 1,004.1 | 1,010.7 | 1,025.9 | 1,048.7 | 1,128.1 | 1,193.8 | 1,434.9 |
| | Solidarity | Gail Sheridan | 5.8 | 472 | 555.3 | 624.3 | 638.9 | 646.9 | 656.8 | 688 | 735.1 | 772.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jayne Morgan | 3.6 | 292 | 316.7 | 330.5 | 333.3 | 365.7 | 391.1 | 411.9 | 431.5 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ian Ruffell | 2.1 | 169 | 209.9 | 237.8 | 245 | 256.7 | 273.9 | 314 | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Gordon MacDiarmid | 1.8 | 147 | 193.8 | 226.6 | 233.7 | 245.3 | 259.2 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 0.9 | 76 | 103.2 | 115.5 | 119.7 | 123.7 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 1.0 | 86 | 99.7 | 107.2 | 109.7 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,948 Valid: 8,199 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 1,640 Turnout: 8,439 (36.77%) ||||||||||||||

#### 2015 by-election

On 10 June 2015, SNP counsellor Iris Gibson retired due to ill health. A by-election was held on 6 August and was won by the SNP's Alex Wilson.
Craigton by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Alex Wilson | 54.2% | 2,674 |
| | Labour | Kevin O'Donnell | 33.3% | 1,643 |
| | Conservative | Philip Charles | 6.1% | 300 |
| | Scottish Green | Katie Noble | 2.8% | 136 |
| | UKIP | Arthur Misty Thackeray | 1.9% | 95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel Nelson | 1.8% | 87 |
| Electorate: 24,119 Valid: 4,935 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 2,468 Turnout: 5,006 (21.64%) |||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Craigton (4 members) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 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 | | | |
| | Scottish 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% ||||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for North Cardonald single-member ward.