# Greater Pollok (ward)

Greater Pollok (Ward 3) 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.

## Boundaries

Located in the south-west of Glasgow adjoining the Renfrewshire region to the west and East Renfrewshire to the south, the ward includes most of Pollok (excluding the northern Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water which falls under Cardonald ward) as well as Priesthill, Househillwood, Darnley, Hurlet, Nitshill, South Nitshill, Jenny Lind, Parkhouse, Roughmussel, Southpark Village, Deaconsbank and the southern part of Crookston.
A 2017 boundary change removed the Arden neighbourhood which was re-assigned to the Newlands/Auldburn ward. Following these changes, it was the ward with the highest population in the city, although also covering the third-largest area.
The ethnic makeup of the Greater Pollok ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 88.5% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 9.8% Asian (Mainly Pakistani)
* 1% Black (Mainly African)
* 0.5% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Alex Glass (Labour) | | Tommy Morrison (Labour) | | William O'Rouke (Labour) | Patricia Duffy (SNP) |
| 2012 | Bill Butler (Labour) | Rashid Hussain (Labour) | | David McDonald (SNP) | Shabbar Jaffri (SNP) |
| 2017 | Saqib Ahmed (Labour) | Rashid Hussain (Labour) | Rhiannon Spear (SNP) | David McDonald (SNP) |
| 2022 | Saqib Ahmed (Labour) | Rashid Hussain (Labour) | William Graham (SNP) | Roza Salih (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Greater Pollok – 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 | Saqib Ahmed (incumbent) | 29.3 | 2,598 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | William Graham | 28.1 | 2,494 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Rashid Hussain (incumbent) | 14.4 | 1,278 | 1,957 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Roza Salih | 10.3 | 917 | 931 | 1,486 | 1,511 | 1,512 | 1,519 | 1,528 | 1,573 | 1,597 | 1,855 |
| | Conservative | Matt Ventisei | 9.4 | 833 | 859 | 862 | 883 | 891 | 898 | 920 | 926 | 959 | 983 |
| | Scottish Green | Chris McFadyen | 3.9 | 349 | 361 | 419 | 431 | 436 | 450 | 477 | 511 | 540 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Awais Quershi | 1.3 | 120 | 130 | 135 | 152 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 172 | | |
| | Alba | Tahir Jameel | 1.0 | 92 | 100 | 117 | 123 | 129 | 131 | 141 | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Paul Laird | 1.0 | 91 | 96 | 106 | 112 | 121 | 130 | | | | |
| | TUSC | Eric Stevenson | 0.6 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 64 | 70 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Ho | 0.5 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 60 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,241 Valid: 8,869 Spoilt: 269 Quota: 1,774 Turnout: 36.2% ||||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Greater Pollok – 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 |
| | SNP | David McDonald (incumbent) | 31,02% | 2,643 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Saqib Ahmed | 25.97% | 2,213 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Rhiannon Spear | 9.53% | 812 | 1,566 | 1,575 | 1,580 | 1,597 | 1,608 | 1,636 | 1,747 | | |
| | Labour | Rashid Hussain (incumbent) | 12.19% | 1,039 | 1,083 | 1,508 | 1,511 | 1,523 | 1,556 | 1,591 | 1,654 | 1,665 | 2,106 |
| | Conservative | Rory O'Brien | 13.94% | 1,188 | 1,199 | 1,208 | 1,211 | 1,218 | 1,253 | 1,297 | 1,329 | 1,330 | |
| | Scottish Green | Seonad Hoy | 2.35% | 200 | 233 | 243 | 246 | 273 | 298 | 333 | | | |
| | Independent | George Laird | 1.91% | 163 | 172 | 179 | 201 | 212 | 229 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Millinship | 1.54% | 131 | 141 | 146 | 151 | 157 | | | | | |
| | TUSC | Mark McGowan | 0.90% | 77 | 89 | 92 | 95 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Dean Ward | 0.63% | 54 | 59 | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,050 Valid: 8,520 Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,705 Turnout: 36.5% ||||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Greater Pollok – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 34.40% | 2,462 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Rashid Hussain | 13.25% | 948 | 1,684 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | David McDonald | 19.85% | 1,421 | 1,472 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Shabbar Jaffri | 14.18% | 1,015 | 1,036 | 1,080 | 1,109 | 1,122 | 1,137 | 1,167 | 1,193 | 1,211 | 1,233 | 1,343 |
| | Glasgow First | William O'Rourke (incumbent) | 5.16% | 369 | 404 | 425 | 426 | 431 | 435 | 452 | 481 | 676 | 752 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Morgan | 3.73% | 267 | 281 | 287 | 288 | 310 | 332 | 338 | 356 | 369 | | |
| | Glasgow First | Tommy Morrison (incumbent) | 3.07% | 220 | 250 | 269 | 271 | 288 | 295 | 310 | 347 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Juliet Neal | 2.11% | 151 | 168 | 181 | 183 | 194 | 218 | 255 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Ian Beattie | 1.94% | 139 | 152 | 163 | 164 | 168 | 172 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Fraser | 1.12% | 80 | 98 | 104 | 104 | 108 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Archie Linnegan | 1.19% | 85 | 91 | 95 | 96 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,096 Valid: 7,157 Spoilt: 200 Quota: 1,432 Turnout: 30.53% |||||||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing Councillor from Baillieston ward.

### 2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Greater Pollok (4 members) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 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 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Caroline Scott | 2.68 | 233 | 275 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,106 Valid: 8,682 Spoilt: 244 Quota: 1,737 Turnout: 40.38% |||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Nitshill single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Crookston single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Pollok single-member ward.