# Hillhead (ward)

Hillhead (Ward 11) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. On its creation in 2007 and in 2012, it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed substantially, the ward slightly decreased in population and returned three members.

## Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the core of the ward which has remained since its 2007 creation consists of Hillhead, Kelvinbridge, Gilmorehill (the University of Glasgow main campus), Woodlands and Woodside, with boundaries being the M8 motorway to the south-east and the Port Dundas branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north-east.
Other aspects of the ward were substantially altered in 2017, with the Dowanhill and Hyndland neighbourhoods reassigned to a new Partick East/Kelvindale ward and Byres Road becoming the south-west boundary; most of the North Kelvinside neighbourhood (streets to the east of Queen Margaret Drive, which became Hillhead's north-west boundary) was gained from the Canal ward, and the Park District (along with Kelvingrove Park itself) was gained from the Anderston/City ward, with the park's south entrances the new southern boundary of Hillhead.
Following these alterations, it was the smallest ward in physical size but the most densely populated, despite the park taking up a proportion of the territory.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the ethnicity of the population was:
| Ethnicity | Proportion |
| White Scottish/British | 68.97% |
| White Irish | 3% |
| Other White | 8% |
| Mixed Ethnic Groups | 1.17% |
| Indian | 2.33% |
| Pakistani | 6.08% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.02% |
| Chinese | 4.89% |
| Other Asian | 1.61% |
| African | 1.81% |
| Caribbean or Black | 0.03% |
| Other Ethnic Group | 1.63% |

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Hanzala Malik (Labour) | | George A Roberts (SNP) | Martha Wardrop (Green) | | Kenneth Elder (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2011 by | Ken Andrew (SNP) | Hanzala Malik (Labour) | | | Martha Wardrop (Green) | | Kenneth Elder (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Ken Andrew (SNP) | Martin McElroy (Labour) | | Pauline McKeever (Labour) | Martha Wardrop (Green) |
| 2017 | Ken Andrew (SNP) | Hanzala Malik (Labour) | 3 seats | 3 seats | | Martha Wardrop (Green) |
| 2022 | Ken Andrew (SNP) | Hanzala Malik (Labour) | | | Martha Wardrop (Green) |
| 2024 by | Ken Andrew (SNP) | | Seonad Hoy (Green) | | Martha Wardrop (Green) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

On 7 March 2024 a by-election was held following the death of Labour councillor Hanzala Malik.
Hillhead by-election (7 March 2024) − 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Ruth Hall | 31.8 | 1,298 | 1,299 | 1,340 | 1,367 | 1,472 | 1,721 | |
| | Scottish Green | Seonad Hoy | 31.5 | 1,284 | 1,284 | 1,298 | 1,353 | 1,372 | 1,908 | 2,605 |
| | SNP | Malcolm McConnell | 24.9 | 1,015 | 1,017 | 1,025 | 1,062 | 1,076 | | |
| | Conservative | Faten Hameed | 5.3 | 217 | 221 | 233 | 240 | | | |
| | Independent Green Voice | Alistair McConnachie | 3.2 | 133 | 135 | 146 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel O'Malley | 2.6 | 106 | 110 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Ryan McGinley | 0.5 | 22 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,009 Valid: 4,075 Spoilt: 63 Quota: 2,038 Turnout: 24.3% |||||||||||
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### 2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Hillhead – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Scottish Green | Martha Wardrop (incumbent) | 36.2 | 2,507 | |
| | SNP | Ken Andrew (incumbent) | 28.7 | 1,984 | |
| | Labour | Hanzala Malik (incumbent) | 22.1 | 1,532 | 1,914 |
| | Conservative | Mark Russell | 6.7 | 464 | 477 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theo Lockett | 5.4 | 377 | 547 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Colin McMillan | 0.9 | 61 | 71 |
| Electorate: 18,586 Valid: 6,925 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,732 Turnout: 37.7% ||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Hillhead – 3 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Martha Wardrop (incumbent) | 25.63% | 1,718 |
| | Labour | Hanzala Malik | 21.73% | 1,457 | 1,464 | 1,465 | 1,469 | 1,625 | 1,935 |
| | SNP | Ken Andrew (incumbent) | 22.49% | 1,508 | 1,516 | 1,519 | 1,522 | 1,545 | 1.575 | 1,624 | 2,632 |
| | SNP | Caroline Welsh | 14.66% | 983 | 998 | 1,000 | 1,004 | 1,030 | 1,046 | 1,076 |
| | Conservative | Martyn McIntyre | 10.14% | 680 | 680 | 686 | 693 | 744 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Clark | 4.45% | 298 | 303 | 307 | 311 |
| | No label | Douglas Timmons | 0.51% | 34 | 34 | 37 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Anthony Sammeroff | 0.39% | 26 | 26 |
| Electorate: 17,923 Valid: 6,704 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,677 Turnout: 37.9% ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Hillhead – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 |
| | SNP | Ken Andrew (incumbent) | 24.62% | 1,424 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Martha Wardrop (incumbent) | 17.62% | 1,019 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,039 | 1,049 | 1,055 | 1,099 | 1,185 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Martin McElroy | 17.31% | 1,001 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 1,019 | 1,023 | 1,030 | 1,041 | 1,068 | 1,071 | 1,129 | 1,211 | | |
| | Labour | Pauline McKeever | 12.14% | 702 | 709 | 710 | 711 | 712 | 712 | 720 | 741 | 746 | 799 | 835 | 880 | 1,019 |
| | SNP | Mark Smith | 8.44% | 488 | 676 | 676 | 678 | 682 | 683 | 690 | 711 | 720 | 780 | 826 | 827 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Inglis | 6.54% | 378 | 380 | 383 | 386 | 394 | 413 | 415 | 464 | 465 | 541 | | | |
| | Independent | Ruth Simpson | 5.79% | 335 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 343 | 355 | 356 | 386 | 391 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Elder (incumbent) | 4.10% | 237 | 244 | 245 | 248 | 252 | 255 | 259 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Frances Curran | 1.42% | 82 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 89 | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Neil Craig | 0.85% | 49 | 51 | 56 | 57 | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Murdo MacLeod | 0.74% | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Iain Firth | 0.22% | 13 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Britannica Party | Charles Baillie | 0.21% | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,981 Valid: 5,783 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,157 Turnout: 28.10% |||||||||||||||||

### 2011 by-election

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 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 | |
| | Scottish 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 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,243 Valid: 3,132 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,567 Turnout: 3,172 (13.65%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Hillhead :
| 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 | George A Roberts | 21.14 | 1,899 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish 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% ||||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Woodlands single-member ward.