# Calton (ward)

Calton (Ward 9) 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 (with the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes' Village, converted to residential homes), Gallowgate, Barrowfield, Newbank, Lilybank (to Maukinfauld Road), most of Parkhead (excluding parts north of Tollcross Road) and a small part of Dennistoun (the Reidvale streets between Duke Street and the North Clyde Line railway).
The ethnic makeup of the Calton ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 90% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 5.4% Asian (mainly Chinese)
* 3.6% Black (mainly African)
* 1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | George Redmond (Labour) | | Ruth Simpson (Labour) | | Alison Thewliss (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2012 | Yvonne Kucuk (Labour) | George Redmond (Labour) | | | | Alison Thewliss (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2015 by | Yvonne Kucuk (Labour) | George Redmond (Labour) | Greg Hepburn (SNP) | | | | 3 seats |
| 2017 | | Robert Connelly (Conservative) | Greg Hepburn (SNP) | | Jennifer Layden (SNP) | | Cecilia O'Lone (Labour) |
| 2022 | | George Redmond (Labour) | Greg Hepburn (SNP) | Linda Pike (SNP) | | | Cecilia O'Lone (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Calton – 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 | Greg Hepburn (incumbent) | 24.2 | 1,472 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Redmond | 17.1 | 1,039 | 1,045 | 1,057 | 1,065 | 1,080 | 1,247 | | | |
| | Labour | Cecilia O'Lone (incumbent) | 17.1 | 1,037 | 1,056 | 1,071 | 1,096 | 1,112 | 1,341 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Kate Samuels | 12.7 | 772 | 786 | 799 | 814 | 866 | 914 | 941 | 946 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Connelly (incumbent) | 10.4 | 634 | 636 | 647 | 653 | 659 | | | | |
| | SNP | Linda Pike | 9.1 | 551 | 714 | 724 | 751 | 1,054 | 1,069 | 1,085 | 1,087 | 1,676 |
| | SNP | Olu Shokunbi | 6.1 | 368 | 397 | 402 | 416 | | | | | |
| | Alba | Catherine McKernan | 2.0 | 120 | 129 | 136 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Palmer | 1.3 | 79 | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,673 Valid: 6,072 Spoilt: 202 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 31.9% |||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Calton – 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 | Greg Hepburn (incumbent) | 25.33% | 1,389 |
| | Labour | Cecilia O'Lone | 16.81% | 922 | 929 | 941 | 966 | 1,048 | 1,542 |
| | SNP | Jennifer Layden | 12.58% | 690 | 867 | 883 | 890 | 1,080 | 1,101 |
| | Conservative | Robert Connelly | 11.43% | 627 | 628 | 647 | 708 | 732 | 758 | 824 | 824 | 966 |
| | SNP | Linda Pike | 9.32% | 511 | 575 | 580 | 582 | 699 | 717 | 769 | 772 |
| | Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 10.98% | 602 | 604 | 607 | 627 | 663 |
| | Scottish Green | Lorraine McLaren | 8.95% | 491 | 502 | 535 | 548 |
| | BUP | Kris McGurk | 2.74% | 150 | 151 | 155 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John MacPherson | 1.86% | 102 | 103 |
| Electorate: 18,322 Valid: 5,484 Spoilt: 215 Quota: 1,097 Turnout: 31.1% |||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Calton – 3 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 |
| | Labour | George Redmond (incumbent) | 35.0 | 1,595 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Yvonne Kucuk | 19.6 | 892 | 1,220.9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alison Thewliss (incumbent) | 15.3 | 695 | 714.1 | 720.2 | 720.2 | 726.2 | 737.2 | 747.9 | 757.8 | 762.8 | 782.3 | 800.7 | 855.6 | 1,449.8 |
| | SNP | Alexander Belic | 14.7 | 672 | 681.9 | 688.7 | 690.7 | 692.1 | 699.1 | 701.5 | 718.6 | 721.2 | 740.2 | 756.6 | 779.8 | |
| | Scottish Green | Andy Reid | 3.0 | 135 | 140.9 | 145.9 | 148.3 | 151.2 | 162.4 | 176.5 | 180.8 | 189.3 | 208.1 | 231.7 | | |
| | Conservative | Scott Gillespie | 2.6 | 120 | 123.4 | 124.9 | 125.9 | 127.9 | 127.9 | 135.8 | 138.8 | 184.3 | 193.8 | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Duncan Miller | 2.9 | 131 | 141.8 | 146.6 | 146.6 | 149.2 | 151.5 | 151.7 | 151.9 | 181.3 | | | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Gordon Kirker | 2.4 | 109 | 118.9 | 121 | 124 | 125 | 126.4 | 126.4 | 129.4 | | | | | |
| | No description | Gary Barton | 1.6 | 71 | 74.4 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 82.7 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harvey Sussock | 0.9 | 43 | 45.3 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 50.4 | 50.9 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Murdo Ritchie | 0.9 | 43 | 45.3 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Rannachan | 0.9 | 41 | 43.3 | 45.1 | 45.4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Britannica Party | Martin Clark | 0.2 | 9 | 9.6 | 9.9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,140 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 4,722 (26.03%) |||||||||||||||||

#### 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.
Calton by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Greg Hepburn | 55.5% | 1,507 |
| | Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 30.0% | 814 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 4.7% | 129 |
| | UKIP | Karen King | 3.8% | 103 |
| | Scottish Green | Malachy Clarke | 3.6% | 99 |
| | Independent | Tommy Ramsay | 1.7% | 47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Young | 0.7% | 18 |
| Electorate: 19,333 Valid: 2,717 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 2,767 (16.17%) |||||

### 2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Calton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | George Redmond | 38.12 | 1,982 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alison Thewliss | 21.98 | 1,143 | 1,175 | 1,196 | 1,221 | 1,231 | 1,282 | 1,360 |
| | Labour | Ruth Simpson | 12.08 | 628 | 1,035 | 1,050 | 1,072 | 1,086 | 1,115 | 1,189 |
| | Solidarity | Fiacra Fullerton | 5.81 | 302 | 325 | 349 | 373 | 382 | 420 | 446 |
| | Conservative | Scott Gillespie | 4.71 | 245 | 250 | 257 | 260 | 348 | 371 | 409 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham | 4.44 | 231 | 245 | 252 | 257 | 265 | 329 | |
| | Scottish Green | Alasdair Duke-Wardrop | 4.21 | 219 | 224 | 235 | 251 | 264 | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Danny Houston | 3.75 | 195 | 217 | 220 | 225 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kenny Murray | 2.42 | 126 | 134 | 140 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gary Barton | 2.46 | 128 | 130 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,123 Valid: 5,199 Spoilt: 217 Quota: 1,300 Turnout: 35.83% |||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Bridgeton/Dalmarnock single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Hyndland single-member ward.