# Shettleston (ward)

Shettleston (Ward 19) 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; the boundaries have not changed since it was formed.

## Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow and immediately north of the River Clyde which forms its southern boundary, the ward is centred around the long-established settlement of Shettleston, and additionally includes the neighbourhoods of Braidfauld (east of Maukinfauld Road), Tollcross, Fullarton/Auchenshuggle, Sandyhills, Mount Vernon, Carmyle and part of Parkhead (north of Tollcross Road). The northern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.
The ethnic makeup of the Calton ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 96.7% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 1.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
* 1% Black (mainly African)
* 0.4% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Tom McKeown (Labour) | | George Ryan (Labour) | | Euan McLeod (Labour) | John F. McLaughlin (SNP) |
| 2012 | Anne Simpson (Labour) | Frank McAveety (Labour) | | George Ryan (Labour) | | | John F. McLaughlin (SNP) |
| 2013 by | Anne Simpson (Labour) | Frank McAveety (Labour) | Martin Neill (Labour) | | | | John F. McLaughlin (SNP) |
| 2017 | | Frank McAveety (Labour) | Michelle Ferns (SNP/ Alba) | | Thomas Kerr (Conservative/ReformUK) | Laura Doherty (SNP) |
| 2021 | | Frank McAveety (Labour) | Michelle Ferns (SNP/ Alba) | | Thomas Kerr (Conservative/ReformUK) | Laura Doherty (SNP) |
| 2022 | | Frank McAveety (Labour) | Jill Pidgeon (Labour) | | Thomas Kerr (Conservative/ReformUK) | Laura Doherty (SNP) |
| 2025 | | Frank McAveety (Labour) | Jill Pidgeon (Labour) | | Thomas Kerr (Conservative/ReformUK) | Laura Doherty (SNP) |
* ↑ Elected as SNP Councillor; reaffiliated to Alba Party in 2021.
* ↑ Elected as Tory Councillor; reaffiliated to Reform UK in 2025.

## Election results
### 2022 election

Shettleston − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Laura Doherty (incumbent) | 27.8 | 2,048 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety (incumbent) | 27.0 | 1,986 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kerr (incumbent) | 16.7 | 1,232 | 1,238 | 1,269 | 1,288 | 1,294 | 1,333 | 1,368 |
| | Labour | Jill Pidgeon | 12.3 | 903 | 928 | 1,316 | 1,346 | 1,379 | 1,468 | 1,899 |
| | SNP | David Turner | 7.6 | 556 | 985 | 997 | 1,004 | 1,045 | 1,292 | |
| | Scottish Green | Julie Ann Christie | 5.0 | 370 | 433 | 445 | 463 | 524 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Liam McLaughlan | 2.2 | 164 | 176 | 188 | 194 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Sullivan | 1.4 | 105 | 108 | 113 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,542 Valid: 7,364 Spoilt: 256 Quota: 1,473 Turnout: 37.1% |||||||||||
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### 2017 election

Shettleston – 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 | Frank McAveety (incumbent) | 25.17% | 1,902 |
| | SNP | Laura Doherty | 17.95% | 1,356 | 1,364 | 1,368 | 1,370 | 1,379 | 1,384 | 1,387 | 1,477 | 1,600 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 18.10% | 1,368 | 1,381 | 1,390 | 1,394 | 1,399 | 1,409 | 1,448 | 1,462 | 1,468 | 1,469 | 1,671 |
| | SNP | Michelle Ferns ††††††††† | 10.23% | 773 | 778 | 779 | 782 | 785 | 785 | 786 | 811 | 1,377 | 1,453 | 1,597 |
| | Labour | Anne Simpson (incumbent) | 11.54% | 872 | 1,162 | 1,164 | 1,173 | 1,184 | 1,214 | 1,238 | 1,275 | 1,278 | 1,289 |
| | SNP | Alex Kerr | 9.58% | 724 | 729 | 731 | 736 | 739 | 743 | 751 | 774 |
| | Scottish Green | Kevin Campbell | 2.94% | 222 | 225 | 231 | 234 | 249 | 265 | 274 |
| | UKIP | Jamie Robertson | 1.39% | 105 | 110 | 111 | 120 | 122 | 129 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Pollard | 1.09% | 82 | 87 | 88 | 94 | 96 |
| | TUSC | Jamie Cocozza | 0.79% | 60 | 63 | 67 | 69 |
| | SDP | Steven Marshall | 0.67% | 51 | 54 | 56 |
| | Independent | Paul Corran | 0.54% | 41 | 41 |
| Electorate: 21,134 Valid: 7,556 Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,512 Turnout: 37.3% |||||||||||||||

### 2013 by-election

On 7 October 2013, Labour councillor George Ryan died suddenly. A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill.
Shettleston by-election (5 December 2013) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Martin Neill | 53.6 | 2,026 |
| | SNP | Laura Docherty | 28.7 | 1,086 |
| | Conservative | Raymond McCrae | 5.9 | 224 |
| | UKIP | Arthur Misty Thackeray | 3.4 | 129 |
| | TUSC | Jamie Cocozza | 1.8 | 68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1.4 | 53 |
| | No Bedroom Tax | John Flanagan | 1.3 | 50 |
| | Scottish Green | Alasdair Duke | 1.1 | 41 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Tommy Ball | 0.9 | 35 |
| | Christian | Victor Murphy | 0.9 | 34 |
| | Britannica Party | Charlie Baillie | 0.8 | 31 |
| | SDA | James Trolland | 0.2 | 6 |
| Electorate: 21,926 Valid: 3,783 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,892 Turnout: 3,777 (17.55) |||||

### 2012 election

Shettleston – 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 |
| | Labour | Frank McAveety | 28.3 | 1,989 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Ryan (incumbent) | 20.1 | 1,415 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | John McLaughlin (incumbent) | 17.8 | 1,251 | 1,283.1 | 1,283.2 | 1,285.2 | 1,288.8 | 1,301.1 | 1,331.4 | 1,358.4 | 2,168.1 |
| | Labour | Anne Simpson | 12.1 | 852 | 1,289.1 | 1,293.9 | 1,300.9 | 1,317.8 | 1,333.6 | 1,359.8 | 1,400.5 | 1,444.9 |
| | SNP | Adam Miller | 13.1 | 921 | 937.9 | 938.1 | 942.1 | 950.4 | 964.9 | 980.9 | 1,006.2 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Sullivan | 4.2 | 294 | 298.9 | 299 | 313.3 | 314.3 | 332.9 | 344.9 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Stuart Leckie | 1.5 | 105 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 126.6 | 144.1 | 165.3 | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Andy Muir | 1.4 | 98 | 109.7 | 109.7 | 111 | 119.3 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin Rutherford | 0.9 | 63 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 71.2 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjory Watt | 0.7 | 52 | 52.9 | 52.9 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,408 Valid: 7,040 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,409 Turnout: 7,214 (33.70%) |||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Council election: Shettleston :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % |
| SNP | John F. McLaughlin | 1,896 | 21.5 |
| Labour | Tom McKeown | 1,861 | 21.1 |
| Labour | George Ryan | 1,386 | 15.7 |
| Labour | Euan McLeod | 1,369 | 15.6 |
| Conservative | Alex White | 565 | 6.4 |
| Solidarity | Wheatley Harris | 458 | 5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Jackson | 420 | 4.8 |
| BNP | Walter Hamilton | 268 | 3.0 |
| Scottish Green | Catherine Maguire | 227 | 2.6 |
| Scottish Unionist | Gordon Kirker | 190 | 2.2 |
| Scottish Socialist | Mick Eyre | 163 | 1.9 |
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Tollcross Park single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Shettleston single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Mount Vernon single-member ward.