# Partick East/Kelvindale (ward)

Partick East/Kelvindale (Ward 23) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council; used since the 2017 local election, it is one of two created from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. The ward returns four council members.

## Boundaries

Situated to the west of Glasgow city centre, the ward was formed from parts of the former wards (as they existed until 2017) of Hillhead, Partick West, and Maryhill/Kelvin. Its territory covers the areas of Kelvindale, Kelvinside, Dowanhill, Hyndland, Partickhill, part of Anniesland (streets to the east of the Argyle Line railway) and most of Partick (streets to the west and north of the Argyle/North Clyde Line railway). It is bordered to the north-east by parts of the River Kelvin and Forth and Clyde Canal and by Byres Road to the south-east. The railway lines run along its western side, including three stations; Anniesland, Hyndland, and Partick.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the ethnicity of the population is:
| Ethnicity | Proportion |
| White Scottish/British | 80.15% |
| White Irish | 2.71% |
| Other White | 6.38% |
| Mixed Ethnic Groups | 1.09% |
| Indian | 2.08% |
| Pakistani | 1.76% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.14% |
| Chinese | 2.88% |
| Other Asian | 0.99% |
| African | 0.73% |
| Caribbean or Black | 0.35% |
| Other Ethnic Group | 0.74% |

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2017 | | Kenny McLean (SNP) | | Martin Rhodes (Labour) | | Tony Curtis (Conservative/ Independent) | Martin Bartos (Green/ Independent) |
| 2020 | | Kenny McLean (SNP) | | Martin Rhodes (Labour) | | Tony Curtis (Conservative/ Independent) | Martin Bartos (Green/ Independent) |
| January 2021 | Vacant | Vacant | Kenny McLean (SNP) | | Martin Rhodes (Labour) | | | Martin Bartos (Green/ Independent) |
| March 2021 | | Kenny McLean (SNP) | Jill Brown (Labour) | Martin Rhodes (Labour) | | | Martin Bartos (Green/ Independent) |
| May 2021 | | Kenny McLean (SNP) | Jill Brown (Labour) | Martin Rhodes (Labour) | | | Martin Bartos (Green/ Independent) |
| 2022 | Lilith Johnstone (Labour) | Kenny McLean (SNP) | Jill Brown (Labour) | | Blair Anderson (Green) |
| December 2024 | Lilith Johnstone (Labour) | | Jill Brown (Labour) | James Adams (Labour) | Blair Anderson (Green) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Partick East/Kelvindale by-election (5 December 2024) − 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | James Adams | 37.5 | 1,723 | 1,854 | 2,143 | 2,485 |
| | SNP | Cylina Porch | 23.1 | 1,062 | 1,089 | 1,112 | 1,532 |
| | Scottish Green | Heloise Le Moal | 18.2 | 837 | 870 | 927 | |
| | Conservative | Faten Hameed | 13.7 | 632 | 707 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Budgen | 7.4 | 339 | | | |
| Electorate: 21,307 Valid: 4,593 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 2,297 Turnout: 21.7% ||||||||
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### 2022 election

Partick East/Kelvindale − 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 | Jill Brown (incumbent) | 28.7 | 2,939 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Blair Anderson | 20.9 | 2,138 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Kenny McLean (incumbent) | 17.6 | 1,800 | 1,828 | 1,854 | 1,855 | 1,874 | 1,910 | 3,004 | | |
| | Conservative | Naveed Asghar | 13.3 | 1,364 | 1,400 | 1,401 | 1,424 | 1,429 | 1,515 | 1,519 | 1,535 | |
| | SNP | Linsey Wilson | 10.8 | 1,101 | 1,112 | 1,139 | 1,140 | 1,162 | 1,182 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Moohan | 3.8 | 388 | 424 | 431 | 440 | 451 | | | | |
| | Labour | Lilith Johnstone | 3.5 | 358 | 1,110 | 1,130 | 1,141 | 1,153 | 1,323 | 1,354 | 1,654 | 2,378 |
| | Alba | Udochukwu Kings Nwaokorobia | 0.8 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 87 | | | | | |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Di McMillan | 0.6 | 62 | 64 | 65 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,995 Valid: 10,231 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 2,047 Turnout: 47.1% |||||||||||||
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### 2021 by-election

Conservative Cllr Tony Curtis resigned from the party in July 2020 in protest for the party's lack of support for the fitness industry. He then represented the council as an independent until his disqualification on 11 January 2021, after not attending council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held on 18 March 2021. Labour candidate Jill Brown won the by-election.
Partick East/Kelvindale by-election (18 March 2021) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Abdul Bostani | 32.08% | 2,084 | 2,084 | 2,103 | 2,142 | 2,812 |
| | Labour | Jill Brown | 28.26% | 1,836 | 1,842 | 1,932 | 2,498 | 2,927 |
| | Scottish Green | Blair Anderson | 18.47% | 1,200 | 1,205 | 1,264 | 1,379 |
| | Conservative | Naveed Ashgar | 16.69% | 1,084 | 1,092 | 1,148 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tahir Jameel | 3.99% | 259 | 260 |
| | UKIP | Donald Mackay | 0.51% | 33 |
| Electorate: 22,163 Valid: 6,496 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 3,249 Turnout: 29.54% |||||||||

### 2017 election

Partick East/Kelvindale – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Kenny McLean * | 22.49% | 2,366 |
| | Conservative | Tony Curtis††††††† | 22.12% | 2,336 |
| | Labour | Martin Rhodes + | 17.57% | 1,848 | 1,857 | 1,902 | 1,922 | 2,303 |
| | Scottish Green | Martin Bartos * | 16.42% | 1,727 | 1,763 | 1,779 | 1,812 | 2,148 |
| | SNP | Kaukab Stewart | 11.80% | 1,241 | 1,439 | 1,442 | 1,456 | 1,519 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford | 8.45% | 889 | 894 | 974 | 1,009 |
| | Independent | Tom Muirhead | 1.04% | 109 | 111 | 135 |
| Electorate: 21,691 Valid: 10,516 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 2,104 Turnout: 48.8% |||||||||
* * = Sitting Councillors for Partick West ward.
* + = Sitting Councillor for Maryhill/Kelvin ward.
* In May 2021 Greens Cllr Martin Bartos resigned his party membership, while remaining as an independent councillor.