# Springburn/Robroyston (ward)

Springburn/Robroyston (Ward 17) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Created as Springburn, in 2007 and in 2012 it returned three council members, using the single transferable vote system. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward increased in size and population (the latter by 20%), was renamed Springburn/Robroyston and returned four members.

## Boundaries

Located in the north of Glasgow, the original core of the ward centred around the district of Springburn (including the neighbourhoods of Stobhill, Old Balornock, Petershill and Balgrayhill), as well as part of Cowlairs (streets to the east of the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line railway tracks which form the ward's western boundary), and part of Colston (streets to the east of Springburn Road and south of Colston Road - north of this belongs to the adjoining town of Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire which forms the northern boundary).
The 2017 changes were substantial: the southern boundary was moved north from the M8 motorway to the Cumbernauld Line railway, with the Royston, Germiston and Sighthill neighbourhoods assigned to a new Dennistoun ward along with commercial/industrial land at Blochairn and St Rollox. However, territory further east was reassigned from the North East ward into the Springburn ward, which was renamed as a result: Robroyston, Barmulloch, Wallacewell, Balornock and the streets in Millerston within Glasgow were all added; the eastern boundary is now with North Lanarkshire.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Allan Stewart (Labour) | | James Todd (Labour) | | Phil Greene (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2012 | Gilbert Davidson (Labour) | Allan Stewart (Labour) | | | | Phil Greene (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2017 | Martin McElroy (Labour) | Aileen McKenzie (Labour) | Graham Campbell (SNP) | | Christina Cannon (SNP) |
| 2022 | Audrey Dempsey (Labour) | Thomas Rannachan (Labour) | Graham Campbell (SNP) | | Christina Cannon (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Springburn/Robroyston − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Audrey Dempsey | 32.2 | 2,184 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Graham Campbell (incumbent) | 24.9 | 1,690 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Christina Cannon (incumbent) | 16.3 | 1,109 | 1,149 | 1,439 | | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Rannachan | 9.6 | 650 | 1,282 | 1,290 | 1,302 | 1,323 | 1,379 |
| | Conservative | Richard Johnson | 9.0 | 614 | 643 | 643 | 644 | 649 | 671 |
| | Scottish Green | Madeleine Guthrie | 4.2 | 288 | 308 | 319 | 348 | 383 | 443 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 2.1 | 143 | 162 | 166 | 170 | 181 | |
| | Alba | Farah Hamid | 1.6 | 112 | 120 | 122 | 128 | | |
| Electorate: 19,948 Valid: 6,790 Spoilt: 252 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 35.3% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Springburn/Robroyston – 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 | Martin McElroy * | 31.64% | 2,080 |
| | SNP | Graham Campbell | 20.13% | 1,323 |
| | SNP | Christina Cannon | 15.41% | 1,013 | 1,037 | 1,043 | 1,049 | 1,058 | 1,059 | 1,160 | 1,619 |
| | Labour | Aileen McKenzie | 8.05% | 529 | 1,135 | 1,135 | 1,140 | 1,167 | 1,190 | 1,237 | 1,256 | 1,328 |
| | Conservative | Euan McHardy | 10.36% | 681 | 709 | 709 | 712 | 727 | 769 | 790 | 797 | 806 |
| | SNP | Paul McCabe | 7.52% | 494 | 502 | 503 | 505 | 508 | 513 | 534 |
| | Scottish Green | Anthony Carroll | 3.44% | 226 | 241 | 242 | 255 | 268 | 287 |
| | UKIP | Robb MacLean | 1.59% | 105 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 120 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sykes | 1.29% | 85 | 90 | 90 | 91 |
| | TUSC | Dave Semple | 0.55% | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| Electorate: 19,554 Valid: 6,572 Spoilt: 300 Quota: 1,315 Turnout: 35.1% |||||||||||||
* = Sitting Councillor for Hillhead ward.

### 2012 election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Springburn – 3 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 | Gilbert Davidson | 40.5 | 1,643 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Allan Stewart (incumbent) | 17.2 | 699 | 1,184.4 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Phil Greene (incumbent) | 21.9 | 888 | 932.6 | 948 | 949 | 951.1 | 960.4 | 971.1 | 978.5 | 1,039.5 |
| | SNP | James Oakes | 8.1 | 330 | 342.6 | 349.7 | 351.8 | 353.9 | 355.5 | 372.8 | 384.9 | 419.8 |
| | Independent | Joe Chambers | 5.9 | 240 | 257.2 | 273. | 278.9 | 283.1 | 295.2 | 316.5 | 343.3 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Eccles | 2.7 | 111 | 115.9 | 120.6 | 120.6 | 122.1 | 134.2 | 139.3 | | |
| | Scottish Green | John Stuart | 1.5 | 61 | 65.6 | 76.8 | 87.6 | 92.1 | 101 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bridger | 1.1 | 45 | 49.6 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 61.5 | | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Christopher Henderson | 0.5 | 21 | 28.3 | 35.8 | 36.1 | | | | | |
| | TUSC | Luke Ivory | 0.5 | 22 | 24.3 | 26.9 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,717 Valid: 4,060 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,016 Turnout: 4,251 (27.05%) |||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Springburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Labour | Allan Stewart | 32.38 | 1,752 | |
| | SNP | Phil Greene | 24.03 | 1,300 | 1,437 |
| | Labour | James Todd | 21.98 | 1,189 | 1,327 |
| | Solidarity | Graham Campbell | 6.27 | 339 | 351 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Dickson | 3.20 | 173 | 176 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John H Stuart | 3.11 | 168 | 176 |
| | Scottish Green | Patrick McAleer | 2.48 | 134 | 140 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Margaret Bean | 2.50 | 135 | 139 |
| | BNP | Kenny Smith | 2.50 | 135 | 137 |
| | Scottish Unionist | Robert G. C. Sawers | 1.57 | 85 | 86 |
| Electorate: 15,496 Valid: 5,410 Spoilt: 235 Quota: 1,353 Turnout: 43.60% ||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Cowlairs single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Springburn single-member ward.