# East Centre (Glasgow ward)

East Centre (Ward 18) 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, but four members were still returned.

## Boundaries

Located in the east of Glasgow, the core of the ward since 2007 includes Carntyne, Cranhill and Riddrie, with the northern boundary being the M8 motorway). The 2017 changes were substantial: the Dennistoun, Milnbank and Haghill neighbourhoods in the west of the original territory were removed and assigned to a new Dennistoun ward, whereas the neighbourhoods of Barlanark, Budhill, Greenfield, Lightburn and Springboig were added to East Centre from the Baillieston ward. The southern boundary is the North Clyde Line railway.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Patricia Chalmers (Labour) | | Frank Docherty (Labour) | | Elaine McDougall (Labour) | Jennifer Dunn (SNP) |
| 2012 | Russell Robertson (Labour/SNP/Independent) | | | Frank Docherty (Labour) | | Elaine McDougall (Labour) | Jennifer Dunn (SNP) |
| 2016 | Russell Robertson (Labour/SNP/Independent) | | | Frank Docherty (Labour) | | Elaine McDougall (Labour) | Jennifer Dunn (SNP) |
| 2017 | Russell Robertson (Labour/SNP/Independent) | Marie Garrity (Labour) | Annette Christie (SNP) | Frank Docherty (Labour) |
| 2019 | Russell Robertson (Labour/SNP/Independent) | Marie Garrity (Labour) | Annette Christie (SNP) | Frank Docherty (Labour) | |
| 2022 | | Declan Blench (SNP) | Annette Christie (SNP) | Ann Jenkins (Labour) | Kieran Turner (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
East Centre − 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 | Ann Jenkins | 28.1 | 1,954 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Declan Blench | 19.4 | 1,348 | 1,364 | 1,365 | 1,376 | 1,380 | 1,431 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Annette Christie (incumbent) | 14.9 | 1,014 | 1,024 | 1,025 | 1,036 | 1,040 | 1,101 | 1,133 | 1,174 | 1,753 | | |
| | Conservative | Faten Hameed | 9.9 | 688 | 710 | 717 | 725 | 746 | 749 | 749 | 806 | 811 | 819 | |
| | Labour | Kieran Turner | 9.2 | 642 | 1,046 | 1,064 | 1,074 | 1,102 | 1,149 | 1,150 | 1,238 | 1,259 | 1,328 | 1,719 |
| | SNP | Kilian Riley | 8.2 | 568 | 573 | 573 | 586 | 588 | 635 | 639 | 656 | | | |
| | Independent | William McLachlan | 3.6 | 249 | 265 | 271 | 286 | 299 | 318 | 319 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Hannah Smith | 3.5 | 240 | 249 | 266 | 281 | 293 | | | | | | |
| | Alba | Tony Osy | 1.5 | 101 | 102 | 106 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lindsay | 1.3 | 90 | 109 | 113 | 117 | | | | | | | |
| | TUSC | Matt Dobson | 0.9 | 63 | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,113 Valid: 6,957 Spoilt: 268 Quota: 1,392 Turnout: 35.9% |||||||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
East Centre – 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 Docherty (incumbent) | 28.16% | 1,998 |
| | SNP | Annette Christie | 22.24% | 1,578 |
| | SNP | Russell Robertson (incumbent)††† | 13.32% | 945 | 955 | 996 | 1,001 | 1,011 | 1,050 | 1,787 |
| | Labour | Marie Garrity * | 8.05% | 571 | 1,050 | 1,052 | 1,077 | 1,090 | 1,135 | 1,169 | 1,239 | 1,659 |
| | Conservative | Maria Wells | 13.39% | 950 | 963 | 964 | 971 | 991 | 1,016 | 1,027 | 1,037 |
| | SNP | Mark Coburn | 9.81% | 696 | 704 | 803 | 810 | 817 | 879 |
| | Scottish Green | Kenneth Whyte | 2.66% | 189 | 194 | 199 | 216 | 250 |
| | Independent | Andrew McCullagh | 1.23% | 87 | 91 | 93 | 105 |
| | TUSC | Matt Dobson | 1.13% | 80 | 89 | 91 |
| Electorate: 19,978 Valid: 7,094 Spoilt: 368 Quota: 1,419 Turnout: 37.4% |||||||||||||
* = Sitting Councillor for the Baillieston ward.

### 2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
East Centre – 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 Docherty (incumbent) | 26.4 | 1,846 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jennifer Dunn (incumbent) | 21.8 | 1,523 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Elaine McDougall (incumbent) | 18.2 | 1,272 | 1,581.4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Russell Robertson | 14.0 | 981 | 1,043.9 | 1,176.6 | 1,179.7 | 1,184.6 | 1,199.6 | 1,207.6 | 1,245.7 | 1,285.1 | 1,383.5 | 1,527.7 |
| | SNP | Colin Rullkotter | 5.9 | 414 | 423.2 | 427.3 | 523.5 | 526.5 | 532.6 | 540 | 566.3 | 605 | 735.5 | |
| | Scottish Green | Nina Ballantyne | 4.8 | 335 | 351 | 356.5 | 363.6 | 371.5 | 390.3 | 404.8 | 460.9 | 520.8 | | |
| | Conservative | Keenan Alexander | 4.0 | 280 | 283.4 | 285.3 | 286.6 | 288.9 | 302.7 | 328.1 | 334.5 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Daniel O'Donnell | 2.2 | 154 | 159.3 | 162.2 | 166.1 | 168.2 | 171.5 | 176.8 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Steven Laird | 1.2 | 82 | 84.2 | 85.3 | 86.5 | 94.6 | 94.9 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Lee | 0.9 | 62 | 66.4 | 67.4 | 69.3 | 74.9 | | | | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Fraser Paterson | 0.6 | 39 | 42.9 | 45.8 | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,939 Valid: 6,988 Spoilt: 198 Quota: 1,398 Turnout: 7,186 (31.33%) |||||||||||||||
* ↑ Robertson defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP in February 2016.

### 2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: East Centre :
| 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 |
| | SNP | Jennifer Dunn | 21.69 | 1,969 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Chalmers | 19.74 | 1,792 | 1,801 | 1,811 | 1,821 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Docherty | 14.07 | 1,277 | 1,288 | 1,294 | 1,300 | 1,303 | 1,316 | 1,377 | 1,411 | 1,486 | 1,526 | 1,627 |
| | Labour | Elaine McDougall | 11.45 | 1,039 | 1,046 | 1,049 | 1,057 | 1,058 | 1,067 | 1,101 | 1,134 | 1,191 | 1,243 | 1,314 |
| | Scottish Green | Elaine Cooper | 5.19 | 471 | 490 | 495 | 501 | 501 | 521 | 533 | 585 | 740 | 829 | 1,038 |
| | Solidarity | Jim Adams | 6.12 | 556 | 575 | 583 | 587 | 587 | 607 | 626 | 722 | 771 | 797 | |
| | Conservative | Randle Wilson | 4.22 | 383 | 387 | 400 | 460 | 460 | 539 | 561 | 566 | 626 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Grieve | 5.07 | 460 | 474 | 480 | 491 | 492 | 495 | 511 | 531 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Daniel O'Donnell | 3.56 | 323 | 334 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 351 | 372 | | | | |
| | CPA | John Kerr | 2.97 | 270 | 273 | 316 | 319 | 319 | 328 | | | | | |
| | BNP | William McLachlan | 2.49 | 226 | 229 | 231 | 256 | 256 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Drew Dickie | 1.93 | 175 | 176 | 178 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | David Johnston | 1.51 | 137 | 140 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,119 Valid: 9,078 Spoilt: 290 Quota: 1,816 Turnout: 44.36% |||||||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Carntyne single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Milnbank single-member ward.