# Anderston/City/Yorkhill (ward)

Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Ward 10) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Created as Anderston/City in 2007, it returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. The same criteria applied in 2012. For the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, the boundaries were changed, the ward slightly decreased in size (although slightly increased in population) and was renamed Anderston/City/Yorkhill, still returning four councillors.

## Boundaries

The ward covers Glasgow city centre and the Merchant City which contain many office and retail premises but also some residential buildings, and also includes the more heavily populated areas of Cowcaddens, Garnethill and Townhead north of the city centre, along with the campuses of both the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University, with the M8 motorway being the northern boundary and High Street the eastern. The River Clyde forms the southern border of the ward, which stretches west through Anderston, Finnieston, Kelvinhaugh and Yorkhill to the River Kelvin.
The Kelvingrove residential area to the north of Finnieston lies within the ward, but Kelvingrove Park and the Park District which were also originally included in 2007 were reassigned to Hillhead ward in 2017. At that time the small Ladywell neighbourhood and the grounds of Glasgow Royal Infirmary were reassigned to a new Dennistoun ward. 'Yorkhill' was added to the name to better reflect the distribution of population, with most of the ward's residents living in areas west of Anderston.
The ethnic makeup of the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 75.9% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 18.1% Asian (mainly Chinese)
* 2.8% Black (mainly African)
* 3% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Philip Braat (Labour) | | Gordon Matheson (Labour) | Craig MacKay (SNP) | Nina Baker (Green) |
| 2012 | Martin John Docherty (SNP) | Philip Braat (Labour) | | Gordon Matheson (Labour) | | Nina Baker (Green) |
| 2015 by | Eva Bolander (SNP) | Philip Braat (Labour) | | Gordon Matheson (Labour) | | Nina Baker (Green) |
| 2016 by | Eva Bolander (SNP) | Philip Braat (Labour) | | Angus Millar (SNP) | | Nina Baker (Green) |
| 2017 | Eva Bolander (SNP) | Philip Braat (Labour) | Christy Mearns (Green) | Angus Millar (SNP) |
| 2022 | Eva Bolander (SNP) | Philip Braat (Labour) | Christy Mearns (Green) | Angus Millar (SNP) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Anderston/City/Yorkhill – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Scottish Green | Christy Mearns (incumbent) | 25.8 | 1,527 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Philip Braat (incumbent) | 24.4 | 1,439 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Eva Bolander (incumbent) | 22.8 | 1,349 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Angus Millar (incumbent) | 10.2 | 603 | 783 | 801 | 938 | 940 | 947 | 974 | 992 | 1,016 | 1,236 |
| | Conservative | Susan McCourt | 6.7 | 395 | 399 | 408 | 410 | 418 | 422 | 431 | 463 | | |
| | Labour | John Gerard Carson | 5.7 | 337 | 401 | 597 | 606 | 610 | 616 | 629 | 712 | 900 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew James Clark | 2.5 | 145 | 168 | 175 | 178 | 184 | 187 | 198 | | | |
| | Independent | Benn Rapson | 0.8 | 48 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 69 | 83 | | | | |
| | Independent | Carla Arrighi | 0.6 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 45 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Nick Thomson | 0.5 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,667 Valid: 5,910 Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 28.1% ||||||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Anderston/City/Yorkhill – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Eva Bolander (incumbent) | 26.47% | 1,591 |
| | Labour | Philip Braat (incumbent) | 22.09% | 1,328 |
| | Scottish Green | Christy Mearns | 18.32% | 1,101 | 1,146 | 1,155 | 1,161 | 1,187 | 1,254 |
| | SNP | Angus Millar (incumbent) | 12.89% | 775 | 1,072 | 1,078 | 1,080 | 1,090 | 1,098 | 1,127 | 1,224 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Stewart | 9.88% | 594 | 597 | 604 | 607 | 620 | 649 | 650 | 716 |
| | Labour | Faten Hameed | 6.41% | 385 | 394 | 470 | 472 | 476 | 510 | 520 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Harrison | 2.51% | 151 | 154 | 160 | 162 | 168 |
| | Independent | Gerry Creechan | 0.92% | 55 | 61 | 65 | 76 |
| | Independent | Gordon Keane | 0.49% | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Electorate: 19,071 Valid: 6,010 Spoilt: 172 Quota: 1,203 Turnout: 32.4% ||||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Anderston/City – 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 | Philip Braat (incumbent) | 29.4 | 1,561 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gordon Matheson (incumbent) | 20.9 | 1,113 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Martin Docherty | 19.9 | 1,057 | 1,122.3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Nina Baker (incumbent) | 10.5 | 558 | 652.2 | 656.6 | 662.6 | 665.6 | 676.2 | 704.3 | 753.2 | 809 | 891.8 | 1,163.5 |
| | SNP | Craig MacKay (incumbent) | 9.7 | 516 | 541.5 | 587.8 | 592.3 | 592.3 | 596 | 605.5 | 628.4 | 645.2 | 683.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Barnes | 4.7 | 249 | 273.5 | 274.4 | 276.3 | 279.3 | 280.8 | 283.9 | 283.9 | 314.3 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Hoyle | 1.7 | 89 | 112.9 | 113.9 | 116 | 117.3 | 120 | 126.4 | 129.4 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Graham Campbell | 1.7 | 89 | 110.9 | 112.1 | 113.2 | 113.2 | 115.3 | 118.3 | | | | |
| | Pirate | Rob Harris | 0.9 | 46 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 54.8 | 58.5 | 60.9 | | | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Alexander McDowell | 0.4 | 20 | 30.8 | 31.2 | 32.4 | 36 | | | | | | |
| | Britannica Party | James Moir Robertson | 0.3 | 17 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.4 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,063 Valid: 5,315 Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,064 Turnout: 5,442 (23.60%) |||||||||||||||

#### 2015 by-election

On 14 May 2015, SNP Cllr Martin Docherty resigned his after having been elected as an MP for the constituency of West Dunbartonshire. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's Eva Bolander.
Anderston/City by-election (6 August 2015) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Eva Bolander | 48.1% | 1,441 | 1,444 | 1,446 | 1,457 | 1,473 | 1,750 |
| | Labour | Katie Ford | 28.6% | 857 | 857 | 866 | 881 | 943 | 1,024 |
| | Scottish Green | Christy Mearns | 13.8% | 414 | 414 | 421 | 442 | 467 | |
| | Conservative | Ary Jaff | 5.5% | 164 | 166 | 173 | 184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary McLelland | 2.2% | 66 | 68 | 70 | | | |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 1.4% | 43 | 45 | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Stevie Creighton | 0.4% | 12 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,285 Valid: 2,997 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 1,499 Turnout: 3,036 (14.5%) ||||||||||

#### 2016 by-election

On 14 March 2016, Labour Cllr Gordon Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University. A by-election took place on 5 May 2016 and it was won by the SNP's Angus Millar.
Anderston/City by-election (5 May 2016) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Angus Millar | 43.03% | 3,467 | 3,480 | 3,509 | 3,586 | 4,436 |
| | Labour | Steven Livingston | 21.07% | 1,698 | 1,715 | 1,793 | 2,112 | 2,603 |
| | Scottish Green | Christy Mearns | 20.12% | 1,621 | 1,637 | 1,710 | 1,869 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Charles | 10.79% | 869 | 908 | 965 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Ross | 3.08% | 248 | 256 | | | |
| | UKIP | Karen King | 1.91% | 154 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,995 Valid: 8,057 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 4,030 Turnout: 8,190 (39.18%) |||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Anderston/City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Craig MacKay | 23.65 | 1,632 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Philip Braat | 18.71 | 1,291 | 1,306 | 1,318 | 1,328 | 1,366 | 1,421 |
| | Labour | Gordon Matheson | 17.06 | 1,177 | 1,194 | 1,200 | 1,220 | 1,259 | 1,291 |
| | Scottish Green | Nina Baker | 12.75 | 880 | 927 | 974 | 1,033 | 1,163 | 1,247 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Laird | 11.68 | 806 | 836 | 866 | 890 | 929 | 1,050 |
| | Conservative | Erin Boyle | 7.04 | 486 | 495 | 511 | 515 | 524 | |
| | Solidarity | Akhtar Khan | 4.13 | 285 | 317 | 319 | 367 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Peter Murray | 2.87 | 198 | 215 | 228 | | | |
| | Independent | Dave Holladay | 2.10 | 145 | 150 | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,431 Valid: 6,900 Spoilt: 130 Quota: 1,381 Turnout: 34.41% ||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Merchant City single-member ward.