# Govan (ward)

Govan (Ward 5) 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 ward's size became smaller for the 2017 Glasgow City Council election, but it continued to return four councillors.

## Boundaries

Located south of the River Clyde, as well as central Govan (once a separate burgh which includes the neighbourhoods of Drumoyne, Ibrox, Linthouse and Plantation) the ward also includes the areas of Shieldhall, Cessnock, Kinning Park, Kingston and Tradeston. The boundaries were changed in 2017, with the Bellahouston, Craigton and Dumbreck neighbourhoods south of the Inverclyde Line railway being reassigned to the Pollokshields ward.
The ethnic makeup of the Govan ward using the 2011 census population statistics was:
* 84.1% White Scottish / British / Irish / Other
* 10.9% Asian (mainly Pakistani)
* 3.8% Black (mainly African)
* 1.1% Mixed / Other Ethnic Group

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | | Shaukat Butt (Labour) | | John Flanagan (Labour) | Allison Hunter (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | James Adams (Labour) | Fariha Thomas (Labour) | | | Allison Hunter (SNP) |
| 2013 by | | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | James Adams (Labour) | Fariha Thomas (Labour) | John Kane (Labour) |
| 2015 | | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | James Adams (Labour) | Fariha Thomas (Labour) | John Kane (Labour) |
| 2017 | | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | Richard Bell (SNP) | | John Kane (Labour) | Allan Young (Green) |
| 2022 | Dan Hutchison (Green) | Stephen Dornan (Labour/ Glasgow First /SNP) | Richard Bell (SNP) | Imran Alam (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Glasgow City Council election
Govan – 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 |
| | Labour | Imran Alam | 19.7 | 1,272 | 1,281 | 1,295 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Richard Bell (incumbent) | 18.3 | 1,181 | 1,186 | 1,190 | 1,190 | 1,200 | 1,225 | 1,394 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Dan Hutchison | 15.1 | 975 | 1,011 | 1,025 | 1,025 | 1,037 | 1,057 | 1,136 | 1,145 | 1,187 | 1,359 |
| | SNP | Stephen Dornan (incumbent) | 12.3 | 794 | 803 | 808 | 808 | 824 | 846 | 1,073 | 1,154 | 1,188 | 1,276 |
| | Labour | Ruth Hall | 10.0 | 644 | 651 | 668 | 670 | 705 | 717 | 733 | 736 | 1,042 | |
| | Conservative | Mamun Rashid | 10.0 | 644 | 645 | 665 | 665 | 671 | 679 | 684 | 685 | | |
| | SNP | Funmi Fajemiseye | 7.7 | 498 | 502 | 503 | 503 | 510 | 533 | | | | |
| | Alba | Uche Gladys Emordi | 2.0 | 132 | 143 | 147 | 147 | 156 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Flanagan | 1.9 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 130 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil O'Docherty | 1.5 | 97 | 100 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonnar | 1.5 | 95 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 20,026 Valid: 6,456 Spoilt: 233 Quota: 1,292 Turnout: 33.4% ||||||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

2017 Glasgow City Council election
Govan – 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 |
| | Labour | John Kane (incumbent) | 23.46% | 1,520 |
| | SNP | Stephen Dornan (incumbent) | 17.13% | 1,110 | 1,121 | 1,125 | 1,131 | 1,150 | 1,581 |
| | SNP | Richard Bell | 16.92% | 1,096 | 1,100 | 1,105 | 1,115 | 1,122 | 1,259 | 1,486 |
| | Scottish Green | Allan Young | 9.32% | 604 | 613 | 621 | 649 | 690 | 745 | 765 | 835 | 952 | 1,099 |
| | Conservative | Susan McCourt | 11.41% | 739 | 752 | 753 | 757 | 793 | 795 | 798 | 801 | 881 |
| | Labour | Muhammad Shoaib | 8.13% | 527 | 670 | 674 | 680 | 704 | 707 | 715 | 730 |
| | SNP | Pamela Wilson | 9.68% | 627 | 630 | 633 | 637 | 642 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Denton-Cardew | 2.19% | 142 | 147 | 150 | 160 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonnar | 1.08% | 70 | 72 | 85 |
| | Solidarity | Liza Farrell | 0.68% | 44 | 46 |
| Electorate: 19,658 Valid: 6,479 Spoilt: 266 Quota: 1,296 Turnout: 34.3% ||||||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Glasgow City Council election
Govan – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | James Adams | 24.94% | 1,727 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Allison Hunter (incumbent) | 21.09% | 1,460 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glasgow First | Stephen Dornan (incumbent) | 8.71% | 603 | 626 | 627 | 631 | 640 | 643 | 650 | 679 | 714 | 722 | 886 | 1,069 | 1,156 |
| | Labour | Fariha Thomas | 7.28% | 504 | 728 | 729 | 730 | 735 | 740 | 747 | 788 | 826 | 873 | 995 | 1,175 | 1,261 |
| | SNP | Jonathan Mackie | 6.40% | 443 | 452 | 512 | 517 | 522 | 532 | 538 | 601 | 625 | 879 | 931 | 993 | |
| | No description | John Flanagan (incumbent) | 9.30% | 644 | 660 | 661 | 668 | 671 | 677 | 688 | 716 | 741 | 742 | 753 | | |
| | Glasgow First | Shaukat Butt (incumbent) | 5.75% | 398 | 408 | 408 | 409 | 415 | 416 | 427 | 445 | 468 | 515 | | | |
| | SNP | Tahir Mohammed | 5.14% | 356 | 359 | 363 | 363 | 367 | 370 | 370 | 385 | 392 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Harriet Murdoch | 3.16% | 219 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 224 | 242 | 323 | 339 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Jesper Bach | 3.31% | 229 | 237 | 238 | 261 | 280 | 307 | 315 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Alan Hughes | 2.07% | 143 | 148 | 148 | 154 | 154 | 156 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Young | 1.26% | 87 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Joyce Drummond | 0.87% | 60 | 62 | 62 | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pirate | Finlay Archibald | 0.74% | 51 | 54 | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,590 Valid: 6,924 Spoilt: 297 (4.11%) Quota: 1,385 Turnout: 7,221 (30.61%) |||||||||||||||||
* ↑ Dornan eventually joined the SNP in 2015.

#### 2013 by-election

Govan by-election (10 October 2013) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 |
| | Labour | John Kane | 43.4 | 2,055 | 2,055 | 2,056 | 2,058 | 2,062 | 2,075 | 2,082 | 2,108 | 2,137 | 2,149 | 2,180 | 2,216 | 2,417 |
| | SNP | Helen Walker | 30.1 | 1,424 | 1,425 | 1,426 | 1,431 | 1,435 | 1,449 | 1,456 | 1,466 | 1,485 | 1,497 | 1,541 | 1,575 | 1,678 |
| | No Bedroom Tax | John Flanagan | 9.4 | 446 | 446 | 449 | 455 | 466 | 479 | 483 | 487 | 501 | 515 | 539 | 562 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Sullivan | 4.5 | 215 | 215 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 218 | 229 | 237 | 243 | 269 | 293 | | |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 2.4 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 120 | 126 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Moira Crawford | 2.4 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 116 | 125 | 129 | 131 | 142 | 150 | 158 | | | |
| | Independent | George Laird | 2.2 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 113 | 117 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan Hoyle | 1.5 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 84 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | John Cormack | 1.3 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 65 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Thomas Rannachan | 1.1 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| | Communist | Ryan Boyle | 0.7 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Joyce Drummond | 0.6 | 28 | 28 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Britannica Party | Charles Baillie | 0.4 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SDA | James Trolland | 0.0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,203 Valid: 4,736 Spoilt: 120 Quota: 2,369 Turnout: 4,856 (20.06%) |||||||||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Glasgow City Council election
2007 Council election: Govan (4 members) :
| 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 | Allison Hunter | 28.18 | 2,694 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Flanagan | 17.33 | 1,657 | 1,705 | 1,711 | 1,718 | 1,747 | 1,781 | 1,845 | 1,881 |
| | Labour | Stephen Dornan†††††† | 16.63 | 1,590 | 1,651 | 1,657 | 1,666 | 1,696 | 1,743 | 1,812 | 1,852 |
| | Labour | Shaukat Butt†††††††††† | 14.34 | 1,371 | 1,412 | 1,415 | 1,417 | 1,449 | 1,503 | 1,550 | 1,594 |
| | Scottish Green | Will Jess | 3.94 | 377 | 473 | 506 | 517 | 555 | 711 | 842 | 977 |
| | Conservative | Patricia McIntyre | 4.71 | 450 | 480 | 481 | 531 | 607 | 675 | 690 | |
| | Solidarity | Irene Lang | 4.16 | 398 | 505 | 548 | 557 | 580 | 600 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cobley | 4.12 | 394 | 449 | 455 | 468 | 485 | | | |
| | Independent | George McNee | 3.94 | 377 | 399 | 401 | 408 | | | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Alan Hughes | 1.44 | 138 | 146 | 147 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Carolina Perez | 1.19 | 114 | 138 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,113 Valid: 9,560 Spoilt: 255 Quota: 1,913 Turnout: 42.47% ||||||||||||
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Govan single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Drumoyne single-member ward.
* ↑ Outgoing councillor for Kingston single-member ward.