Elections to

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were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the

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. The election was the first one using 21 new

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created as a result of the

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, each ward elected three or four councillors using the

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system form of

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. The new wards replaced 79 single-member wards which used the plurality (

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) system of election. It also saw the election of Glasgow's first councillors for the

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and for

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Election result

*Total votes cast: 187,916

Ward results

Ward 1: Linn (4 seats)

Ward 2: Newlands/Auldburn (3 seats)

Ward 3: Greater Pollok (4 seats)

Ward 4: Craigton (4 seats)

Ward 5: Govan (4 seats)

Ward 6: Pollokshields (3 seats)

Ward 7: Langside (3 seats)

Ward 8: Southside Central (4 seats)

Ward 9: Calton (3 seats)

Ward 10: Anderston/City (4 seats)

Ward 11: Hillhead (4 seats)

Ward 12: Partick West (4 seats)

Ward 13: Garscadden/Scotstounhill (4 seats)

Ward 14: Drumchapel/Anniesland (4 seats)

Ward 15: Maryhill/Kelvin (4 seats)

Ward 16: Canal (4 seats)

Ward 17: Springburn (3 seats)

Ward 18: East Centre (4 seats)

Ward 19: Shettleston (4 seats)

Ward 20: Baillieston (4 seats)

Ward 21: North East (4 seats)

Changes since 2007

*†On 20 December 2007, Craigton Cllr Ruth Black left Solidarity and joined the Labour Party. On 9 February 2012 she resigned from the party and became an Independent. *††On 12 December 2008, Newlands/Auldburn Cllr Colin Deans left the Scottish National Party and joined the Labour Party. On 7 January 2009 he announced he would sit as an Independent and not join the Labour Party. *†††On 9 February 2010, Maryhill/Kelvin Cllr Alex Dingwall left the Scottish National Party and joined the Liberal Democrats. *††††In March 2011, Greater Pollok Cllr William O'Rourke was suspended from the Labour Party. He was expelled on 6 February 2012 and is now an Independent. *†††††On 30 January 2012

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Cllr Irfan Rabbani resigned from the Labour Party and joined the Scottish National Party. *††††††On 2 February 2012

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Cllr Stephen Dornan resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent. *†††††††On 8 February 2012 Southside Central Cllr Anne Marie Millar resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent. *††††††††On 8 February 2012 Ballieston Cllr Andy Muir resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent. *†††††††††On 9 February 2012 Greater Pollok Cllr Tommy Morrison resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent. *††††††††††On 14 March 2012

Cllr Shaukat Butt resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent. *†††††††††††On 27 March 2012

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Cllr Ellen Hurcombe resigned from the Labour Party and is now an Independent.

By-elections since 3 May 2007

*On 18 September 2008, a by-election was held following the election of John Mason as an MP for Glasgow East on 25 July 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's David Turner. *On 6 November 2008, a by-election was held following the death of Labour Cllr David Hay on 27 September 2008. The by-election was won by Labour's Andy Muir.†††††††† *On 4 June 2009, a by-election was held following the resignation of SNP MSP Bill Kidd as a Councillor. The by-election was won by Labour's Anne McTaggart. *On 6 May 2010, a by-election was held following the resignation of Labour Councillor Stephen Purcell. The by-election was won by Labour's Christopher Hughes. *On 17 November 2011, a by-election was held following the death of SNP Councillor George Roberts. The seat was held by the SNP's Ken Andrew.

References

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